An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq., Into Abyssinia: To Discover the Source of the NileSamuel Etheridge, 1798 - 388 pagina's |
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Pagina v
... in Abyffinia , fimilar to those in Pruffia , & c . A bloody Banquet defcribed . State of Religion in that Country . Circumcifion . Excifion , & c . 169 Triumphal Entry BOOK BOOK VI . MR . BRUCE made Governor of Ras .CONTENTS .
... in Abyffinia , fimilar to those in Pruffia , & c . A bloody Banquet defcribed . State of Religion in that Country . Circumcifion . Excifion , & c . 169 Triumphal Entry BOOK BOOK VI . MR . BRUCE made Governor of Ras .CONTENTS .
Pagina ix
... those who invidiously traduced his char acter , globe the admiffion to Abyffinia hath generally been supposed to be the most difficult . It is therefore much to be regretted , that when an Englishman ( fo eminently qualified as Mr ...
... those who invidiously traduced his char acter , globe the admiffion to Abyffinia hath generally been supposed to be the most difficult . It is therefore much to be regretted , that when an Englishman ( fo eminently qualified as Mr ...
Pagina xv
... those who are incredulous , becaufe it must depend upon affertions , as there is perhaps no other person in Europe who ever was in Abyffinia . If a traveller defcribes a country frequented by others , he is liable to contradiction , and ...
... those who are incredulous , becaufe it must depend upon affertions , as there is perhaps no other person in Europe who ever was in Abyffinia . If a traveller defcribes a country frequented by others , he is liable to contradiction , and ...
Pagina 21
... those ruins , are now in the king's collection . Croffing the river Myskianah , he proceeded from Tipafa , through a beautiful and well cultivated country , into the eastern province of Algiers , now called Conftantina . Its capi- tal ...
... those ruins , are now in the king's collection . Croffing the river Myskianah , he proceeded from Tipafa , through a beautiful and well cultivated country , into the eastern province of Algiers , now called Conftantina . Its capi- tal ...
Pagina 22
... those remains , two of the Corinthian , and one of the Compofite order . The Welled Omran , a lawless tribe , disturbed our traveller , while studying the ruins of Spaitla . It was , he tells us pleasantly , a fair match between coward ...
... those remains , two of the Corinthian , and one of the Compofite order . The Welled Omran , a lawless tribe , disturbed our traveller , while studying the ruins of Spaitla . It was , he tells us pleasantly , a fair match between coward ...
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Pagina 240 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Pagina 240 - And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat; and it was so.
Pagina 240 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air...
Pagina 290 - ... which had uniformly and without exception followed them all. Fame, riches, and honour had been held out for a series of ages to every individual...
Pagina 240 - ... full that he is in constant danger of being choked. This is a mark of grandeur. The greater the man would seem to be, the larger piece he takes in his mouth ; and the more noise he makes in chewing it, . the more polite he is thought to be. They have, indeed, a proverb that says, " Beggars and thieves only eat small pieces, or without making a noise.
Pagina 217 - A large broad fillet was bound upon their forehead, and tied behind their head. In the middle of this was a horn, or a conical piece of silver, gilt, about four inches long, much in the shape of our common candle extinguishers. This is called kirn, or horn, and is only worn in reviews or parades after victory.
Pagina 331 - His left hand is employed -grasping the sword by the handle, and about fourteen inches of the blade is covered with whip-cord. This part he takes in his right hand, without any danger of being hurt by it ; and, though the edges of the lower part of the sword are as sharp as a razor, he carries it without a scabbard.
Pagina 380 - ... did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds. There the tops often separated from the bodies ; and these, once disjoined, dispersed in the air, and did not appear more.
Pagina 203 - I thought we were to pitch our tent: the drivers suddenly tripped up the cow, and gave the poor animal a very rude fall upon the ground, which was but the beginning of her sufferings. One of them sat across her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twisted the halter about her...
Pagina 333 - ... came out from the thicket apparently in great anger, running upon the horses and men with all the violence it was master of.