Narrative of a Residence in Algiers: Comprising a Geographical and Historical Account of the Regency; Biographical Sketches of the Dey and His Ministers; Anecdotes of the Late War; Observations on the Relations of the Barbary States with the Christian PowersH. Colburn, 1818 - 467 pagina's |
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Pagina xv
... look to a more legitimate source of bettering the condition of nations , than by the renewal of military despotism in Europe . And how justly might not the pro- phetic interrogatories of M. de Calonne be repeated to those , who are ...
... look to a more legitimate source of bettering the condition of nations , than by the renewal of military despotism in Europe . And how justly might not the pro- phetic interrogatories of M. de Calonne be repeated to those , who are ...
Pagina 3
... look for , and for whose appearance I shall most likely have yet to wait a long time . ” The project was at first a mere fugitive idea ; one of those fancies which often obtrude themselves to fill up a blank in the cold mono- tony of ...
... look for , and for whose appearance I shall most likely have yet to wait a long time . ” The project was at first a mere fugitive idea ; one of those fancies which often obtrude themselves to fill up a blank in the cold mono- tony of ...
Pagina 4
... look down with a mixture of pity and contempt on his betrayers . Sincerely anxious to promote his happiness , I am sure the introduction of too much matter , purely of a personal nature , into a work of this description , could not in ...
... look down with a mixture of pity and contempt on his betrayers . Sincerely anxious to promote his happiness , I am sure the introduction of too much matter , purely of a personal nature , into a work of this description , could not in ...
Pagina 11
... look forward with pleasurable anxiety to the meeting of strange vessels , and prospects of again hearing the profound silence of the ocean broken by human voices . Not so with us : -launched forth in our crazy bark , on a track which ...
... look forward with pleasurable anxiety to the meeting of strange vessels , and prospects of again hearing the profound silence of the ocean broken by human voices . Not so with us : -launched forth in our crazy bark , on a track which ...
Pagina 14
... particular stress ; let us obey the dictates of honour and of justice ; and the Divinity , who cannot look down with indifference upon such sacrifices , will be our best guarantee . . MODERN TRAVELLERS . 15 which our vessel was hurried.
... particular stress ; let us obey the dictates of honour and of justice ; and the Divinity , who cannot look down with indifference upon such sacrifices , will be our best guarantee . . MODERN TRAVELLERS . 15 which our vessel was hurried.
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admiration Africa Algerine Algiers amongst ancient animals appearance Arabs arrived Atlas Barbary Basha bastinado beautiful Bedouins Belisarius called camel caravans celebrated character chief Christian coast companions considered consolation Constantina desert Dey's effect Europe European extremely eyes fate favour feeling female followed fortune frequently friends give gratifying greatest hand happy head heart honor horses human hundred inhabitants Italy Janizaries Jews justice Koran lady Lambese latter liberal liberty Mahometan Marabouts Mauritania melancholy mind minister mode Moorish Moors Morocco mountains nations natives nature never Numidia obliged observed occasion once oppressed otto of roses pass person pirates pleasure plunder poet possess present prince received regency remain render replied rich rich Moor sand scarcely sentiment simoom singular slavery slaves soon Spain species suffered talents tion traveller tree tribe Tripoly Tunis Tunisian Turkish Turks ulemas various whole women
Populaire passages
Pagina 12 - O'ER the glad waters of the dark blue sea, Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free, Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire, and behold our home!
Pagina 36 - TIRED Nature's sweet restorer, balmy Sleep ! He, like the world, his ready visit pays Where Fortune smiles ; the wretched he forsakes ; Swift on his downy pinion flies from woe, And lights on lids unsullied with a tear.
Pagina 79 - AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar ; Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war ; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown...
Pagina 463 - Dono infelice di bellezza , ond' hai Funesta dote d'infiniti guai Che in fronte scritti per gran doglia porte; Deh fossi tu men bella , o almen più forte , Onde assai più ti paventasse , o assai T'amasse men chi del tuo bello ai rai Par che si strugga, e pur ti sfida a morte! Ch' or giù dall' Alpi io non vedrei torrenti Scender d...
Pagina 38 - How calm, how beautiful comes on The stilly hour, when storms are gone; When warring winds have died away, And clouds, beneath the glancing ray, Melt off, and leave the land and sea Sleeping in bright tranquillity...
Pagina 96 - Thus unlamented pass the proud away, The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day! So perish all, whose breast ne'er learn'd to glow For others' good, or melt at others
Pagina 137 - For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened ; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left : and there remained n6t any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field through all .the land of Egypt.
Pagina 393 - Sunday next a public thanksgiving be offered up to Almighty God for the signal interposition of his Divine Providence, during the conflict which took place on the 27th, between his Majesty's fleet and the ferocious enemies of mankind. " It is requested that this memorandum may be read to the ships
Pagina 105 - Hindostan: it will be sufficient for our present purpose to state that the...
Pagina 392 - To deliver also, to my flag, all money received by him for the redemption of slaves since the commencement of this year, at noon also to-morrow.