Vagabond Life in MexicoHarper & brothers, 1856 - 344 pagine |
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Pagina 7
... streets of St. Domingo , of St. Francisco , of Tacuba , of Mon- naie , of Monterilla , all arteries of the great city , pour into the Plaza Mayor a flood of human beings , which is always changing , and ever in motion , and you have ...
... streets of St. Domingo , of St. Francisco , of Tacuba , of Mon- naie , of Monterilla , all arteries of the great city , pour into the Plaza Mayor a flood of human beings , which is always changing , and ever in motion , and you have ...
Pagina 10
... street - pavior , hawker , the lépero is every thing at different times . A thief sometimes by inclination , he practices his favorite calling every where , in the churches , at processions , and in theatres ; his life is only one ...
... street - pavior , hawker , the lépero is every thing at different times . A thief sometimes by inclination , he practices his favorite calling every where , in the churches , at processions , and in theatres ; his life is only one ...
Pagina 12
... streets , the blackened houses full of cracks running over the walls in all directions , lurking - places of the thieves and rob- bers who ply their calling on the streets , and who sometimes even break into houses in the city . Swarms ...
... streets , the blackened houses full of cracks running over the walls in all directions , lurking - places of the thieves and rob- bers who ply their calling on the streets , and who sometimes even break into houses in the city . Swarms ...
Pagina 19
... street , which was silent as the grave . The person I was waiting for had not yet appeared . I was curious to see what kept him so long . The apartment in which I thought he was was on the ground floor . I crept slowly up to it , and ...
... street , which was silent as the grave . The person I was waiting for had not yet appeared . I was curious to see what kept him so long . The apartment in which I thought he was was on the ground floor . I crept slowly up to it , and ...
Pagina 30
... streets unknown to me , and shrouded in darkness . The serenos ( policemen ) be- came more and more scarce . I felt myself hurried away into the heart of those dreadful suburbs where justice dares not penetrate ; I was unarmed , and at ...
... streets unknown to me , and shrouded in darkness . The serenos ( policemen ) be- came more and more scarce . I felt myself hurried away into the heart of those dreadful suburbs where justice dares not penetrate ; I was unarmed , and at ...
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Pagina 270 - I do not understand you, Senor Captain, "returned the bravo, impudently. " You will understand me," said the captain. "If I am pleased at meeting you again, it is only that I may treat you as a highwayman, as a murderer, by shooting you at once, without benefit of clergy.