Works, Volume 68Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 46
... given out , also one quart measure of groats on fish days and an equal measure of peas or beans on meat days . Also butter and bread was weighed out every Saturday , and to each man was given 3 pounds of bread and one pound of butter ...
... given out , also one quart measure of groats on fish days and an equal measure of peas or beans on meat days . Also butter and bread was weighed out every Saturday , and to each man was given 3 pounds of bread and one pound of butter ...
Page 121
... given to gods in Hindu iconography . * Rami is Rāma or Ram , the hero of the Epic Ramayana , who became in mediaeval times a Supreme God in the Vaishnava creed , and thence of Hinduism generally . Here the description is altogether ...
... given to gods in Hindu iconography . * Rami is Rāma or Ram , the hero of the Epic Ramayana , who became in mediaeval times a Supreme God in the Vaishnava creed , and thence of Hinduism generally . Here the description is altogether ...
Page 225
... given many kinds of food and precious drinks . My captain , Christoffer Boye , lived two nights , and then died , and was given an honourable funeral and burial , costing 300 dollars2 . A great iron bell which had not been rung for ...
... given many kinds of food and precious drinks . My captain , Christoffer Boye , lived two nights , and then died , and was given an honourable funeral and burial , costing 300 dollars2 . A great iron bell which had not been rung for ...
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A waterspout and mirage Crossing the Line | 56 |
Penguin Island Birds beasts and fish at the Cape | 64 |
Hottentots Description of Africa The Chris | 78 |
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