 | William Whitaker Shreeve - 1817 - 128 oldal
...become orthodox by descent from ages. It is, that at the beginning of the world God created in Africa three black men and three white, with the same number of women, and placed before them a large and attractive box and an insignificant-looking sealed paper. The black men had the first choice, and... | |
 | Thomas Robbins - 1824 - 494 oldal
...barrels of powder each, and most of the smaller towns ten, and two barrels of powder."* The Ashr.nteec say that, at the beginning of the world, God created...calabash, and a sealed paper. The black men had the privilegi of choosing, and they took the box, expecting it contained every thing ; but when they opened... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1834 - 682 oldal
.../LSIiuillrL'S. m sacrifices at their funerals and iestivals. I hey say that, at the beginning of the world, CJod created three black men and three white, with the...them a large box, or calabash, and a sealed paper 4S* The black men had the privilege of choosing, and they took the box, expecting it contained every... | |
 | William Burder - 1841 - 624 oldal
...idolaters, and most lavish of human blood in sacrifices at their funerals and festii.iii ces. valg^ They say that, at the beginning of the world, God created...choosing, and they took the box expecting it contained everything; but when they opened it, they found only gold, iron, and other motals, of which they did... | |
 | William Burder - 1841 - 638 oldal
...gross idolaters, and most lavish of human blood in sacrifices at their funerals and festivals. They say that, at the beginning of the world, God created...the same number of women, and placed before them a largo box, or calabash, and a sealed pajier. The black men had the privilege of choosing, and they... | |
 | Vincent L. Milner - 1872 - 672 oldal
...gross idolaters, and most lavish of human blood in sacrifices at their funerals and festivals. They say that, at the beginning of the world, God created...choosing, and they took the box expecting it contained everything ; but when they opened it, they found only gold, iron, and other metals, of which they did... | |
 | Albert Leighton Rawson - 1886 - 866 oldal
...demon. The Ashantees are, perhaps, the most polished nation of negroes to be met with in Africa. They say that, at the beginning of the world, God created...choosing, and they took the box expecting it contained everything ; but when they opened it they found only gold, iron, and other metals, of which they did... | |
 | 1847 - 552 oldal
...become orthodox by descent from ages. It is, that at the beginning of the world God created in Africa three black men and three white, with the same number of women, and placed before them a large and attractive box and an insignificant-looking sealed paper. The black men had the first choice, and... | |
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They say that, at the beginning of the world, God created three black men, and three white, with the same number of women, and placed before them a large box, or calabash, and a sealed paper. The black men had the privilege of choosing, and they took... 