 The idol is a block of wood, having a frightful visage painted black, with a distended mouth of a bloody colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. — Five elephants preceded...  Historical Religious Events - Pagina 97door John Warner Barber - 1828 - 148 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1812 - 1020 pagina’s
...idol, surrounding his throne. 1 was told that there were about 120 persons upon the car -altogether. The idol is a block of wood, having a frightful visage...colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel." The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. Five elephants preceded the... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - 1811 - 432 pagina’s
...feet in height, resting on wheels which indented the ground deeply, as they turned slowly under the ponderous machine. Attached to it were six cables,...colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. — Five elephants preceded... | |
 | 1811 - 550 pagina’s
...feet in height, resting on wheels which indented the ground deeply, as they turned slowly under the ponderous machine. Attached to it were six cables,...colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour.— Five elephants preceded... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - 1811 - 304 pagina’s
...feet in height, resting on wheels which indented the ground deeply, as they turned slowly under the ponderous machine. Attached to it were six cables,...colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. — Five elephants preceded... | |
 | 1811 - 438 pagina’s
...?i»e and length of a ship's cable, by which the people drew it along. Upon the tower were the piiosts and satellites of the idol, surrounding his throne....of a bloody colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dresaed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. Five elephants preceded... | |
 | 1811 - 600 pagina’s
...along. Upon the tower were the priests and satellites of the idol, surrounding his throne. The id. 1 is a block of wood, having a frightful visage painted...colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorg 'ous apparel. The Other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. Five elephants preceded the... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - 1811 - 290 pagina’s
...throne. The idol is a block of wood, " having a frightful visage painted black, with a dis" tended mouth of a bloody colour. His arms are of " gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The " other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. — " Five elephants preceded... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1811 - 622 pagina’s
...throne. The idol is a block of wood, having a frightful visage painted black, with a distended moufh of a bloody colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. — Five elephants preceded... | |
 | 1811 - 568 pagina’s
...feet in height, resting on wheels which indented the ground .deeply, as they turned slowly under the ponderous machine. Attached to it were six cables,...colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. Five elephants preceded the... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - 1812 - 648 pagina’s
...idol, surrounding his throne. I was told that there were about 120 persons upon the car altogether. The idol is a block of wood, having a frightful visage...colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. — Five elephants preceded... | |
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