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 8
... head , crossed the bar without a pilot , at half flood , in four fathoms . At 12 o'clock we entered the Rangoon river ; the land on each side appeared low and swampy , and the banks skirted with high reeds and brushwood . Four miles ...
... head , crossed the bar without a pilot , at half flood , in four fathoms . At 12 o'clock we entered the Rangoon river ; the land on each side appeared low and swampy , and the banks skirted with high reeds and brushwood . Four miles ...
Side 12
... head he wore a conical cap of the same material , richly embroidered : a number of parade elephants in tawdry housings brought up the rear . As we had not been formally introduced , he passed by , without honouring us with any notice ...
... head he wore a conical cap of the same material , richly embroidered : a number of parade elephants in tawdry housings brought up the rear . As we had not been formally introduced , he passed by , without honouring us with any notice ...
Side 13
... head , and , as the bystanders said , severely hurt . 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 ...
... head , and , as the bystanders said , severely hurt . 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 ...
Side 23
... heads , and , instead of running away , seemed to stand on the defensive . I walked leisurely from them , when two came ... head would have paid the forfeit of the accident . ' Next morning before daylight we left Deesa with the first of ...
... heads , and , instead of running away , seemed to stand on the defensive . I walked leisurely from them , when two came ... head would have paid the forfeit of the accident . ' Next morning before daylight we left Deesa with the first of ...
Side 32
... head , and a fourth urges it behind . In a few weeks , by proper discipline , the animal becomes docile , and submits to its fate . Those that are taken in this manner are for the most part females . Male elephants are usually enticed ...
... head , and a fourth urges it behind . In a few weeks , by proper discipline , the animal becomes docile , and submits to its fate . Those that are taken in this manner are for the most part females . Male elephants are usually enticed ...
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