 | 1775 - 674 Seiten
...though, as we were told, their principal food is the outfide hulks of rice, and the palm fyrup diffolved in water. The fowls are chiefly of the game breed,...dainty. The people are rather under than over the middle fize ; the women efpecially are remarkably fhort and fquat built : their complexion is a dark... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1813 - 368 Seiten
...though, as we were told, their principal food is the outside husks of rice, and the palm syrup dissolved in water. The fowls are chiefly of the game breed, and large, but the eggs are remarkably small. Of the fish which the sea produces here, we know but little ; turtles are sometimes found upon... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 Seiten
...though, as we were told, their principal food is the outside husks of rice, and a palm syrup dissolved in water.* The fowls are chiefly of the game breed, and large, but the eggs are remarkably small. Of the fish which the sea produces here, we know but little : Turtles are sometimes found upon... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 550 Seiten
...though, as we were told, their principal food is the outside husks of rice, and a palm syrup dissolved in water.* The fowls are chiefly of the game breed, and large, but the eggs are remarkably small. Of the fish which the sea produces here, we know but little : Turtles are sometimes found upon... | |
 | 1822 - 782 Seiten
...are of the kind which in England are called Bengal sheep, and differ from ours in many particulars. The fowls are chiefly of the game breed, and large, but the eggs are remarkably small. Of the fish which the sea produces here, we know but little : turtles are sometimes found upon... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 528 Seiten
...though, as we were told, their principal food is the outside husks of rice, and a palm syrup dissolved in water.* The fowls are chiefly of the game breed, and large, but the eggs are remarkably small. Of the fish which the sea produces here, we know but little : Turtles are sometimes found upon... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 424 Seiten
...the kind which in England are called Bengal sheep, and differ from ours in many particulars. The fowb are chiefly of the game breed, and large, but the eggs are remarkably small. Of the fish which the sea produces here we know but little : turtles are sometimes found «pon... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 636 Seiten
...though, as we were told, their principal food is the outside husks of rice, and the palm syrup dissolved in water. The fowls are chiefly of the game breed, and large, hut the eggs are remarkably small. Of the fish which the sea produces here, we know but little : turtles... | |
 | Joseph Banks - 1896 - 544 Seiten
...like that of the buffaloes, lean and void of flavour, to me the worst mutton I have ever eaten. Their fowls are chiefly of the game breed and large ; but the eggs are the smallest I have ever seen. Besides these animals there are great plenty of dogs, some cats and... | |
 | Joseph Banks - 1896 - 546 Seiten
...like that of the buffaloes, lean and void of flavour, to me the worst mutton I have ever eaten. Their fowls are chiefly of the game breed and large ; but the eggs are the smallest I have ever seen. Besides these animals there are great plenty of dogs, some cats and... | |
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... in water.* The fowls are chiefly of the game breed, and large, but the eggs are remarkably small. Of the fish which the sea produces here, we know but little : Turtles are sometimes found upon the coast, and are by these people, as well as all others,... 