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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... stones ; his fingers were covered with rings , and in his dress he bore the appearance of a man cased in golden armour , whilst a gilded , or probably a golden , wing on each shoulder , did not add much lightness to his figure . His ...
... stones ; his fingers were covered with rings , and in his dress he bore the appearance of a man cased in golden armour , whilst a gilded , or probably a golden , wing on each shoulder , did not add much lightness to his figure . His ...
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... stones , where groups of men and women are continually employed in beating the linen , while the better sort of native women , in their graceful costume , reminding one of antique sculptures , are employed in drawing , filling , or ...
... stones , where groups of men and women are continually employed in beating the linen , while the better sort of native women , in their graceful costume , reminding one of antique sculptures , are employed in drawing , filling , or ...
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... stones . The vanity of parents sometimes leads them to dress their children , even while infants , in this manner , which affords a temptation , not always resisted , to murder these helpless creatures for the sake of their ornaments or ...
... stones . The vanity of parents sometimes leads them to dress their children , even while infants , in this manner , which affords a temptation , not always resisted , to murder these helpless creatures for the sake of their ornaments or ...
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... stones sculptured with the figures of some of the minor Hindoo gods . " The fort of Bombay is said to be too large to be defended , if ever an European enemy should effect a landing on the island , and no part of it is bomb proof ...
... stones sculptured with the figures of some of the minor Hindoo gods . " The fort of Bombay is said to be too large to be defended , if ever an European enemy should effect a landing on the island , and no part of it is bomb proof ...
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... hair , which was knotted up behind . her forehead hung a cluster of coloured stones , from which depended a large pearl , and round her face small strings of | pearl hung at equal distances . Her ear - 62 GRAHAM'S JOURNAL OF.
... hair , which was knotted up behind . her forehead hung a cluster of coloured stones , from which depended a large pearl , and round her face small strings of | pearl hung at equal distances . Her ear - 62 GRAHAM'S JOURNAL OF.
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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.