The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1833 |
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... possessed the knowledge of the Egyptians , free from the superstitious reluc- tance of the latter to venture upon the sea . Their local posi- tion naturally engaged them in commercial enterprise : - " and the border of the Canaanites ...
... possessed the knowledge of the Egyptians , free from the superstitious reluc- tance of the latter to venture upon the sea . Their local posi- tion naturally engaged them in commercial enterprise : - " and the border of the Canaanites ...
Side 5
... possessed by Moses . Some , indeed , have imagined the Ophir of scrip- ture to mean Peru ; and the Tarshish from which the fleets of Solomon returned every three years , " bringing gold , and sil- ver , ivory , apes , and peacocks ...
... possessed by Moses . Some , indeed , have imagined the Ophir of scrip- ture to mean Peru ; and the Tarshish from which the fleets of Solomon returned every three years , " bringing gold , and sil- ver , ivory , apes , and peacocks ...
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... possessed a lively curiosity , a boldness and force of intellect , well fitted to open all the recesses of unexplored nature . They were equal to other nations of antiquity in the vividness of their imaginations , and were much superior ...
... possessed a lively curiosity , a boldness and force of intellect , well fitted to open all the recesses of unexplored nature . They were equal to other nations of antiquity in the vividness of their imaginations , and were much superior ...
Side 10
... possessed by the Sarmatians . They were evidently nomadic ; and it is remarkable , that the reputation of virtue and justice which later writers generally gave the Scythians ( as the wandering nations on the shores of the Euxine were ...
... possessed by the Sarmatians . They were evidently nomadic ; and it is remarkable , that the reputation of virtue and justice which later writers generally gave the Scythians ( as the wandering nations on the shores of the Euxine were ...
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... possessed golden treasures , of which it was the occupation of the former to despoil them . The Hyperboreans also seemed to fly continually before the friendly inquiries of our traveller , who was at last informed that they dwelt to the ...
... possessed golden treasures , of which it was the occupation of the former to despoil them . The Hyperboreans also seemed to fly continually before the friendly inquiries of our traveller , who was at last informed that they dwelt to the ...
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1830 |
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