| 1784 - 506 sider
...increaf-' ed, their geftures and attitudes were varied with* wonderful vigour and dexterity ; and fome of their motions, perhaps, would, with us, be reckoned rather indecent. Though this part of the performance, moft probably, was not meant to convey any wanton ideas, but merely to difp'ay the aftoniftinp... | |
| 1790 - 640 sider
...increafed, their geftures and attitudes were varied with wonderful vigour and. dexterity; and fome of their motions, perhaps, would, with us, be reckoned rather indecent. Though this part of the performance, mofl probably, was not meant to convey any wanton ideas, but merely to difplay the aftonifhing... | |
| Samuel Burder - 1807 - 426 sider
...quicker measure, in which they made a kind of half turn by leaping, and clapped their hands, repeating some words in conjunction with the chorus. Toward...were varied with wonderful vigour and dexterity." Last Voyage, vol. ip 250. See also OC No. 20. \ No. 637. — xxxiii. 3. Anil ke passed over before... | |
| Samuel Burder - 1812 - 428 sider
...quicker measure, in which they made a kind of half turn by leaping, and clapped their hands, repeating some words in conjunction with the chorus. Toward...were varied with wonderful vigour and dexterity." Last Voyage, vol. i.' p. 250. See also OC No. 20. »\ No. 637. — xxxiii. 3. And he passed over before... | |
| General history - 1814 - 798 sider
...made a kind of half turn by leaping, and clapped their hands, and snapped their fingers, repeating some words in conjunction with the chorus. Toward...reckoned rather indecent. Though this part of the performance, most probably, was not meant to convey any wanton ideas, but merely to display the astonishing... | |
| William Mariner - 1817 - 632 sider
...former; but the other two remained, and to " these came one from each side by intervals, " till t'le whole number had again formed a " circle about the...the perform" ance, most probably, was not meant to convey " any wanton ideas : but merely to display the " astonishing variety of their movements*. "... | |
| James Cook - 1821 - 488 sider
...made a kind of half turn by leaping, and clapped their hands, and snapped their fingers, repeating some words in conjunction with the chorus. Toward...reckoned rather indecent. Though this part of the performance, most probably, was not meant to convey any wanton ideas, but merely to display the astonishing... | |
| Robert Kerr - 1824 - 532 sider
...made a kind of half turn by leaping, and clapped their hands, and snapped their fingers, repeating some words in conjunction with the chorus. Toward...reckoned rather indecent. Though this part of the performance, most probably, was not meant to convey any wanton ideas, but merely to display the astonishing... | |
| James Cook - 1842 - 644 sider
...made a kind of half turn by leaping, ¡md clapped their hands, and snapped their fingers, repeating some words in conjunction with the chorus. Toward...reckoned rather indecent ; though this part of the performance, most probably, was not meant to convey any wanton ideas, but merely to display the astonishing... | |
| David Laing Purves - 1874 - 856 sider
...their hands, and snapped their fingers, repeating some words in conjunction witn the chorus. Towards the end, as the quickness of the music increased,...reckoned rather indecent. Though this part of the performance, most probably, was not meant to convey any wanton ideas, but merely to display the astonishing... | |
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