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alcalde Almolonga amusing animals Antigua appearance arrived ascended Atitlan banks barrancas beautiful birds blossoms bright cabildo canoe Central America Chinautla Chiquimula church city of Guatemala Coban coffee plantation colour commenced Concuen Copan cottage creepers crossed curious dark deep descending distance Escuintla Espiritu Santo Esquipulas feet ferns flowers forest green ground heard hills houses huts Indians inhabitants José journey ladino lake leagues leaves looked maize Maria marimba morning mountain mules narrow native night once orchids Palenque palm Pascual Pasion river passed path Pedro Peten picturesque plain plants plaza pleasant Quezaltenango Quiché ravines reached ride ridge river road rocks rocky rose ruins Sacluk saints scene seen shrubs side soon Spanish species steep stone stood stream surrounded Tenosique tillandsia tortillas town trees valley village Volcan de Fuego volcano walls wild wooded yellow
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Page 333 - No voice is hushed — no life treads silently, But clouds and cloudy shadows wander free, That never spoke, over the idle ground : But in green ruins, in the desolate walls Of antique palaces, where Man hath been, Though the dun fox, or wild hyena calls, And owls, that flit continually between, Shriek to the echo, and the low winds moan, There the true Silence is, self-conscious and alone.
Page 218 - A MILLION little diamonds Twinkled on the trees; And all the little maidens said: " A jewel, if you please ! " But while they held their hands outstretched To catch the diamonds gay, A million little sunbeams came, And stole them all away.