The Wonders of the World, in Nature, Art, and Mind ...R. Sears, 1856 |
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... leg of the Hindoo meet an exact parallel in the swine of Normandy , the hind - quarters of which are so out of keeping with the fore , that the back forms an inclined plane to the head ; and as the head itself partakes of the same ...
... leg of the Hindoo meet an exact parallel in the swine of Normandy , the hind - quarters of which are so out of keeping with the fore , that the back forms an inclined plane to the head ; and as the head itself partakes of the same ...
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... legs and thighs of a Hottentot was a punishment not unknown to some of the monsters who inhabited the neighborhood of Camtoos river . By a resolution of the old government , as unjust as it was inhuman , a peasant ( boor ) was al- lowed ...
... legs and thighs of a Hottentot was a punishment not unknown to some of the monsters who inhabited the neighborhood of Camtoos river . By a resolution of the old government , as unjust as it was inhuman , a peasant ( boor ) was al- lowed ...
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... legs , by punctures which they color with gunpowder . The custom is ancient , for Strabo in- forms us it was prevalent among the Illyrians . They are so fond of going smart , that nearly every man among them is an adept in tailoring ...
... legs , by punctures which they color with gunpowder . The custom is ancient , for Strabo in- forms us it was prevalent among the Illyrians . They are so fond of going smart , that nearly every man among them is an adept in tailoring ...
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... legs , and a third by the head , while the other fastened the cord round her body . During the time she was at liberty she had taken the cork from a bottle of Malaga wine , drank the wine to the last drop , and then set the bottle again ...
... legs , and a third by the head , while the other fastened the cord round her body . During the time she was at liberty she had taken the cork from a bottle of Malaga wine , drank the wine to the last drop , and then set the bottle again ...
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... legs is eight inches and a half . The head , as in other species of Pteropus , is oblong , and the muzzle com- paratively of moderate length ; it is very gradually attenuated , and measures less than one third of the entire length of ...
... legs is eight inches and a half . The head , as in other species of Pteropus , is oblong , and the muzzle com- paratively of moderate length ; it is very gradually attenuated , and measures less than one third of the entire length of ...
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Стр. 183 - ... from half an inch to an inch and a half in diameter, and two or three feet in length...
Стр. 85 - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Стр. 91 - And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron: and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Стр. 180 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
Стр. 426 - He who has sought renown about the world, and has reaped a full harvest of worldly favour, will find, after all, that there is no love, no admiration, no applause, so sweet to the soul as that which springs up in his native place.
Стр. 63 - Tis certain they have very fine natural voices; these were very agreeable. When the dance was over, four fair slaves came into the room with silver censers in their hands, and perfumed the air with amber, aloes-wood, and other scents. After this they served me coffee upon their knees in the finest japan china, with soucoups of silver, gilt. The lovely Fatima entertained me all this while in the most polite agreeable manner, calling me often Guzel sultanum, or the beautiful sultana...
Стр. 101 - One day, whilst lying down, a mocking-thrush alighted on the edge of a pitcher, made of the shell of a tortoise, which I held in my hand, and began very quietly to sip the water; it allowed me to lift it from the ground whilst seated on the vessel: I often tried, and very nearly succeeded, in catching these birds by their legs.
Стр. 412 - Nibelunge," such as it was written down at the end of the twelfth, or the beginning of the thirteenth century, is
Стр. 63 - ... four basins with a pleasing sound. The roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a. sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine Persian carpets, sat the...