| Mungo Park - Africa - 1799 - 524 pages
...dancing before him'. As soon as he had seated himself upon a mat, by the threshold of his door, a young woman (his intended bride) brought a little water...considered as the greatest proof she could possibly give him of her fidelity and attachment. • About eight o'clock the same evening, the SeraYy a vvoolli,... | |
| Samuel Burder - Bible - 1807 - 434 pages
...to his native town, as soon as he had seated himself on a mat by the threshold of his door, a young woman, his intended bride, brought a little water...this being considered as the greatest proof she could give him of her fidelity and attachment." Travels, p. 347. " At Koolkorro my landlord brought out his... | |
| Mungo Park - Africa - 1807 - 594 pages
...dancing before him. As soon as he had seated himself upon a mat, by the threshold of his door, a young woman (his intended bride) brought a little water...in her eyes, drank the water; this being considered the greatest proof she could give him of her fidelity and attachment. About eight o'clock the same... | |
| Samuel Burder - Bible - 1812 - 428 pages
...to his native town, as soon as he had seated himself on a mat by the threshold of his door, a young woman, his intended bride, brought a little water...this being considered as the greatest proof she could give him of her fidelity and attachment." Travels, p. 347. " At Koolkorro my landlord brought out his... | |
| Horse racing - 1812 - 422 pages
...orders is, " Yat Fan ?" — " Have von eaten your rice f" — ; — (Barrows Travels in China.) A young woman (his intended bride), brought a little water in a calabash, and kneeling down be321 fon? him, desired him to wash his hands ¡ when he had done this, the girl, with a tear of joy... | |
| Mungo Park - Africa, West - 1813 - 374 pages
...dancing before him. As soon as he had seated himself upon a mat by the threshold of his door, a young woman, his intended bride, brought a little water...considered as the greatest proof she could possibly give him of her fidelity and attachment.— About eight o'clock the same evening, the Serawoolli, who had... | |
| Ezra Sampson - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1813 - 434 pages
...a young 30 BARBADOES....BARBARY....BAREIN. woman, his intended bride, brought a little water in 9. calabash, and kneeling down before him, desired him...done this, the girl, with a tear of joy sparkling fn her eyes, drank the water ; this being considered as the greatest proof she could possibly give... | |
| Priscilla Wakefield - Africa - 1814 - 396 pages
...fashion, on the Gambia. One of the sl'atees, who accompanied us, resided at Baniserile, where a young woman, his intended bride, brought a little water...tear of joy sparkling in her eyes, drank the water, as a mark, according to their ideas, of the highest fidelity and attachment. We renewed our journey,,... | |
| Augustin Calmet - Bible - 1814 - 636 pages
...tohis native town, as soon as he had seated himself on a matt, by the threshold of his door, a young woman, his intended bride, brought a little water...with a tear of joy sparkling in her ey.es, drank the mater : this being considered as the greatest proof she could possibly give him of her fidelity and... | |
| Mungo Park - 1816 - 520 pages
...dancing before him. As soon as he had seated himself upon a mat, by the threshold of his door, a young woman (his intended bride) brought a little water...in her eyes, drank the water; this being considered the greatest proof she could give him of her fidelity and attachment. About eight o'clock the same... | |
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