Observations on the Passage to India, Through Egypt: Also by Vienna Through Constantinople to Aleppo, and from Thence by Bagdad and Directly Across the Great Desert to Bassora : With Occasional Remarks on the Adjacent Countries, an Account of the Different Stages, and Sketches of the Several Routes on Four Copper PlatesW. Faden ... J. Robson ... and R. Sewell, 1785 - 270 sider |
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Observations on the Passage to India, Through Egypt: Also by Vienna Through ... James Capper Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 2020 |
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Side 42 - ... is carried too far, yet, on the whole, one cannot help admiring the fancy and invention of the author, in striking out such a variety of pleasing incidents : pleasing, I...
Side 253 - Borel entirely without clothes, presented him with his abba, or outer cloak, invited him to approach the fire, and gave him coffee and a pipe ; which an Arab, when he is not on the march, has always prepared. The people finding that Monsieur Borel did not understand Arabic, enquired for his interpreter, who was found asleep, and slightly wounded.
Side 252 - ... seldom forgive, it occurred to him that they paid great respect to old age ; and also, that they seldom destroy those who supplicate for mercy ; whence he concluded, that if he should throw himself upon the protection of the oldest person among them, he might probably be saved. In order to approach them unperceived, he crept towards them upon his hands and knees ; and when arrived within a few paces of their circle, having singled out one who had the most venerable appearance, he sprang over...
Side 254 - Arab iheick, who is very much attached to us ; but Mr. Abraham knew it would be very difficult to prevail on him to violate...
Side 29 - ... before I went to bed; and it was so effectual, that I found myself pretty easy all the night after. My female physicians repeated their prescription the next morning, before they went ashore, and again, in the evening, when they returned on board; after which, I found the pains entirely removed; and the cure being perfected, they took their leave of me the following morning. This they call romee...
Side xxvi - Alexandria, in a tolerable good failing veflel feldom exceeds eighteen days, and is often performed in ten or twelve; from Alexandria he will eafily get to Suez in eight days; and from thence to Anjengo is a voyage of twenty-five days; to Bombay twenty-eight ; to...
Side 29 - Then, as many of them as could get round me, began to squeeze me with both hands, from head to foot, but more particularly on the parts where the pain was lodged, till they made my bones crack, and my flesh became a perfect mummy.
Side 226 - It will be remembered that by our written agreement at Aleppo, I was to give him five hundred dollars on the road, and eight hundred more on our arrival at Graine: the former fum therefore...
Side 25 - This being the laft ablution, you are then covered with a napkin, andfrom hence again conducted to the undrefling room, and placed upon the before-mentioned bench with a carpet under you, and being extended upon it at full length, your attendant again offers to rub you dry with napkins. Some people have their nails cut, and alfo are...
Side 250 - Baflbra, when early one morning he perceived himfelf followed by a party of about thirty Arabs mounted on camels, who foon overtook him. As they approached, he by his interpreter defired they would pleafe to advance, or halt, or move to the right or left of him, for he chofe. to travel by himfelf; they anfwered that they fhould not interfere with him, and went forwards at a brifk rate.