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Guatemala: the land of the quetzal; a sketch (1887)

Brigham, William Tufts, 1841-1926 · London, T. Fisher Unwin · leaf 475

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es I was unable to distin- guish my companion, distant only a few yards. An inde- scribable magnetic influence or fascination seemed to rivet our eyes on the molten floods surging below us, and which, from their roar and vibrations, seemed to threaten momentarily to rise and overwhelm us, as if the… … Volcan de Coseguina, from the Sea. tions and seek a breath of pure air at a distance. We returned rapidly to the place where we had left our guide ; and casting a farewell glance over the strange area before us, commenced our descent, reaching San Miguel at six o'clock in the evening, weary and…

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