 | Edmund Burke - 1779 - 734 oldal
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence thefe Hones had formerly been dug; and that it would have been...they might have been in the days of the Dutch; at lead, I faw nothing that could induce me to think fo. On the contrary, I rather fuppofe that they are... | |
 | 1794 - 614 oldal
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence thefe nones had formerly been dug ; and that it would have been...are not, in my opinion, looked upon as idols by the prefcnt inhabitants, whatever they might have been in the days of the Dutch ; at ¡eaft, I faw nothing... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - 380 oldal
...narrow, as juft to admit a man to enter upon all fours. The gigantic ftatues are not, in Captain Cook's opinion, looked upon as idols by the prefent inhabitants,...might have been in the days of the Dutch; at leaft, he faw nothing that could induce him to think fo. On the contrary, he rather fuppofes that they are... | |
 | 1805 - 608 oldal
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence these stones had formerly been dug; and that it would have been no difficult matler to roll them down the hill after they were formed. I think this a very reasonable conjecture... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1812 - 1030 oldal
...Captain Cook had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence thefe ftones had formerly been dug ; and that it would have been...to roll them down the hill after they were formed. They faw not an animal of any fort, and but very few birds ; nor indeed any thing which can induce... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 542 oldal
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence these stones had formerly been dug ; and that it would have been...the hill after they were formed. I think this a very reasonable conjecture, and have no doubt that it has been so. On the declivity of the mountain towards... | |
 | General history - 1815 - 802 oldal
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence these stones had formerly been dug ; and that it would have been...the hill after they were formed. I think this a very reasonable conjecture, and have no doubt that it has been so. On the declivity of the mountain towards... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 546 oldal
...myself quite ignorant. Nor are we better acquainted with their religion. The gigantic statues, so often mentioned, are not, in my opinion, looked upon as idols by the present inhabitants, whatever they might have been in thé days of the Dutch; at least I saw nothing... | |
 | James Cook - 1821 - 386 oldal
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence these stones had formerly been^ dug ; and that it would have been...to roll them down the hill after they were Formed. 1 think this a very reasonable conjecture ; and have no doubt that it has been so. On the declivity... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 530 oldal
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence these stones had formerly been dug ; and that it would have been...to roll them down the hill after they were formed. [ think this a very reasonable conjecture, and have no doubt that it has been so. On the declivity... | |
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Hones had formerly been dug; and that it would have been no difficult matter to roll them down the hill after they were formed. I think this a very reafonable conjecture ; and have no doubt that it has been fo. 
