 Ambassador's house, who had such a freedom and liberty of speech that she would sometimes scould, brawl, and rail from the sunrising to the sunset ; one day he undertook her in her own language, and by eight of the clock in the morning so silenced her...  The Bombay Quarterly Review - Pagina 1731855Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Coryate - 1776 - 484 pagina’s
...fpeech, that me would fometimes {could, brawl, and rail from the fun-rifing to fun- fet ; one day he undertook her in her own language, and by eight of the clock in the morning lo filenced her, that {he, had not one word more to fpeak. I (hall have occafion to fay more of this... | |
 | Edward Terry - 1777 - 558 pagina’s
...fpeech, that fhe would fometimes fcold, brawl, and rail, from the fun-rifing to fun-fet ; one day he undertook her in her own language, and by eight of the clock in the morning fo filenced her, that fhe had not one word more to fpeak. I fhall have occafion to fay more of this... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pagina’s
...sun-set, he one day undertook to out-talk her in her own language, and by eight o'clock in the morning tie so silenced her that she had not one word more to speak." On the 16th of September, 1616, our traveller departed from Asmere to Agra, where he resided six weeks... | |
 | 1834 - 604 pagina’s
...sun-set, he one daj undertook to out-talk her in her own language, and by eight o'clock in the morning he so silenced her that she had not one word more to speak." On the 16th of September, 1616, our traveller departed from Asmere to Asna, where he resided six weeks... | |
 | 1857 - 514 pagina’s
...speech that she would sometimes scould, brawl, and rail from the sunrising to the sunset ; one day he undertook her in her own language, and by eight of...silenced her that she had not one word more to speak." His curiosity and love of travel were both intense, and his enterprise and perseverance kept pace with... | |
 | Philip Anderson - 1854 - 218 pagina’s
...enabled to prosecute his travels. Less remunerative, but more amusing and creditable to him as a 27 linguist, was his next feat. Having joined Sir Thomas...word more to speak." On another occasion he heard a Mala uttering from the summit of a mosque his usual call to devotion. Suddenly all Coryat's religious... | |
 | Philip Anderson - 1856 - 430 pagina’s
...Sir Thomas Roe's suite, he found amongst them a washerwoman, whose native language was Hindoostanee, and who was celebrated for being a fluent and pertinacious...word more to speak." On another occasion he heard a Moola uttering from the summit of a mosque his usual call to devotion. Suddenly all Coryat's religious... | |
 | 1857 - 556 pagina’s
...speech that she would sometimes scould, brawl, and rail from the sunrising to the sunset ; one day he undertook her in her own language, and by eight of...silenced her that she had not one word more to speak." His curiosity and love of travel were both intense, and his enterprise and perseverance kept pace with... | |
 | William Ferguson Beatson Laurie - 1862 - 416 pagina’s
...such freedom of speech that she would scold, brawl, and rail from sunrise to sunset. One day Coryate " undertook her in her own language, and by eight of...silenced her that she had not one word more to speak." On a traveller mentioning to King James that he had met Coryate in Persia, the King remarked, — " Is... | |
 | 1873 - 756 pagina’s
...certain laundress, who used to " scold, brawl, and rail from the sun-rising to sunset, until one day he undertook her in her own language, and by eight of...silenced her that she had not one word more to speak." So says Terry, with . n finite gusto. But the end of poor Coryat's travels was drawing near. He began... | |
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