The World Displayed; Or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations: In which the Conjectures and Interpolations of Several Vain Editors and Translators are Expunged, Every Relation is Made Concise and Plain, and the Divisions of Countries and Kingdoms are Clearly and Distinctly Noted. Illustrated and Embellished with Variety of Maps and Prints by the Best Hands..J. Newbery, 1760 |
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Page 82 - Thefe ufe firearms ; but are chiefly armed in the country manner with fword and target, and wear the Indian drefs. Nothing has more contributed to render this ifland populous, than the mildnefs of the government, and the toleration of all religions, which is fo univerfal, that Roman Catholic churches, Mahometan mofques, Gentoo pagodas, and the worfhip of the Parfees are equally protected.
Page 86 - It can at moft be about three miles in compafs, and confifls of almoft all hill ; at the foot of which as you land, you fee juft above the...
Page 86 - ... by the fuper-incumbent mountain, with which they are alfo of one piece. At the further end of this temple are three gigantic figures, the face of one of which is at leaft five...
Page 84 - It is now converted into a pleafant manfion-houfe, and what with the additional buildings, and improvements of the gardens, affords a fpacious and commodious habitation. There is an avenue to it of a hedge and trees near a mile long ; and, though near the feafide, is fhckered from the air of it by a hill between.
Page 192 - ... and a broad deep ditch the reft of it. The governor's houfe is both beautiful and convenient ; and there are feveral other good houfes in the fort, and in the town without the fort ; but the road is at too great a diftance...
Page 83 - ... fituate on what is called the Green ; a fpacious area that continues from the fort thereto, and is pleafantly laid out in walks planted with trees, round which are moftly the houfes of the Englifh inhabitants. THESE are generally but ground-floored after the roman fafhion, and moftly with a court-yard before and behind, in which are the offices and out-houfes. They are fubftantially built with ftone, lime, and fmooth plaiftered on the out-fide. They are often kept white-warned, which has a neat...
Page 76 - THE huts of the lower fort of people, are built fomething after the nature of our barns : the fides . are a fort of reeds tied together, and plaiftered. over with a mixture of clay and cow-dung ; the roofs thatched with a kind of matting of coconuc leaves.