Adventures in Southern Seas: A Tale of the Sixteenth CenturyDodd, Mead, 1920 - 287 עמודים |
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Adventures in Southern Seas: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century <span dir=ltr>George Forbes</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 2019 |
Adventures in Southern Seas: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century <span dir=ltr>George Forbes</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 2022 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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קטעים בולטים
עמוד 196 - ... for forty days thereafter. In the Island however which is called Male, dwell the Men alone, without their wives or any other women. Every year when the month of March arrives the men all set out for the other Island, and tarry there for three months, to wit, March, April, and May, dwelling with their wives for that space.
עמוד vii - ... report given of this voyage, " gleams a certain tint of red, by which may, in some measure, be observed that blood-thirsty nature of theirs which has at different times caused so much grief from the loss of several of our young men, whom they have surprised, murdered, carried into the woods, and there devoured. They go entirely naked, without the least shame, except their rajahs or petty kings, who are richly dressed. The heathens of Nova Guinea believe there is some divinity in serpents, for...
עמוד 151 - Amongst these trees night by night, through the whole land, did shew themselves an infinite swarm of fiery worms flying in the air, whose bodies being no bigger than our common English flies, make such a show and light as if every twig or tree had been a burning candle.
עמוד 188 - She was white as regards colour, beautifully shaped, the face aquiline and handsome, rather freckled and rosy, the eyes black and gracious, the forehead and eyebrows good, the nose, mouth, and lips well-proportioned, with the teeth well-ordered and white.
עמוד 157 - ... thus they yielded to the force of the storm, which was such that in five days it took them to the Island of Gold, which lies in the sea on the opposite coast or coast outside of Timor, which is properly called the Southern Coast. When the fishermen reached the Land of Gold, not having eaten during those days of tempest, they set about seeking for provisions.
עמוד 176 - This extraordinary discipline had made him the terror of the coward, and the idol of the brave. In other respects, he readily shared with...
עמוד 163 - The bread given us was made from three kinds of roots, of which there is a great abundance, and they grow without labour, receiving no more help than being dug up and cooked. These roots are pleasant to the taste, very nourishing, and keep for a long while.
עמוד 54 - ... the ship to the shore. The tides are very irregular, and seem to be much affected by the prevailing wind and currents. A change of wind was on some days sufficient to counteract almost entirely the usual ebb of the tide. There is only one tide in the twenty-four hours. The flood tide in the channel between New Ireland and Duke of York sets to the north along the coast of the latter island, and the...
עמוד 156 - At twenty minutes past ten the ship floated, but the leak she had sprung gained on the pumps, and there was now three feet nine inches of water in the hold.
עמוד vii - In the black of their eyes," says a report given of this voyage, " gleams a certain tint of red, by which may, in some measure, be observed that blood-thirsty nature of theirs which has at different times caused...