A Series of Adventures in the Course of a Voyage Up the Red-Sea, on the Coasts of Arabia and EgyptJ. Dodsley, 1780 - Всего страниц: 1 |
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... furprized at the number of Christian renegadoes that reside at Mocha . Not , that the apostacy of men , who perhaps had no sense of religion until they profefsed Mahome- tanism , could provoke our wonder ; but how their worldly inte ...
... furprized at the number of Christian renegadoes that reside at Mocha . Not , that the apostacy of men , who perhaps had no sense of religion until they profefsed Mahome- tanism , could provoke our wonder ; but how their worldly inte ...
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... furprized. > YAMBO on the Coast of ARABIA , with the Soundings of the Harbour , lying in 24.10 North Lat . D The Rocks on which posted themselves some of the Arabs 30 29 96 23 20 19 18 17 81 15 14 13 12 14 10 B 6 45 5 5 5 Partdry at low ...
... furprized. > YAMBO on the Coast of ARABIA , with the Soundings of the Harbour , lying in 24.10 North Lat . D The Rocks on which posted themselves some of the Arabs 30 29 96 23 20 19 18 17 81 15 14 13 12 14 10 B 6 45 5 5 5 Partdry at low ...
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Eyles Irwin. of Mufidora's consolation in her distress , at being furprized in a naked situation by her lover : : " Ev'n a sense Of self - approving beauty stole across Her busy thought . " Yambo is situated in the latitude of 24 ° 10 ...
Eyles Irwin. of Mufidora's consolation in her distress , at being furprized in a naked situation by her lover : : " Ev'n a sense Of self - approving beauty stole across Her busy thought . " Yambo is situated in the latitude of 24 ° 10 ...
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... furprize increased , when the messenger returned , and informed us , that they were not to be found ! Various were ... furprized by the wild Arabs , and carried into flavery . The true cause was the furthest from our thoughts . But ...
... furprize increased , when the messenger returned , and informed us , that they were not to be found ! Various were ... furprized by the wild Arabs , and carried into flavery . The true cause was the furthest from our thoughts . But ...
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... furprize was very great , to hear places named by strangers , which only those of his own profession among his coun- trymen were acquainted with . They have no such thing as a chart ; but his natural sagacity quickly made him comprehend ...
... furprize was very great , to hear places named by strangers , which only those of his own profession among his coun- trymen were acquainted with . They have no such thing as a chart ; but his natural sagacity quickly made him comprehend ...
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againſt anſwer appearance Arabian Arabs arrival aſſiſtance aſſured baggage beſt boat breakfaſt buſineſs Cairo camels captain caravan cauſe Chriſtian circumſtance cloſe Cofire confiderable conſequence courſe defire deſart deſign diſpatched diſtance Egypt Engliſh eſcape fent firſt fome foon furprized Ghinnah Hadgee Uttalah hakeem hoſt houſe Ibrahim Ibrahim Beg intereſt iſland itſelf journey Judda juſt laſt ſtage leaſt leſs loſs maſter meaſure miles morning moſt muſt night Nile nokidah o'clock obſervation occafion ourſelves paſs paſſage paſſed paſt perſons pleaſed pleaſure preſent preſerve promiſed purpoſe reaſon repoſe reſpect reſt robbers ſafety ſame ſcene ſea ſecurity ſeemed ſeen ſent ſervants ſerved ſervice ſet ſeven ſeveral ſhaik ſhe ſhip ſhore ſhort ſhould ſince ſituation ſmall ſome ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtep ſtill ſtood ſtory ſtrangers ſtreets ſtrong ſubject ſuch Suez ſupply ſuppoſed ſword themſelves theſe thoſe tion Turk Upper Egypt uſe uſual veſſel viſit vizier whoſe wind Yambo
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Стр. 371 - ... multitude. To the eye below, the capital of the pillar does not appear capable of holding more than one man upon it; but our seamen found it could contain no less than eight persons very conveniently.
Стр. 372 - ... of the volute before mentioned, which came down with a thundering sound, and was carried to England by one of the captains, as a present to a lady who had commissioned him for a piece of the pillar.
Стр. 371 - Turkish government, he left them to themselves ; and politely answered, that the English were too great patriots to injure the remains of Pompey. He knew little, however, of the disposition of the people who were engaged in this undertaking.
Стр. 371 - A two-inch rope was tied to one end of the string, and drawn over the pillar by the end to which the kite was affixed. By this rope one of the seamen ascended to the top ; and in less than an hour a kind of shroud was constructed, by which the whole company went up, and drank their punch amid the shouts of the astonished multitude.
Стр. 371 - A man was despatched to the city for a paper kite. The inhabitants were by this time apprized of what was going forward, and flocked in crowds to be witnesses of the address and boldness of the English. The governor of Alexandria was told that these seamen were about to pull down Pompey's pillar.
Стр. 39 - tis nought to me : Since GOD is ever prefent, ever felt, In the void wafte as in the city full ; And where HE vital breathes there muft be joy.
Стр. 371 - The boat was ordered, and with proper implements for the attempt, these enterprising heroes pushed ashore, to drink a bowl of punch on the top of Pompey's pillar ! At the spot they arrived, and many contrivances were proposed to accomplish the desired point. But their labour was vain, and they began to despair of success, when the genius who struck out the frolic happily suggested the means of performing it.
Стр. 120 - As I foretold you, were all fpirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air ; And, like the bafelefs fabric of this vifion, The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The folemn temples, the great globe itfelf, Yea, all which it inherit, fhall diffolve ; And, like this infubftantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind ! We are fuch fluff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a Deep.