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 15
It is the custom , on this occasion , for the several mious , or districts , whose
situation is not too remote , to select and send a number of men and women from
the community to represent them at the general festival : these companies vie
with ...
It is the custom , on this occasion , for the several mious , or districts , whose
situation is not too remote , to select and send a number of men and women from
the community to represent them at the general festival : these companies vie
with ...
Side 18
To wash away the impurities of the past , and commence the new vear free from
stain , women on this dav are accustomed to throw water on every man they meet
, which the men have the privilege of retorting ; this licence gives rise to a great ...
To wash away the impurities of the past , and commence the new vear free from
stain , women on this dav are accustomed to throw water on every man they meet
, which the men have the privilege of retorting ; this licence gives rise to a great ...
Side 21
... brothers , who came to Pegu from Tallowmeou , a district one day's journey
east of Martaban . • The only article of consequence manufactured in Pegu is silk
and cotton cloth , which the women weave for their own and their husbands ' use
.
... brothers , who came to Pegu from Tallowmeou , a district one day's journey
east of Martaban . • The only article of consequence manufactured in Pegu is silk
and cotton cloth , which the women weave for their own and their husbands ' use
.
Side 22
I accepted the offer with pleasure ; we went through the village , which did not
contain more than 50 houses , comfortable in appearance , and well raised from
the ground : the women and children flocked to their doors , and screamed with ...
I accepted the offer with pleasure ; we went through the village , which did not
contain more than 50 houses , comfortable in appearance , and well raised from
the ground : the women and children flocked to their doors , and screamed with ...
Side 25
Innocent women are often dragged from domestic comfort and happiness , and
from the folly or misfortune of the master of the house , in which they perhaps
have no blame , are sold to the licensed superintendant of the tackally , who , if
they ...
Innocent women are often dragged from domestic comfort and happiness , and
from the folly or misfortune of the master of the house , in which they perhaps
have no blame , are sold to the licensed superintendant of the tackally , who , if
they ...
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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 |