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He spoke of the butterflies the day before in Pontresina, and he laughed with delight as he recounted.
A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') Sara Jeannette Duncan
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The high alpine valleys were too high for him; he had been to Pontresina three years previously and had been very short of breath.
Pied Piper Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1942
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The walk to Pontresina is the coldest and darkest of winter walks, and the snow made it heavy going.
The Dark Tower Phyllis Bottome 1923
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Pontresina and on into the impenetrable winter gloom of the Mortratsch glacier.
The Dark Tower Phyllis Bottome 1923
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That evening he heard the Winchester boys making plans for the winter sports at Pontresina in the Christmas vac.
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As ill luck would have it, we went over to Pontresina to-day (for the first time), and have only just got back (5.30).
The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Huxley, Leonard 1900
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As ill luck would have it, we went over to Pontresina to-day (for the first time), and have only just got back (5.30).
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 Leonard Huxley 1896
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Pontresina early one morning to climb a rock-peak.
Hugh Memoirs of a Brother Arthur Christopher Benson 1893
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I shall be at Bellagio to-morrow, and at Pontresina the day after.
With the Procession Henry Blake Fuller 1893
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May, and a very interesting series of letters from Pontresina in the autumn.
Matthew Arnold George Saintsbury 1889
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