The Continent of Opportunity: The South American Republics--their History, Their Resources, Their Outlook. Together with a Traveller's Impressions of Present Day ConditionsF.H. Revell Company, 1907 - 349 էջ |
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The Continent of Opportunity: The South American Republics--their History ... Francis Edward Clark Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1907 |
The Continent of Opportunity: The South American Republics--their History ... Francis Edward Clark Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1907 |
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Arequipa Argentina Atahuallpa beautiful Bogotá Bolivia Brazil Brazilian British British Guiana Buenos Ayres building built canal capital cars Catholic century Chile Chilean Christian Endeavour church civilization coast of South coffee Colombia colonies continent dollars doubtless Ecuador emperor foreign gold guano Guayaquil Guiana half harbour hundred Incas Indians interesting Isthmus journey La Paz Lake Lake Titicaca land Lima live look miles millions Mission missionary modern Mollendo Montevideo mountains nations nearly never nitrate North palace Panama Paraguay passengers patriotic Paulo Peru Peruvian Pizarro plateau political population ports President prosperity Protestant railway revolution Rio de Janeiro river Santiago São Paulo scarcely schools seems ship shores side silver soil South America South American republics Spain Spaniards Spanish steamer streets sure territory thousand feet tion Titicaca to-day trees twenty United Uruguay Valparaiso vast Venezuela wealth west coast wonderful
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Էջ 30 - ... to the entire exclusion of the exercise by the Republic of Panama of any such sovereign rights, power or authority.
Էջ 143 - When it raineth it is his pent-house; when it bloweth it is his tent ; when it freezeth it is his tabernacle. In summer he can wear it loose, in winter he can wrap it close ; at all times he can use it ; never heavy, never cumbersome.
Էջ 30 - ... the Republic of Panama. ARTICLE II The Republic of Panama grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of said Canal of the width of ten miles extending to the distance of five miles on each side of the center line of the route of the Canal to be constructed...
Էջ 74 - Gold, in the figurative language of the people, was "the tears wept by the sun," and every part of the interior of the temple glowed with burnished plates and studs of the precious metal. The cornices which surrounded the walls of the sanctuary were of the same costly material ; and a broad belt or frieze of gold, let into the stonework, encompassed the whole exterior of the edifice.
Էջ 70 - We are filled with astonishment when we consider that these enormous masses were hewn from their native bed and fashioned into shape by a people ignorant of the use of iron ; that they were brought from quarries from four to fifteen leagues...
Էջ 80 - All this cloth and its fringe were mine, and now they give me a thread of it for my sustenance and that of all my house.
Էջ 73 - The interior of the temple was the most worthy of admiration. It was literally a mine of gold. On the western wall was emblazoned a representation of the deity, consisting of a human countenance looking forth from IV.— v ff 41 amidst innumerable rays of light, which emanated from it in every direction, in the same manner as the sun is often personified with us.
Էջ 91 - You were kind enough to refer to an incident in the diplomatic history of the United States and Peru when my own country recognized its error in regard to the Lobos Islands and returned them freely and cheerfully to their rightful owner. I would rather have the record of such acts of justice for my country's fair name than the story of any battle fought and won by her military heroes.
Էջ 71 - ... voluptuous repose. Here, too, they loved to indulge in the luxury of their baths, replenished by streams of crystal water which were conducted through subterraneous silver channels into basins of gold. The spacious gardens were stocked with numerous varieties of plants and flowers that grew without effort in this temperate region of the tropics, while parterres of a more extraordinary kind were planted by their side, glowing with the various forms of vegetable life skilfully imitated in gold...