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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 23
Page 22
... residence of a Javanese prince , who , with his subjects ( and , indeed , the bulk of the native population of the whole island , ) are Ma- hommedans . We were introduced to his Highness , who re- ceived us very graciously ; and when we ...
... residence of a Javanese prince , who , with his subjects ( and , indeed , the bulk of the native population of the whole island , ) are Ma- hommedans . We were introduced to his Highness , who re- ceived us very graciously ; and when we ...
Page 29
... residence of the personage who bears the title of emperor - a very equivocal one , while for- eigners are masters of the whole of his dominions , either by sovereignty or influence . Many of the native chiefs we have observed on ...
... residence of the personage who bears the title of emperor - a very equivocal one , while for- eigners are masters of the whole of his dominions , either by sovereignty or influence . Many of the native chiefs we have observed on ...
Page 31
... residence , we walked through that and two beyond , which were thronged with thousands of spectators - all kept in perfect order by native soldiers on duty . In the fourth and centre court , where the palace stands , the military pre ...
... residence , we walked through that and two beyond , which were thronged with thousands of spectators - all kept in perfect order by native soldiers on duty . In the fourth and centre court , where the palace stands , the military pre ...
Page 51
... buildings , giving the whole an air of European con- sequence . On landing , we proceeded to the residence of the Society's agent , the celebrated translator of the Scriptures 52 LORD'S DAY AT MACAO . into the Chinese tongue.
... buildings , giving the whole an air of European con- sequence . On landing , we proceeded to the residence of the Society's agent , the celebrated translator of the Scriptures 52 LORD'S DAY AT MACAO . into the Chinese tongue.
Page 56
... residence here , he wrote a great portion of his Lusiad , in which he celebrat- ed the glory of his countrymen , who , under Vasco de Gama , discovered the south - east passage to India , by doubling the cape of Good Hope . Here , too ...
... residence here , he wrote a great portion of his Lusiad , in which he celebrat- ed the glory of his countrymen , who , under Vasco de Gama , discovered the south - east passage to India , by doubling the cape of Good Hope . Here , too ...
Other editions - View all
Journal of Voyages and Travels by the Rev. Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet ... London Missionary Society No preview available - 2013 |
Common terms and phrases
afterwards Allahabad appearance arrived attend bamboo Batavia beautiful Belgaum Bellary Benares boat body boys Brahmins building Calcutta called Canton chapel Chinese Chinsurah Christian church cloth consisting corpse Cuddapah deputation distance Doorga eight elephant English European exceedingly eyes feet female festival five four friends Ganges girls gospel ground hands head hills Hindoo hundred idol inches inhabitants island kind king labors land language length Lord's day Madagascar Madras Mahommedan Malacca Malays Mauritius miles missionary MISSIONS IN SOUTH morning multitudes Nagercoil native nearly neighborhood ornaments pagodas palace palanquins persons pious population Port Louis Portuguese present principal Quilon Radama reached received residence rice river roof rupees sacred schools Scriptures seen Serampore side Society SOUTH INDIA stands station streets Tamil language temple thing thousand tion town Travancore Trawin trees twenty Tyerman vessel village Vizagapatam whole worship
Popular passages
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.