The Retrospective Review, Volume 13Charles and Henry Baldwyn, 1826 - Books |
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Page 23
... told him , Sir , it was to boil your cabbage . ' " " Such another was the Spanish traveller , who was so habituated to hyperbolize , and relate wonders , that he became ridiculous in all companies , so that he was forced at last to give ...
... told him , Sir , it was to boil your cabbage . ' " " Such another was the Spanish traveller , who was so habituated to hyperbolize , and relate wonders , that he became ridiculous in all companies , so that he was forced at last to give ...
Page 28
... told you , before , what is the best cordial to expel them thence . ' In the paragraphs we shall next quote , the author touches upon the poetical literature of France , and then turns to some general conclusions with respect to the ...
... told you , before , what is the best cordial to expel them thence . ' In the paragraphs we shall next quote , the author touches upon the poetical literature of France , and then turns to some general conclusions with respect to the ...
Page 55
... told with the spirit and dignity of an historian . His ears , or those of his inter- preters , were always open to the reports of foreign countries ; of Crim Tartary , Mingrelia , and Carthage . We are indebted to his curiosity , for ...
... told with the spirit and dignity of an historian . His ears , or those of his inter- preters , were always open to the reports of foreign countries ; of Crim Tartary , Mingrelia , and Carthage . We are indebted to his curiosity , for ...
Page 59
... told , that wine gave birth to all this . On his departure , he , therefore , bestowed his benediction on a liquor , which united men in such bonds of good will and affection . The next day , he returned ; and Busbequius's Travels . 59.
... told , that wine gave birth to all this . On his departure , he , therefore , bestowed his benediction on a liquor , which united men in such bonds of good will and affection . The next day , he returned ; and Busbequius's Travels . 59.
Page 66
... told Busbequius that , a very few days before , he had a room - full , but he had made kettles and caldrons of them , thinking them of no use or value in their original state . Busbequius , in giving a detail of some of the marvellous ...
... told Busbequius that , a very few days before , he had a room - full , but he had made kettles and caldrons of them , thinking them of no use or value in their original state . Busbequius , in giving a detail of some of the marvellous ...
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