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, Bind 4 |
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... who , infesting the Broken islands , among which the channels wind , that are
the usual course of boats , not only committed depredations on private merchants
, but had even the hardiness to attack feets , laden with the royal customs , which
...
... who , infesting the Broken islands , among which the channels wind , that are
the usual course of boats , not only committed depredations on private merchants
, but had even the hardiness to attack feets , laden with the royal customs , which
...
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... a new settlement , established by the company for the reception of convicts , on
the Andaman islands . that voyagers , ' says our author , have related of
uncivilized life , seems to fall short of the barbarism of the people of this island .
... a new settlement , established by the company for the reception of convicts , on
the Andaman islands . that voyagers , ' says our author , have related of
uncivilized life , seems to fall short of the barbarism of the people of this island .
Side 7
On the 10th we re - embarked , and stood to sea : next morning at daylight made
the island of Narcondam , about 20 leagues east of the Andamans ; a barren rock
, rising abruptly out of the ocean , uninhabited , and seemingly destitute of ...
On the 10th we re - embarked , and stood to sea : next morning at daylight made
the island of Narcondam , about 20 leagues east of the Andamans ; a barren rock
, rising abruptly out of the ocean , uninhabited , and seemingly destitute of ...
Side 9
... in form , to the drawings of the state canoes of some of the South - sea islands :
they were long and narrow , with an elevated stern , ornamented with peacocks '
feathers , and the tails of Tibet cows ; each boat bore a different flag , and had a ...
... in form , to the drawings of the state canoes of some of the South - sea islands :
they were long and narrow , with an elevated stern , ornamented with peacocks '
feathers , and the tails of Tibet cows ; each boat bore a different flag , and had a ...
Side 24
The natives of the adjacent islands of Nicobar , whose swollen limbs and
diseased bodies evince the pestilential atmosphere they breathe , might here
prove useful members of general society , live in the enjoyment of a salubrious
climate ...
The natives of the adjacent islands of Nicobar , whose swollen limbs and
diseased bodies evince the pestilential atmosphere they breathe , might here
prove useful members of general society , live in the enjoyment of a salubrious
climate ...
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appeared arms arrived attended beautiful began Birman boat body brought building called captain carried circumstances cloth considerable continued covered danger direction distance dress effect English entered extremely eyes feet fire five four give half hands head hills hold hope horses hour hundred immediately inhabitants island Italy jemadar kind land leave less live look manner means miles mind morning mountain natives nature never night object observed occasion officers party passed person pieces present reached reason received remained river road rocks round sailed says seemed seen ship shore short side situation sometimes soon stones streets suffered taken thing thought took town traveller trees turned vessel village walk walls whole wind women wood
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Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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?
Side 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.
Side 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...
Side 379 - 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...
Side 345 - ... 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.
Side 377 - ... 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
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| Titel | 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 ..., Bind 4 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, R. P. Forster Bind 4 af Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Present Time, R. P. Forster |
| Forfatter | R. P. Forster |
| Redaktør | R. P. Forster |
| Udgave | 2 |
| Udgiver | Mackenzie and Dent, 1818 |
| Oprindeligt fra | New York Public Library |
| Digitaliseret | 15. dec 2005 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |