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 17
... Indian drama I had ever seen . The dialogue was spirited without rant , and the action animated , without being extravagant : the dresses , 7 I of the principal performers were showy and becoming AN EMBASSY TO AVA . 17.
... Indian drama I had ever seen . The dialogue was spirited without rant , and the action animated , without being extravagant : the dresses , 7 I of the principal performers were showy and becoming AN EMBASSY TO AVA . 17.
Side 21
... seen every thing worthy of notice , which , in a place so lately rescued from desert , could not be very interesting or various . Gathering clouds , and a gloomy horizon , foretold the approach of the south - west monsoon ; and we had ...
... seen every thing worthy of notice , which , in a place so lately rescued from desert , could not be very interesting or various . Gathering clouds , and a gloomy horizon , foretold the approach of the south - west monsoon ; and we had ...
Side 27
... seen in this part of the world . My attendants also created no little surprise ; the dogs , numbers of which infested the streets , set up a horrid barking ; the men gaped , the children followed me , and the women , as usual ...
... seen in this part of the world . My attendants also created no little surprise ; the dogs , numbers of which infested the streets , set up a horrid barking ; the men gaped , the children followed me , and the women , as usual ...
Side 39
... seen , except when the king comes in person to the lotoo . At the bottom of the lattice there is a gilt balustrade , three or four feet high , in which the umbrellas and several other insignia of state were deposited . The royal colour ...
... seen , except when the king comes in person to the lotoo . At the bottom of the lattice there is a gilt balustrade , three or four feet high , in which the umbrellas and several other insignia of state were deposited . The royal colour ...
Side 60
... seen the natives walk round it in token of respect , with their hands joined , and their eyes fixed on the ground ; they also sprinkle it with red and yellow dust , and strew flowers before it ; and it is common to see at its root ...
... seen the natives walk round it in token of respect , with their hands joined , and their eyes fixed on the ground ; they also sprinkle it with red and yellow dust , and strew flowers before it ; and it is common to see at its root ...
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