Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of America: From the Earliest Period to the Present TimeJ. & J. Harper, 1836 - 360 pagina's |
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Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of ... Patrick Fraser Tytler Volledige weergave - 1841 |
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Pagina 207 - ... merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, and cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and Hheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.
Pagina 104 - were made for labour; one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night; and, in fact, there is no such thing as travelling any considerable distance, or for any length of time, in this country, without their assistance.
Pagina 175 - I observed that, in proportion as our strength decayed, our minds exhibited symptoms of weakness, evinced by a kind of unreasonable pettishness with each other. Each of us thought the other weaker in intellect than himself, and more in need of advice and assistance.
Pagina 340 - Venetian which made himself very expert and cunning in knowledge of the circuit of the world and islands of the same, as by a card and other demonstrations reasonable he showed, — caused to man and victual a ship...
Pagina 272 - Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around. At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all...
Pagina 284 - Its long, delicate bill enters the cup of the flower, and the protruded doubletubed tongue, delicately sensible, and imbued with a glutinous saliva, touches each insect in succession, and draws it from its lurking place, to be instantly swallowed. All this is done in a moment, and the bird, as it leaves the flower, sips so small a portion of its liquid honey...
Pagina 284 - ... ere long, cause their beauteous petals* to droop and decay. Poised in the air, it is observed peeping cautiously, and with sparkling eye, into their innermost recesses...
Pagina 21 - Spanyards, it was tolde him that there was in the city a valiant man, a Venetian borne named Sebastian Cabot, who had the charge of those things, being an expert man in that science, and one that...
Pagina 172 - English very imperfectly, yet sufficiently to render it unsafe for us to speak on the subject in his presence. We removed the body into a clump of willows behind the tent, and, returning to the fire, read the funeral service in addition to the evening prayers. The loss of a...
Pagina 272 - ... fish ; the eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to take a more certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches it in his grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods.