| 1790 - 640 sider
...and thefe were repeated alternately. All this while, the women accompanied their fong with feveral very graceful motions of their hands towards their faces, and in other directions at the fame time, making making conftantly a ftep forward, and then back again, with one foot, while the other... | |
| Samuel Burder - 1807 - 426 sider
...crimson flowers of the china rose, or others. They made a circle round the chorus, and began by singing a soft air, to which responses were made by the chorus...hands towards their faces, and in other directions. Their manner of dancing was now changed to a quicker measure, in which they made a kind of half turn... | |
| Samuel Burder - 1812 - 428 sider
...crimson flowers of the china rose, or others. They made a circle round the chorus, and began by singing a soft air, to which responses were made by the chorus...hands towards their faces, and in other directions. Their manner of dancing was now changed to a quicker measure, in which they made a kind of half turn... | |
| General history - 1814 - 798 sider
...the edges. They made a circle round the chorus, turning their faces toward it, and began by singing a soft air, to which responses were made by the chorus in the same tone; and these were repeated aUernatelj'. All this while, the women accompanied their song with several very graceful motions of... | |
| William Mariner - 1817 - 632 sider
...the vast power and " pleasing effect of this harmony. ' ' The concert having continued about a quar" ter of an hour, twenty women entered the " circle....very graceful motions of their hands towards " their fares, and in other directions, at the " same time making constantly a Step forward, " and then back... | |
| James Cook - 1821 - 488 sider
...the edges. They made a circle round the chorus, turning their faces toward it, and began by singing a soft air, to which responses were made by the chorus...with several very graceful motions of their hands toward their faces, and in other directions at the same time, making constantly a step forward, and... | |
| Robert Kerr - 1824 - 532 sider
...the edges. They made a circle round the chorus, turning their faces toward it, and began by singing a soft air, to which responses were made by the chorus...with several very graceful motions of their hands toward their faces, and in other direc• tions at the same time, making constantly a step forward,... | |
| James Cook - 1842 - 654 sider
...the edges. They made a circle round the chorus, turning their faces toward it, and began by singing a soft air, to which responses were made by the chorus...with several very graceful motions of their hands toward their faces, and in other directions at the same time, making constantly a step forward, and... | |
| James Cook - 1842 - 644 sider
...the edges. They made a circle round the chorus, turning their faces toward it, and began by singing a soft air, to which responses were made by the chorus...were repeated alternately. All this while, the women aecompanied their song with several very graceful motions of their hands toward their faces, and in... | |
| David Laing Purves - 1874 - 856 sider
...the edges. They made a circle round the chorus turning their faces toward it, and began by singing a soft air, to which responses were made by the chorus...with several very graceful motions of their hands toward their faces, and in other directions at the same time, making constantly a step forward, and... | |
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