In the summer months,' he says, ' the fog often lasts three or four days without interruption, and there seldom passes a day in which it is not, for some hours, gloomy, rainy, or foggy. These fogs and this gloomy weather make the air cold and damp, and... Memoirs of a Captivity in Japan, During the Years 1811, 1812, and 1813: With ... - Página 5por Vasiliĭ Mikhaĭlovich Golovnin - 1824Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
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