An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq., Into Abyssinia: To Discover the Source of the NileSamuel Etheridge, 1798 - 388 pages |
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... should be ; and we are still more ignorant in the Afiatic quarter , of that immenfe tract which lies between Thibet and the north - eaft extremity . As for South America , we must be chiefly contented with fuch opportunities of access ...
... should be ; and we are still more ignorant in the Afiatic quarter , of that immenfe tract which lies between Thibet and the north - eaft extremity . As for South America , we must be chiefly contented with fuch opportunities of access ...
Page ix
... should not have yet received the very in- teresting information from him which he is certainly enabled to give them . It is much to be feared , indeed , that the prof- pect of this communication is a diftant one , and perhaps on- ly to ...
... should not have yet received the very in- teresting information from him which he is certainly enabled to give them . It is much to be feared , indeed , that the prof- pect of this communication is a diftant one , and perhaps on- ly to ...
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... , the blood stream . ing down from their polluted mouths . Others of the Pfylli were ftriving to tear from them their prey ; it was a ftruggle who should devour a ferpent . pilots , and mafters of veffels , who land you 38 NARRATIVE OF.
... , the blood stream . ing down from their polluted mouths . Others of the Pfylli were ftriving to tear from them their prey ; it was a ftruggle who should devour a ferpent . pilots , and mafters of veffels , who land you 38 NARRATIVE OF.
Page 49
... should feem it was the Angyrorum Civitas of Ptolemy , but neither night nor day could Mr. Bruce get an inftant for obfervation , on account of thin white clouds , which confused ( for they scarce can be faid to cover ) the heavens ...
... should feem it was the Angyrorum Civitas of Ptolemy , but neither night nor day could Mr. Bruce get an inftant for obfervation , on account of thin white clouds , which confused ( for they scarce can be faid to cover ) the heavens ...
Page 51
... should have flackened their fails , if it had not been , that , feeing him curious about the construction of the veffel and her parts , and as they were in no danger of ftriking , though the water was low , he wanted to fhew him what he ...
... should have flackened their fails , if it had not been , that , feeing him curious about the construction of the veffel and her parts , and as they were in no danger of ftriking , though the water was low , he wanted to fhew him what he ...
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Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 333 - ... came out from the thicket apparently in great anger, running upon the horses and men with all the violence it was master of.