The Travels and Adventures of Celebrated Travelers in the Principal Countries of the GlobeHenry Howe, 1854 - 804 pages |
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Page 43
... succession of strangers . Beside the regalia , there are several other of the royal jewels and badges deposited beside them . They all lie upon velvet cloths and cushions , beneath an iron grating the rich gold and bril- liant gems , in ...
... succession of strangers . Beside the regalia , there are several other of the royal jewels and badges deposited beside them . They all lie upon velvet cloths and cushions , beneath an iron grating the rich gold and bril- liant gems , in ...
Page 60
... succession . After this the whole body stationed themselves at some distance opposite the Emperor in close order , and at a given signal , half of the body , over fif- teen thousand horsemen , started on a run , and suddenly halted a ...
... succession . After this the whole body stationed themselves at some distance opposite the Emperor in close order , and at a given signal , half of the body , over fif- teen thousand horsemen , started on a run , and suddenly halted a ...
Page 65
... succession of years , and when we add that this abounds with vile odors and vermin , it will at once be seen that the Russian peasant is not a very fascinating object to a fastidious taste . Notwithstanding , he never suffers for food ...
... succession of years , and when we add that this abounds with vile odors and vermin , it will at once be seen that the Russian peasant is not a very fascinating object to a fastidious taste . Notwithstanding , he never suffers for food ...
Page 101
... succession of petty kingdoms where law is unknown . At Fatteconda , which he reached on the 21st December , he was obliged to wait upon Almami the king , who had already disgraced him- self by the plunder of Major Houghton . Being ...
... succession of petty kingdoms where law is unknown . At Fatteconda , which he reached on the 21st December , he was obliged to wait upon Almami the king , who had already disgraced him- self by the plunder of Major Houghton . Being ...
Page 122
... succession of objects which could not be viewed without the deepest horror . The ground was strewed with the skeletons of former travelers , who had perished in the attempt to cross this extensive wild- erness . These at first appeared ...
... succession of objects which could not be viewed without the deepest horror . The ground was strewed with the skeletons of former travelers , who had perished in the attempt to cross this extensive wild- erness . These at first appeared ...
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Page 43 - Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore, And coming events cast their shadows before.
Page 613 - They are as venomous as the poison of a serpent, even like the deaf adder, that stoppeth her ears; 5 Which refuseth to hear the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely.
Page 250 - When hastening to the place from whence others fled with the utmost terror, he steered his direct course to the point of danger, and with so much calmness and presence of mind, as to be able to make and dictate his observations upon the motion and figure of that dreadful scene.
Page 498 - But here, — above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone...
Page 554 - Thebes's streets three thousand years ago, When the Memnonium was in all its glory, And time had not begun to overthrow Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous Of which the very ruins are tremendous.
Page 36 - Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, 'Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er ! Such fate to suffering worth is...
Page 555 - Or doffed thine own to let Queen Dido pass; Or held, by Solomon's own invitation, A torch at the great temple's dedication. I need not ask thee if that hand, when...
Page 555 - And standest undecayed within our presence, Thou wilt hear nothing till the judgment morning, When the great Trump shall thrill thee with its warning. Why should this worthless tegument endure, If its undying guest be lost...
Page 36 - O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sunward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming head In humble guise ; But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless maid, Sweet flow'ret of the rural shade ! By love's simplicity betrayed, And guileless trust, Till she, like thee, all soiled, is laid Low i
Page 691 - It was nicely clean and magnificent. I was met at the door by two black eunuchs, who led me through a long gallery between two ranks of beautiful young girls, with their hair finely plaited, almost hanging to their feet, all dressed in fine light damasks, brocaded with silver.