| Robert Boyle - 1738 - 788 sider
...Levant, teJIs us^ that he faw in Grand Cairo, a neft of four-legged ferpents, two feet long, black, and ugly, kept by a Frenchman, who, when he came to handle them, would run, and hide themfelves in a hole; but upon the mufic of his cittern, would all crawl out again,... | |
| George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 550 sider
...Cairo ; but " the most ingenious was a nest of four-legged .serpents, of two " feet long, black and ugly, kept by a -Frenchman ; who, when " 'he came to handle them, they would not endure him, but ran • « artd hid in their hole ; then would he take his cittern^ and 'play " upon it ; they, hearing... | |
| Charles Bradley - 1823 - 410 sider
...Grand Cairo ; but the most ingenious was a nest of fuur-legged serpents, of two feet long, black and ugly, kept by a Frenchman ; who, when he came to handle them, they would not endure him, but ran and hid in their hole ; then would he take his cittern, and play upon it ; the) . bearing his music,... | |
| Esther Copley - 1828 - 464 sider
...traveller of reputation relates having seen, at Grand Cairo, a nest of serpents of two feet long, black and ugly, kept by a Frenchman, who when he came to handle them, would not endure him, but ran and hid in their hole : then he would take his cithern, and play upon... | |
| Richard Watson - 1832 - 1030 sider
...creatures I saw in Grand Cairo ; but the most ingenious was a nest of serpents, of two feet long, black and ugly, kept by a Frenchman, who, when he came to handle them, would not endure him, but ran and hid in their hole. Then he would take his cittern and play upon it.... | |
| George Horne - 1833 - 438 sider
...Grand Cairo; but the most ingenious was a nest of four-legged serpents, of two feet long, black and ugly, kept by a Frenchman, who. when he came to handle them, they would not endure him, but ran and hid in their hole ; then would he take his cittern, and play upon it ; they, hearing his music,... | |
| Thaddeus Mason Harris - 1833 - 394 sider
...creatures I saw in Grand Cairo ; but the most ingenious was a nest of serpents of two feet long, black and ugly, kept by a Frenchman, who, when he came to handle them, would not endure him, but ran and hid in their hole. Then he would take his cittern and play upon it.... | |
| Richard Cattermole - 1836 - 418 sider
...Grand Cairo ; but the most ingenious was a nest of four-legged serpents, of two feet long, black and ugly, kept by a Frenchman ; who, when he came to handle them, they would not endure him, but ran and hid in their hole ; then would he take his cittern, and play upon it ; they, hearing his music,... | |
| George Horne - 1845 - 588 sider
...Grand Cairo ; but the most ingenious was a nest of four-legged serpents, of two feet long, black and ugly, kept by a Frenchman ; who, when he came to handle them, they would not endure him, but ran and hid in their hole ; then would he take his cittern, and play upon it ; they, hearing his mnsic,... | |
| George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1848 - 464 sider
...Grand Cairo ; but the most ingenious was a nest of four-legged serpents, of two feet long, black and ugly, kept by a Frenchman ; who, when he came to handle them, they would not endure him, but ran and hid in their hole ; then would he take his cittern, and play upon it ; they, hearing his music,... | |
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