A Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages & Travels, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time: Arranged in Systematic Order, Geographical and Chronological. The Whole Exhibiting a Faithful and Lively Delineation of the World. Carefully Selected from Writers of Different Nations. In Four Volumes, المجلد 4Mackenzie and Dent, 1818 |
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... sent a flag of truce , to propose terms of accommodation , stipulating for the surrender of the fugitives , as the basis of the agreement . The general replied , that no proposals could be listened to whilst the Birmans continued on ...
... sent a flag of truce , to propose terms of accommodation , stipulating for the surrender of the fugitives , as the basis of the agreement . The general replied , that no proposals could be listened to whilst the Birmans continued on ...
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... the daytime , and at anchor during the night . Finding that our signals , by firing guns and hoisting colours in the usual manner , were not answered , Mr. Palmer , the second officer , was sent in the pinnace , with AN EMBASSY TO AVA . 7.
... the daytime , and at anchor during the night . Finding that our signals , by firing guns and hoisting colours in the usual manner , were not answered , Mr. Palmer , the second officer , was sent in the pinnace , with AN EMBASSY TO AVA . 7.
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... sent in the pinnace , with instructions to proceed up the river as far as Rangoon , in case he did not find a pilot sooner . On the ensuing day , the wind being moderate and fair , captain Thomas ventured to stand in ; and steering by ...
... sent in the pinnace , with instructions to proceed up the river as far as Rangoon , in case he did not find a pilot sooner . On the ensuing day , the wind being moderate and fair , captain Thomas ventured to stand in ; and steering by ...
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... sent to the major , inviting him to wave ceremony , and to attend on the following morning at the great temple of Shoemadoo , to view the amusements of the first day . • At eight o'clock in the morning , ' says he , Baba - Sheen arrived ...
... sent to the major , inviting him to wave ceremony , and to attend on the following morning at the great temple of Shoemadoo , to view the amusements of the first day . • At eight o'clock in the morning , ' says he , Baba - Sheen arrived ...
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... sent forth a sound more grating to the ear than all the rest . This was their constant nocturnal amusement , which never ended before midnight , and was not once remitted , till the principal personage of the embassy became so ...
... sent forth a sound more grating to the ear than all the rest . This was their constant nocturnal amusement , which never ended before midnight , and was not once remitted , till the principal personage of the embassy became so ...
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الصفحة 229 - Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee : be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee : cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
الصفحة 236 - And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot : and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
الصفحة 227 - And Deborah said unto Barak, Up ; for this is the day in which the Lord hath delivered Sisera into thine hand : is not the Lord gone out before thee?
الصفحة 240 - The atmosphere was remarkably clear and serene; but we saw none of those clouds of smoke which by some writers are said to exhale from the surface of Lake Asphaltites, nor from any neighbouring mountain.
الصفحة 452 - AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah : and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship...
الصفحة 381 - Otaheite are handsome, mild, and cheerful in manners and conversation, possessed of great sensibility, and have sufficient delicacy to make them be admired and beloved. The chiefs were so much attached to our people, that they rather encouraged their stay among them than otherwise, and even made them promises of large possessions. Under these and many other...
الصفحة 347 - ... having been in imminent peril of being killed, had not the Commodore, who perceived what he was about, given express orders to his people to desist from firing.
الصفحة 379 - ... strong gripe by the cord that tied my hands, he with many oaths threatened to kill me immediately if I would not be quiet ; the villains around me had their pieces cocked and bayonets fixed.
الصفحة 228 - A sight of this territory can alone convey any adequate idea of its surprising produce : it is truly the Eden of the East, rejoicing in the abundance of its wealth.
الصفحة 45 - I was informed, however, that this appearance of weakness did not proceed from any bodily infirmity, but from the weight of the regal habiliments in which he was clad ; and if what we were told was true, that he carried on his dress fifteen viss, upwards of fifty pounds avoirdupois of gold, his difficulty of ascent was not surprising.