An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq., Into Abyssinia: To Discover the Source of the NileSamuel Etheridge, 1798 - 388 |
Z wnętrza książki
Wyniki 1 - 5 z 37
Strona 26
... land of Noah ; for the Arabs conceive that on the first retiring of the deluge , its moun- tains received the ark . In this empire it is faid that thirty languages are spoken ; that of Cashna contains one thousand villages and towns ...
... land of Noah ; for the Arabs conceive that on the first retiring of the deluge , its moun- tains received the ark . In this empire it is faid that thirty languages are spoken ; that of Cashna contains one thousand villages and towns ...
Strona 28
... land . A large wave floated him up . But he was again ftruck on the face and breaft , and involuntarily twisted about by the violence of the ebbing wave . As a laft effort , he tried to feel the bottom , and happily reached the fand ...
... land . A large wave floated him up . But he was again ftruck on the face and breaft , and involuntarily twisted about by the violence of the ebbing wave . As a laft effort , he tried to feel the bottom , and happily reached the fand ...
Strona 31
... land ; and having there met an Arab , whom the friendly Shekh had fent to be his con- ductor , proceeded to Haflia . On his way he had occafion to cross the river Orontes , which paffes through the plains where the best tobacco in Syria ...
... land ; and having there met an Arab , whom the friendly Shekh had fent to be his con- ductor , proceeded to Haflia . On his way he had occafion to cross the river Orontes , which paffes through the plains where the best tobacco in Syria ...
Strona 37
... land , as the mouth of the branch of the Nile leading to Rofetto , called the Bogaz , is very fhallow and dangerous to pass , and often tedious ; be- fides , nobody wishes to be a partner for any time in a voyage with Egyptian failors ...
... land , as the mouth of the branch of the Nile leading to Rofetto , called the Bogaz , is very fhallow and dangerous to pass , and often tedious ; be- fides , nobody wishes to be a partner for any time in a voyage with Egyptian failors ...
Strona 38
... . 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.
... . 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.
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq., Into Abyssinia ... Samuel Shaw,James Bruce Podgląd niedostępny - 2018 |
An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq., Into Abyssinia ... Samuel Shaw,James Bruce Podgląd niedostępny - 2015 |
An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq., Into Abyssinia ... Samuel Shaw,James Bruce Podgląd niedostępny - 2018 |
Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
Abyffinia againſt alfo almoſt anſwer appeared Arabia Arabs army Axum Ayto Ayto Confu beaſts becauſe Begemder beſt Bruce Cairo called Chriſtian church confiderable cuſtom Damot death defired diſtance eaſt Egypt fafe Fafil faid fame fays feemed feen fent fervants feven feveral fhort fhould fide filk fince firſt fituated fize flain fmall foldiers fome foon fouth ftill ftones fucceeded fuch fuffer furpriſed Galla Gojam Gondar greateſt himſelf horfe horſe houfe houſe hyæna iſland itſelf Jidda juſt king's laft laſt leaſt Mafuah Mahomet Mahometans miles moft morning moſt mountain muſt Naybe neceffary night Nile obferved occafion Ozoro paffed paſs perfon plain pleaſed poffible prefent prieſts prince Ras Michael reaſon Red Sea reign river ſaid ſee ſeemed ſeen Sennaar ſeveral ſhe Shekh ſmall ſome ſpirits ſtanding ſtill Tecla Haimanout thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe traveller trees uſed veffel village weft whofe Yafous
Popularne fragmenty
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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...
Strona 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...
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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...
Strona 333 - ... came out from the thicket apparently in great anger, running upon the horses and men with all the violence it was master of.