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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... villages , where dwell the poorest class of herdsmen , and the families of roving hunters , whose occupation it is to catch and tame the wild elephants , with which these forests abound . The asylum that such unfrequented places offered ...
... villages , where dwell the poorest class of herdsmen , and the families of roving hunters , whose occupation it is to catch and tame the wild elephants , with which these forests abound . The asylum that such unfrequented places offered ...
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... village , whence a boat rowed towards us : it proved to be a watch boat , stationed at the mouth of the river , to send intelligence of the arrival of vessels - to the nearest guard , whence it is forwarded to the governor of Rangoon ...
... village , whence a boat rowed towards us : it proved to be a watch boat , stationed at the mouth of the river , to send intelligence of the arrival of vessels - to the nearest guard , whence it is forwarded to the governor of Rangoon ...
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... village on the east bank , called Deesa ; at this place we found two commodious houses unoccupied , close to the river . Our boatmen being fatigued , and there appearing no probability of being able to reach Rangoon by the night's tide ...
... village on the east bank , called Deesa ; at this place we found two commodious houses unoccupied , close to the river . Our boatmen being fatigued , and there appearing no probability of being able to reach Rangoon by the night's tide ...
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... village wholly inhabited by prostitutes . • Prostitution , ' says our author , in this , as in all other countries , is the ultimate resort of female wretchedness , but here it is often attended with circumstances of peculiar and ...
... village wholly inhabited by prostitutes . • Prostitution , ' says our author , in this , as in all other countries , is the ultimate resort of female wretchedness , but here it is often attended with circumstances of peculiar and ...
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... village of Tounzemahn , near which , in a tall grove of mango , palmyra , and cocoa - nut trees , a dwelling was prepared for the British deputation . On entering the lake , the number of boats that were moored , as in a harbour , to ...
... village of Tounzemahn , near which , in a tall grove of mango , palmyra , and cocoa - nut trees , a dwelling was prepared for the British deputation . On entering the lake , the number of boats that were moored , as in a harbour , to ...
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