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 4Mackenzie and Dent, 1818 |
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Side 4
... entered the company's district , was so repugnant to the principles that ought to regulate the conduct of civilized nations , it was impossible for him to recede from his first determination . He gave hopes , notwithstanding , that if ...
... entered the company's district , was so repugnant to the principles that ought to regulate the conduct of civilized nations , it was impossible for him to recede from his first determination . He gave hopes , notwithstanding , that if ...
Side 8
... entered the Rangoon river ; the land on each side appeared low and swampy , and the banks skirted with high reeds and brushwood . Four miles within the extremes we came abreast of a small village , whence a boat rowed towards us : it ...
... entered the Rangoon river ; the land on each side appeared low and swampy , and the banks skirted with high reeds and brushwood . Four miles within the extremes we came abreast of a small village , whence a boat rowed towards us : it ...
Side 11
... entered the new town by the nearest gate , and proceeded upwards of a quarter of a mile through the principal street till we came to where it was crossed at right angles by another , which led from the maywoon's residence to the temple ...
... entered the new town by the nearest gate , and proceeded upwards of a quarter of a mile through the principal street till we came to where it was crossed at right angles by another , which led from the maywoon's residence to the temple ...
Side 14
... entered by a door at one end of the gallery ; we made no obeisance , as none was desired , but his attendants crouched to the ground . He sat down , and silence was kept for some time , which I first interrupted , by telling him ...
... entered by a door at one end of the gallery ; we made no obeisance , as none was desired , but his attendants crouched to the ground . He sat down , and silence was kept for some time , which I first interrupted , by telling him ...
Side 16
... entered without it . Perfectly free from restraint among themselves , the Birmans scruple not to go into your house without ceremony , although you are an utter stranger . To do them justice , however , they are not at all displeased at ...
... entered without it . Perfectly free from restraint among themselves , the Birmans scruple not to go into your house without ceremony , although you are an utter stranger . To do them justice , however , they are not at all displeased at ...
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