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Page 246
The customs , or duties on travellers , are very heavy ; in almost every town , an
ass - load pays a bar of European merchandize , and at Fatteconda , the
residence of the king , one Indian baft , or a musket , and six bottles of gunpowder
, are ...
The customs , or duties on travellers , are very heavy ; in almost every town , an
ass - load pays a bar of European merchandize , and at Fatteconda , the
residence of the king , one Indian baft , or a musket , and six bottles of gunpowder
, are ...
Page 251
The messenger concluded this insulting notification by presenting the King with a
pair of iron sandals ; at the same time adding , that “ until such time as Daisy had
worn out these sandals in his fight , he should never be secure from the arrows ...
The messenger concluded this insulting notification by presenting the King with a
pair of iron sandals ; at the same time adding , that “ until such time as Daisy had
worn out these sandals in his fight , he should never be secure from the arrows ...
Page 292
... three figures are to be seen , carved in relief on a large cornice , of which the
middle one seems to represent a king , that on the left , a queen , and the third an
oslicer or person of high rank . Near these is an equestrian statue of gigantic size
...
... three figures are to be seen , carved in relief on a large cornice , of which the
middle one seems to represent a king , that on the left , a queen , and the third an
oslicer or person of high rank . Near these is an equestrian statue of gigantic size
...
Page 537
In consequence , he engaged the king to try experiments ; which answered so
well , that a manufacture of colours was established solely on the king's acThe
greatest part of the moss employed for this purpose is the lichen tartareus , which
...
In consequence , he engaged the king to try experiments ; which answered so
well , that a manufacture of colours was established solely on the king's acThe
greatest part of the moss employed for this purpose is the lichen tartareus , which
...
Page 538
To honour the memory of the former , a house was erecting in 1791 in the king's
gardens . The Swedish revolution of 1772 , for a most accurate and animated
account of which we are indebted to a Mr. Sheridan , is no doubt fresh in the ...
To honour the memory of the former , a house was erecting in 1791 in the king's
gardens . The Swedish revolution of 1772 , for a most accurate and animated
account of which we are indebted to a Mr. Sheridan , is no doubt fresh in the ...
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