 In 1861, after a personal visit, Trollope wrote that Port Antonio was once a goodly town, and the country round it, the parish of Portland, is as fertile as any in the island. But now there is hardly a sugar estate in the whole parish. It is given up...  The West Indies and the Spanish Main - 26. oldalszerző: Anthony Trollope - 1860 - 320 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | 1860 - 520 oldal
...its general condition ; at Port Antonio the barracks are crumbling to pieces, the cannon are rusty, and "among the grass we found a few metal balls, the...supplies." But Port Antonio was once a goodly town, a military station, and the country round it is as fertile as any in the island. The place is now utterly... | |
 | Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain), Royal Empire Society (Great Britain) - 1901 - 482 oldal
...undergone by a district in the north of the island. In 1861, after a personal visit, Trollops wrote that Port Antonio was once a goodly town, and the country...whole parish. It is given up to the growth of yams and plantains. It has become a provisional ground for Negroes, and the palmy days of the town are of... | |
 | Henry de Rosenbach Walker - 1901 - 278 oldal
...dealing with one of the northern districts. In 1 86 1, after a personal visit, Trollope wrote that " Port Antonio was once a goodly town, and the country...whole parish. It is given up to the growth of yams and plantains. It has become a provision ground for negroes, and the palmy days of the town are of... | |
 | Royal Commonwealth Society - 1901 - 504 oldal
...undergone by a district in the north of the island. In 1861, after a personal visit, Trollope wrote that Port Antonio was once a goodly town, and the country...whole parish. It is given up to the growth of yams and plantains. It has become a provisional ground for Negroes, and the palmy days of the town are of... | |
 | Henry de Rosenbach Walker - 1901 - 274 oldal
...dealing with one of the northern districts. In 1 86 1, after a personal visit, Trollope wrote that " Port Antonio was once a goodly town, and the country...whole parish. It is given up to the growth of yams and plantains. It has become a provision ground for negroes, and the palmy days of the town are of... | |
 | Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain) - 1901 - 488 oldal
...undergone by a district in the north of the island. In 18G1, after a personal visit, Trollope wrote that Port Antonio was once a goodly town, and the country round it, the pariah of Portland, is as fertile as any in the island. But now there is hardly a sugar estate in the... | |
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