The Wonders of the World, in Nature, Art, and Mind ...R. Sears, 1856 |
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... visited by seals and turtles , and covered with forest - trees and shrubs . However small the coral islands of the Pacific , and remote from continents , they have in general their families of men . The New World , though very scantily ...
... visited by seals and turtles , and covered with forest - trees and shrubs . However small the coral islands of the Pacific , and remote from continents , they have in general their families of men . The New World , though very scantily ...
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... visited South Africa in 1775 , was one of the last travellers who saw the Hottentots in what may be regarded as their original state . He mentions a woman belonging to one tribe who was pos- sessed of sixty milch cows ; and that on the ...
... visited South Africa in 1775 , was one of the last travellers who saw the Hottentots in what may be regarded as their original state . He mentions a woman belonging to one tribe who was pos- sessed of sixty milch cows ; and that on the ...
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... visited by strangers , the dogs know the inhabitants , and do not molest them , unless , perhaps , when any one of them should happen to stir abroad at night ; but a stranger of any description often dares not ap- proach such places ...
... visited by strangers , the dogs know the inhabitants , and do not molest them , unless , perhaps , when any one of them should happen to stir abroad at night ; but a stranger of any description often dares not ap- proach such places ...
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... visited , and was struck with a disproportionate frequency of barbers ' shops . It was explained , when , on expressing a wish to rest awhile , my experienced Davide led me into one of those open chambers which , in appearance , was ...
... visited , and was struck with a disproportionate frequency of barbers ' shops . It was explained , when , on expressing a wish to rest awhile , my experienced Davide led me into one of those open chambers which , in appearance , was ...
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... visits to and from their female friends , and amuse themselves with a variety of pas- times while at home . Among these , chess and swinging are great favorites , and , while pursuing the latter exercise , the greatest hilarity and ...
... visits to and from their female friends , and amuse themselves with a variety of pas- times while at home . Among these , chess and swinging are great favorites , and , while pursuing the latter exercise , the greatest hilarity and ...
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Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
Africa Albanian America ancient animals appearance Asia Atlantic ocean beautiful birds Bishop bittern Black sea body branches Bremen Bruges building called cathedral cave cavern century Circassians climate coast color common Common Crane considerable Constantinople contains covered distance districts earth east elevation Europe extending extremely feathers flowers four frequently fruit giraffe grebe ground head height Hottentots Humboldt hundred hyæna inches Indian inhabitants interior island king lake land legs length miles mountains native natural nearly negro nest Norway nutmeg ocean orange Orinoco peculiar plants produce quadrupeds race regions remarkable resembling rise river rock seeds seen side Smyrna South America species spot stalactites stone stream surface temple thirty thousand tion town transept tree tribes tropical twenty Val de Bagnes valley vegetable volcano walls whole wild wings young
Népszerű szakaszok
183. oldal - ... from half an inch to an inch and a half in diameter, and two or three feet in length...
85. oldal - 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.
91. oldal - 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.
180. oldal - 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.
426. oldal - 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.
63. oldal - 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...
101. oldal - 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.
412. oldal - Nibelunge," such as it was written down at the end of the twelfth, or the beginning of the thirteenth century, is
63. oldal - ... 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...