A Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages & Travels, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time: Arranged in Systematic Order, Geographical and Chronological. The Whole Exhibiting a Faithful and Lively Delineation of the World. Carefully Selected from Writers of Different Nations. In Four Volumes, Band 4Mackenzie and Dent, 1818 |
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... less pleasing than novel to an European , to witness such a concourse of people of all classes , brought together for the purpose of hilarity and sport , without their committing one act of intemperance , or being disgraced by a single ...
... less pleasing than novel to an European , to witness such a concourse of people of all classes , brought together for the purpose of hilarity and sport , without their committing one act of intemperance , or being disgraced by a single ...
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... less agreeable , nearer to us . Our neighbours , the deputies from China , unluckily for the repose of those from Britain , happened to be amatures in their way , and had amongst their dependents a select band of musicians , such as I ...
... less agreeable , nearer to us . Our neighbours , the deputies from China , unluckily for the repose of those from Britain , happened to be amatures in their way , and had amongst their dependents a select band of musicians , such as I ...
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... less dignified estimation than it bore among us ; and that it was unusual , on such solemn occasions , to receive a person of his station into the lotoo , or great council hall . I took some pains to vindicate the dignity of the liberal ...
... less dignified estimation than it bore among us ; and that it was unusual , on such solemn occasions , to receive a person of his station into the lotoo , or great council hall . I took some pains to vindicate the dignity of the liberal ...
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... , or submit to a less dignified conveyance . The drivers , instead of making the beast kneel down to receive his rider , as is the custom in other countries , drove him up to a temporary stage that had been 34 SYMES'S ACCOUNT OF.
... , or submit to a less dignified conveyance . The drivers , instead of making the beast kneel down to receive his rider , as is the custom in other countries , drove him up to a temporary stage that had been 34 SYMES'S ACCOUNT OF.
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... less splendid than imperial Delhi , in the days of Mogul magnificence , it was far more decorous than any court of Hindostan at the present day . The rabble was not tumultuous , the attendants and soldiery were silent , and every man ...
... less splendid than imperial Delhi , in the days of Mogul magnificence , it was far more decorous than any court of Hindostan at the present day . The rabble was not tumultuous , the attendants and soldiery were silent , and every man ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 229 - Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee : be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee : cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Seite 236 - And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot : and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
Seite 227 - And Deborah said unto Barak, Up ; for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand : is not the Lord gone out before thee?
Seite 240 - The atmosphere was remarkably clear and serene; but we saw none of those clouds of smoke which by some writers are said to exhale from the surface of Lake Asphaltites, nor from any neighbouring mountain.
Seite 452 - AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah : and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship...
Seite 381 - Otaheite are handsome, mild, and cheerful in manners and conversation, possessed of great sensibility, and have sufficient delicacy to make them be admired and beloved. The chiefs were so much attached to our people, that they rather encouraged their stay among them than otherwise, and even made them promises of large possessions. Under these and many other...
Seite 347 - ... having been in imminent peril of being killed, had not the Commodore, who perceived what he was about, given express orders to his people to desist from firing.
Seite 379 - ... strong gripe by the cord that tied my hands, he with many oaths threatened to kill me immediately if I would not be quiet ; the villains around me had their pieces cocked and bayonets fixed.
Seite 228 - A sight of this territory can alone convey any adequate idea of its surprising produce : it is truly the Eden of the East, rejoicing in the abundance of its wealth.
Seite 45 - I was informed, however, that this appearance of weakness did not proceed from any bodily infirmity, but from the weight of the regal habiliments in which he was clad ; and if what we were told was true, that he carried on his dress fifteen viss, upwards of fifty pounds avoirdupois of gold, his difficulty of ascent was not surprising.