Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet, Esq: Deputed from the London Missionary Society, to Visit Their Various Stations in the South Sea Islands, China, India, &c. Between the Years 1821 and 1829, 3. köideCrocker and Brewster, 1832 |
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... covered with mats , and the sides almost quite open . ' The town is estimated to contain ten thousand inhabitants ; the houses and shops are generally decent and cleanly . A stream of fresh water is conducted down each side of every ...
... covered with mats , and the sides almost quite open . ' The town is estimated to contain ten thousand inhabitants ; the houses and shops are generally decent and cleanly . A stream of fresh water is conducted down each side of every ...
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... covered with yellow silk , and splendidly fringed and flowered with gold ; the legs also appeared burnished gold ; and the height convenient for sit- ting upright , which his majesty did with great dignity , though there were neither ...
... covered with yellow silk , and splendidly fringed and flowered with gold ; the legs also appeared burnished gold ; and the height convenient for sit- ting upright , which his majesty did with great dignity , though there were neither ...
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... covered with fertility in every form of tree , and plant , and flower , blooming into beauty , or expanding into luxuriance , runs , in irregular lines and breadths , between the masses of bare granite which emboss the surface of the ...
... covered with fertility in every form of tree , and plant , and flower , blooming into beauty , or expanding into luxuriance , runs , in irregular lines and breadths , between the masses of bare granite which emboss the surface of the ...
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... covered with a great variety of sweetmeats , togeth- er with cakes , tarts , and other confectionary dainties ; also a tea - pot , and cups and saucers . Every thing was exceedingly clean , and the different articles for making a slight ...
... covered with a great variety of sweetmeats , togeth- er with cakes , tarts , and other confectionary dainties ; also a tea - pot , and cups and saucers . Every thing was exceedingly clean , and the different articles for making a slight ...
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... covered with a pro- fusion of the most delicious fruits . These were accompanied by Madeira wine , which was drunk , like every other bever- age here , out of cups of the most delicate and exquisitely beautiful porcelain . The greatest ...
... covered with a pro- fusion of the most delicious fruits . These were accompanied by Madeira wine , which was drunk , like every other bever- age here , out of cups of the most delicate and exquisitely beautiful porcelain . The greatest ...
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Page 168 - His eyes appeared inflamed : he bowed before the serpent, then prostrated himself, afterwards respectfully touched his head, looked fixedly upon the serpent, prostrated himself again, then touched it, and rushed out, as if in a paroxysm of delight at the thought of having worshipped this thing ! When he got out of the temple, he walked all round, within the verandah, and, having once more bowed at the door of the temple, he departed with a hurried step. We cannot conceive of any human being having...
Page 247 - the dark places of *« the earth are full of the habitations of
Page 44 - ... .Then said he unto me, prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, Son of man, and say to the wind, thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Page 40 - Ruler in and over the conscience ; for to this end Christ died, rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living...
Page 291 - Tis time this heart should be unmoved, Since others it hath ceased to move: Yet, though I cannot be beloved. Still let me love! My days are in the yellow leaf; The flowers and fruits of love are gone ; The worm, the canker, and the grief Are mine alone!
Page 210 - The face of the country around is well-wooded, slightly undulated, and rich in well-watered paddy-grounds. The lofty, abrupt, and picturesque ghauts are seen to the eastward, extending to the north and south as far as the eye can reach. The scenery is highly romantic and beautiful. The vicinity of Nagercoil is very populous. The inhabitants are Brahmins, goldsmiths, shopkeepers, weavers, carpenters, sharnars (or the climbers of the palmyra-trees), &c.
Page 71 - ... which a brilliant angular ornament hung over her forehead and between her eye-brows. She stood in a modest and graceful attitude, having her eyes fixed on the floor, though she occasionally raised them, with a glance of timid curiosity, towards the spectators. Her hands...
Page 34 - ... and another company made their appearance, dressed like the former. When they were all seated, an old woman entered, and laid down at the feet of each, an instrument resembling a bow, with an arrow on the string, about two feet long, lacquered red and decorated with gold. The dancers soon afterwards rose and went through all the evolutions of the others, holding these bows in their hands, which added exceedingly to the beauty and picturesque effect of their groups and attitudes.
Page 42 - Others were playing upon small musical instruments ; while a crowd of careless fellows, having nothing to do as far as we could discern, stood by them within the sacred erection. Two large flambeaux, and some sticks of incense, were burning on the table before the high-priest. On a smaller stage, about ten yards opposite to these, in the middle of the court, a slaughtered hog, shaved and gutted, was fixed upright upon a tressel, and by it a goat. Five yards beyond this, another platform, eight feet...
Page iii - Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, Even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.