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 10
... round her , performing a variety of evolutions , and exhibiting considerable skill in the management of their vessels , which were of unequal dimensions , from . 28 to 40 oars : we judged the longest to be between 60 and 70 feet , and ...
... round her , performing a variety of evolutions , and exhibiting considerable skill in the management of their vessels , which were of unequal dimensions , from . 28 to 40 oars : we judged the longest to be between 60 and 70 feet , and ...
Side 11
... round their waist , and passed between their legs ; some were dressed in old velvet , or cloth coats , which they put on regardless of size or fashion , although it scarce covered their nakedness , or trailed on the ground : it was ...
... round their waist , and passed between their legs ; some were dressed in old velvet , or cloth coats , which they put on regardless of size or fashion , although it scarce covered their nakedness , or trailed on the ground : it was ...
Side 12
... round the temple without his umbrella , which was laid aside out of reverence to the sanctity of the place . When he had finished this ceremony , he proceeded to the scene of amusement , a sort of theatre erected at an angle of the area ...
... round the temple without his umbrella , which was laid aside out of reverence to the sanctity of the place . When he had finished this ceremony , he proceeded to the scene of amusement , a sort of theatre erected at an angle of the area ...
Side 17
... round the stage . The performance began immediately on our arrival , and far excelled any Indian drama I had ever seen . The dialogue was spirited without rant , and the action animated , without being extravagant : the dresses , 7 I of ...
... round the stage . The performance began immediately on our arrival , and far excelled any Indian drama I had ever seen . The dialogue was spirited without rant , and the action animated , without being extravagant : the dresses , 7 I of ...
Side 20
... Round the lower rim of the tee are appended a number of bells , which , agitated by the wind , make a continual jingling . The extreme height of the edifice , from the level of the country , is 361 feet , and above the interior terrace ...
... Round the lower rim of the tee are appended a number of bells , which , agitated by the wind , make a continual jingling . The extreme height of the edifice , from the level of the country , is 361 feet , and above the interior terrace ...
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