| 1828 - 448 pages
...differing, as they did, from any race of men they had ever seen. Their appearance gave no promise of either wealth or civilization, for they were entirely...destitute of beards. Their hair was not crisped, like the recently discovered tribes of the African coast, under the same latitude, but straight and coarse,... | |
| English literature - 1828 - 438 pages
...differing, as they did, from any race of men they had ever seen. Their appearance gave no promise of cither wealth or civilization, for they were entirely naked,...destitute of beards. Their hair was not crisped, like the recently discovered tribes of the African coast, under the same latitude, but straight and coarse,... | |
| Washington Irving - Biography & Autobiography - 1829 - 346 pages
...with a variety of colours and devices, so as to have a wild and fantastic appearance. Their natural complexion was of a tawny, or copper hue, and they...destitute of beards. Their hair was not crisped, like the recently discovered tribes of Africa, under the same latitude, but straight and coarse, partly cut... | |
| Washington Irving - American essays - 1830 - 346 pages
...differing, as they did, from any race of men they had ever seen. Their appearance gave no promise of either wealth or civilization, for they were entirely...destitute of beards. Their hair was not crisped, like the recently discovered tribes of the African toast, under the same latitude, but straight and coarse,... | |
| Washington Irving - America - 1830 - 396 pages
...with a variety of colours and devices, so as to have a wild and fan. tastic appearance. Their natural complexion was of a tawny or copper hue, and they were entirely destitute of heards. Their hair was not crisped, like the recently discovered tribes of Africa, under the same latitude,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1850 - 456 pages
...they were entirely naked, and painted with a variety of colors. With some it was confined merely to a part of the face, the nose, or around the eyes ; with...extended to the whole body, and gave them a wild and fantasticappearance. Their complexion was of a tawny or copper hue, and they were entirely destitute... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 454 pages
...they were entirely naked, and painted with a variety of colops. With some it was confined merely to a part of the face, the nose, or around the eyes ; with...the recently-discovered tribes of the African coast, tinder the same latitude, but straight and coarse, partly cut short above the ears, but some locks... | |
| Reading book - 1854 - 300 pages
...they had ever seen. They were quite naked, and their bodies were painted with a variety of colours. Their complexion was of a tawny or copper hue, and they were entirely without beards. Their * Horizon.] The boundary line, where the earth and sky appear to moet. hair was... | |
| Washington Irving - American literature - 1861 - 506 pages
...they were entirely naked, and painted with a variety of colors. With some it was confined merely to a part of the face, the nose, or around the eyes ; with...complexion was of a tawny or copper hue, and they wore entirely destitute of beards. Their hair was not crisped, like the recently-discovered tribes... | |
| Perseverance - Biography - 1862 - 310 pages
...wonder and curiosity to the Spaniards. They were entirely naked, and painted with a variety of colours. Their complexion was of a tawny or copper hue, and they were without beards ; their hair was straight and coarse, cut short in front, but falling down in long locks... | |
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