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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Side 9
The place where we brought to , is 12 miles below Rangoon . The entrance of the
river , and the banks on each side , bore a near ' resemblance to those of the
Ganges " ; but the navigation is much more commodious . The channel is bold
and ...
The place where we brought to , is 12 miles below Rangoon . The entrance of the
river , and the banks on each side , bore a near ' resemblance to those of the
Ganges " ; but the navigation is much more commodious . The channel is bold
and ...
Side 11
... another , which led from the maywoon's residence to the temple : here our
progress was stopped by a great concourse of people , and we perceived on
each side of the way , troops marching by single files in slow time , towards the
temple .
... another , which led from the maywoon's residence to the temple : here our
progress was stopped by a great concourse of people , and we perceived on
each side of the way , troops marching by single files in slow time , towards the
temple .
Side 12
Town saloons , or open balls , separate from the great building , formed two sides
of the theatre , which was about 50 feet square , covered by an awning of grass ,
spread on a flat roof of slender canes , supported by bamboo poles . Beneath ...
Town saloons , or open balls , separate from the great building , formed two sides
of the theatre , which was about 50 feet square , covered by an awning of grass ,
spread on a flat roof of slender canes , supported by bamboo poles . Beneath ...
Side 13
Many others displayed great activity and address ; but in the art of boxing they
seemed very deficient , notwithstanding they used fists , knees , and elbows . The
battles were of short duration ; blood drawn on either side terminated the contest
...
Many others displayed great activity and address ; but in the art of boxing they
seemed very deficient , notwithstanding they used fists , knees , and elbows . The
battles were of short duration ; blood drawn on either side terminated the contest
...
Side 20
I judged a side of the lower terrace to be 1,391 feet ; of the upper , 684 . ... without
excavation or aperture of any sort ; octagonal at the base , and spiral at top ; each
side of the base measures 162 feet ; this immense breadth diminishes abruptly ...
I judged a side of the lower terrace to be 1,391 feet ; of the upper , 684 . ... without
excavation or aperture of any sort ; octagonal at the base , and spiral at top ; each
side of the base measures 162 feet ; this immense breadth diminishes abruptly ...
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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 |
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