John Ledyard's Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788, Volume 2University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1964 - 698 pages |
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Page 242
... Asiatic & American Indians . The first particoloured Coat mentioned in History was Joseph's The Russians use the word Benanite by way of Reprobation . Child Lot had by his youngest Daughter was called Benani ( Ben - ammi JWL ) 147 The ...
... Asiatic & American Indians . The first particoloured Coat mentioned in History was Joseph's The Russians use the word Benanite by way of Reprobation . Child Lot had by his youngest Daughter was called Benani ( Ben - ammi JWL ) 147 The ...
Page 244
... Asiatic : It is long , loose & of the Mantle kind covering almost /p.72/ every part of the Body . It is a Dress not originally calculated for the Latitudes they at present inhabit . Within Doors the Russian is an Asiatic & without an ...
... Asiatic : It is long , loose & of the Mantle kind covering almost /p.72/ every part of the Body . It is a Dress not originally calculated for the Latitudes they at present inhabit . Within Doors the Russian is an Asiatic & without an ...
Page 284
... Asiatic , it is almost uniform ; the European variety is not more Perfect Beauty is undoubtedly among both ; but an Incon- gruity of Feature is not among the Asiatics . The Arabian Horse in the Subordinate Scale of beings is not a more ...
... Asiatic , it is almost uniform ; the European variety is not more Perfect Beauty is undoubtedly among both ; but an Incon- gruity of Feature is not among the Asiatics . The Arabian Horse in the Subordinate Scale of beings is not a more ...
Common terms and phrases
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