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*el mismo que viste y calza*: 'fine and dandy'; 'as big as life. The correct expression is *vestido y calzado*. *A buena hora, mangas verdes*: 'nice time for that. Cf. the similar expression *buenas son mangas después de pascua* 'it's high time, but better late than never.
We would have craved your hospitality had you been here, but as it was, our hunger overcame us: we have not eaten for many hours. But I am Roldan Castanada of the Rancho de los Palos Verdes, senor, and I beg that you will one day let me repay your hospitality in the house of my fathers." "Holy smoke!" exclaimed the man, "all that high-falutin' lingo for a potful of squirril.
Drake introduced to Queen Elizabeth Describes his birth, education, early voyages, adventures with Hawkins, capture of treasure, and first sight of the South Sea Exploit and death of Oxenham Drake's liberality His plan unfolded The Queen's sanction A squadron of five vessels equipped Sails on 15th of November, 1577 Puts into Mogador visited by Moorish chiefs A seaman carried off by the Moors Small prizes taken Drake's generosity Touches at the Cape de Verdes The inhabitants fly Expedition on shore No provisions to be obtained A Portugal ship taken, and the pilot, Nuno da Silva, detained The Portugals liberated, and a pinnace given them Captain Doughty's misconduct The coast of Brazil sighted Native alarm fires seen A tempest The Christopher separates Squadron enters Rio de la Plata The Christopher returns Sails along the coast Another storm Caunter lost sight of Approach of winter The Admiral in danger Rescued by Captain Thomas of the Marigold Lands Natives fly Their huts visited Mode of catching ostriches The squadron collected The Elizabeth broken up Natives appear Friendly intercourse The Christopher run on shore The Mary recovered Squadron anchors in Port Saint Julien.
Jago, in the Cape Verdes, carbonate of lime not only is abundant on the shores, but it forms the chief part of some upraised post-tertiary strata.
At sun-up a boss herder rode boldly out into the current and swam it with his horse; brawny Mexicans leapt into the thicket of palo verdes that grew against the cliff and cut branches to build a chute; Jasper Swope in his high sombrero and mounted on his black mule galloped down from the hidden camp and urged his men along.
Shortly after leaving Madeira, which is in 32-1/2° north latitude, a ship may expect to meet the Trades; but she cannot calculate with any certainty upon catching them till she arrives at the parallel of 28°. On first reaching the Trade-wind it will be found to blow very nearly from due east, and with this a course is easily steered past or amongst the Canaries, and thence for the Cape de Verdes.
Comprising Sketches of the Canaries, The Cape de Verdes, Liberia, Madeira, Sierra Leone, and Other Places of Interest on the West Coast of Africa. By an Officer of the U. S. Navy. Edited by Nathaniel Hawthorne. New York & London: Wiley and Putnam. 1845. 12mo.
Not for a month had there been a cloud in the sky and the grass on the barren places was already withering in the heat, yet in the distance the greasewood and the palo verdes and giant cactus blended into one mighty sheet of verdure.
"If we don't reach the Verdes," said Duff to Ralph one day, as the lad was sweeping the cabin, "there will be an outbreak of some kind. Come to the gangway and listen." The second mate, who still remained below his place being taken by Bludson after a fashion now led Ralph to the grated door where stood the loaded howitzer. The sentry was not there; another sign of the crew's demoralization.
We then had passed the Canaries and the Cape Verdes, and had crossed the Line; from the most western curve of Africa we had weathered the narrows of the Atlantic almost to Pernambuco, and thence, driven by fair winds, we had swept east again in a long arc, past Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, and on south of the Cape of Good Hope.
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