 | Tobias Smollett - 1799 - 614 trang
...efcape, he licked the board until it was quite dry. A faphie writer was a man of too great confequence to be long concealed : the important information was carried to the Dooty, who fent his fon with half a fheet of writing-paper, defiring me to write him a naphula faphie (a charm... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1807 - 434 trang
...the charm, washed the writing from the board into a calabash with a little water » and having said a few prayers over it, drank this powerful draught...escape, he licked the board until it was quite dry." Travels, p. 236. No. 722. — vi. 5. And shall let the. locks of the hair of his head grow.] The Egyptians... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1807 - 594 trang
...of the charm, washed the writing from the board into a calabash with a little water, and having said a few prayers over it, drank this powerful draught...which, lest a single word should escape, he licked the bXoaft until it was quite dry. A saphie writer was a man of too great consequence to be long concealed... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1812 - 428 trang
...the charm, washed th/J writing from the board into a calabash with a little water ; and having said a few prayers over it, drank this powerful draught...escape, he licked the board until it was quite dry." Travels, p. 236. No. 722. — vi. 5. And shall let the locks of the hair1 of his head grow.] The Egyptians... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1813 - 374 trang
...of the charm, washed the writing from the board into a calabash with a little water, and having said a few prayers over it, drank this powerful draught...carried to the Dooty, who sent his son with half a sheet •f writing paper, desiring me to write him a nafihula safihie (a charm to procure wealth.) He brought... | |
 | Augustin Calmet - 1814 - 636 trang
...of'the charm, mashed the writing from the board into a calabash, with a little water, and having said a few prayers over it, drank this powerful draught...escape, he licked the board until it was quite dry," M. Park, p. 236. Here we find the sentiments expressed in writing are supposed tobe communicated to... | |
 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - 508 trang
...the Bambarran washed the writing from the hoard into a calabash with a little water, and having said a few prayers over it, drank this powerful draught;...escape, he licked the board until it was quite dry. Information of this circumstance being carried to the governor, he sent his son with half a sheet of... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1827 - 506 trang
...into a calabash, with a littlf water, and having said a few prayers over it, drank VOL. ii. 2 E thii powerful draught; after which, lest a single word...escape, he licked the board until it was quite dry." Mungo Park, 2S6. Here we find the sentiments expressed in writing are supposed to be communicated to... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 814 trang
...the charm, washed the writing from the board into a calabash with a little waler ; and, having said a few prayers over it, drank this powerful draught;...to the dooty, who sent his son with half a sheet of writing paper, desiring me to write him a naphula saphie (a charm to procure wealth). He brought me... | |
 | Augustin Calmet - 1832 - 1060 trang
...into a calabash, with a little water, ami having said a few prayers over it, drank this now---- nil draught ; after which, lest a single word should escape, he licked the board until it was quite dry." (Page 236.) Here we find the sentiments expressed in writing supposed to be communicated to water ;... | |
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I therefore wrote the board full from top to bottom on both sides ; and my landlord, to be certain of having the whole force of the charm, washed the writing from the board into a calabash with a little water, and having said a few prayers over it, drank... 
