The Wonders of Nature and Art: Or, A Concise Account of Whatever is Most Curious and Remarkable in the World; Whether Relating to Its Animal, Vegetable and Mineral Productions, Or to the Manufactures, Buildings and Inventions of Its Inhabitants, Compiled from Historical and Geographical Works of Established Celebrity, and Illustrated with the Discoveries of Modern Travellers, المجلد 10J. Walker, 1804 |
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... piece of tobacco from a post where some is hung , and gives it to one of his friends , but if any person can prove that he has performed greater feats than those the other boasts of , he has a right to take the piece of tobacco that was ...
... piece of tobacco from a post where some is hung , and gives it to one of his friends , but if any person can prove that he has performed greater feats than those the other boasts of , he has a right to take the piece of tobacco that was ...
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... piece of buffalo dung on the top of each , whilst a certain number of men lie concealed in buffalo skins , to drive the animals in a straight direction to the pound . Every preparation being made , three or four men set off on foot to ...
... piece of buffalo dung on the top of each , whilst a certain number of men lie concealed in buffalo skins , to drive the animals in a straight direction to the pound . Every preparation being made , three or four men set off on foot to ...
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... ; to compose which they first detach the mother of pearl from the shell , give it a fine polish on both sides , and divide it VOL . X. C into small pieces , which are afterwards perforated for the CUSTOMS , MANNERS , & c . 13.
... ; to compose which they first detach the mother of pearl from the shell , give it a fine polish on both sides , and divide it VOL . X. C into small pieces , which are afterwards perforated for the CUSTOMS , MANNERS , & c . 13.
الصفحة 14
... pieces , which are afterwards perforated for the conveniency of stringing . The garments of the women consist of three pieces , two of which form a petticoat , reaching from the girdle to the feet , and the third a short- cloak , which ...
... pieces , which are afterwards perforated for the conveniency of stringing . The garments of the women consist of three pieces , two of which form a petticoat , reaching from the girdle to the feet , and the third a short- cloak , which ...
الصفحة 82
... piece of ground , in which the Commodore pitched ! his tent , was a small lawn , that lay on a little ascent , at the distance of about half a mile from the sea . In the front of his tent was a large avenue cut through the woods to the ...
... piece of ground , in which the Commodore pitched ! his tent , was a small lawn , that lay on a little ascent , at the distance of about half a mile from the sea . In the front of his tent was a large avenue cut through the woods to the ...
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الصفحة 179 - Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, That heaven would want spectators, God want praise. Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night : how often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator...
الصفحة 55 - No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States, and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever, from any king, prince or foreign state.
الصفحة 179 - Lest total darkness should by night regain Her old possession, and extinguish life In nature and all things : which these soft fires Not only...
الصفحة 58 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And Congress may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.
الصفحة 179 - These then, though unbeheld in deep of night, Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, That heaven would want spectators, God want praise : Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night...
الصفحة 173 - The instant the animal perceives itself attacked, it throws itself on its back, and with its claws pinches most terribly whatever it happens to fasten on. But the dexterous crab-catcher takes them by the hinder legs, in such a manner that the nippers cannot touch him, and thus he throws them into his bag. Sometimes also they are caught when they take refuge in the bottoms of holes in rocks by...
الصفحة 172 - The most of them, therefore, are obliged to continue in the flat parts of the country till they recover, making holes in the earth, which they cover at the mouth with leaves and dirt, so that no air may enter.
الصفحة 48 - This denomination seem to have obtained their name from their baptizing their new converts by plunging. They are also called Tumblers, from the manner in which they perform baptism, which is by putting the person, while kneeling, head first under water, so as to resemble the motion of the body in the action of tumbling.
الصفحة 38 - The climate and external appearance of the country conspire to make them indolent, easy, and good-natured; extremely fond of society, and much given to convivial pleasures. In consequence of this, they seldom show any spirit of enterprise, or expose themselves willingly to fatigue. Their authority over their slaves renders them vain and imperious, and entire strangers to that elegance of sentiment, which is so peculiarly characteristic of ref1ned and polished nations.
الصفحة 85 - In this solitude he continued four years' and four months, during which time only two incidents happened which he thought worth relating, the occurrences of every day being in his circumstances nearly similar. The one was, that...