 | 1841 - 782 pagine
...my wonder increased, and I remembered a story which travellers and voyagers had told me long before, that there is, in certain of the islands, a bird of...rukh', that feedeth its young ones with elephants. I was convinced, therefore, that the dome which I had seen was one of the eggs of the rukh'." I wondered... | |
 | 1841 - 794 pagine
...my wonder increased, and I remembered a story which travellers and voyagers had told me long before, that there is, in certain of the islands, a bird of enormous size, called the rukh', that VOL. III. feedeth its young ones with elephants. I was convinced, therefore^ that the dome which I... | |
 | 1848 - 600 pagine
...my wonder increased, and I remembered a story which travelers aud voyagers had told me long before, that there is, in certain of the islands, a bird of enormous size, called the roc, that feedeth its young ones with elephants. I was convinced, therefore, thai the dome which. I... | |
 | 1848 - 604 pagine
...my wonder increased, and I remembered R story which travelers and voyagers had told me long before, that there is, in certain of the islands, a bird of enormous size, called the roc, that feedeth its young ones with elephants. I was convinced, therefore, that the dome which I... | |
 | 1853 - 896 pagine
...my wonder increased, and I remembered a story which travellers and voyagers had told me long before, that there is, in certain of the islands, a bird of enormous size, called the roe, that feedeth its young ones with elephants. I was convinced, therefore, that the dome which I... | |
 | Edward William Lane - 1859 - 726 pagine
...my wonder increased, and I remembered a story which travellers and voyagers had told me long before, that there is, in certain of the islands, a bird of...rukh', that feedeth its young ones with elephants. I was convinced, therefore, that the dome which I had seen was one of the eggs of the rukh '.8* I wondered... | |
 | Edward William Lane - 1859 - 724 pagine
...my wonder increased, and I remembered a story which travellers and voyagers had told me long before, that there is, in certain of the islands, a bird of enormous size, called the rukh', that fecdeth its young ones with elephants. I was convinced, therefore, that the dome which I had seen was... | |
 | Edward Stanley Poole - 1865 - 718 pagine
...my wonder increased, and I remembered a story which travellers and voyagers had told me long before, that there is, in certain of the islands, a bird of...rukh', that feedeth its young ones with elephants. I was convinced, therefore, that the dome which I had seen was one of the eggs of the rukh'.22 I wondered... | |
 | 1886 - 802 pagine
...my wonder increased, and I remembered a story which travellers and voyagers had told me long before, that there is, in certain of the islands, a bird of enormous size, called the roc, that feedeth its young ones with elephants. I was convinced, therefore, that the dome which I... | |
 | 1895 - 302 pagine
...my wonder increased, and I remembered a story which travellers and voyagers had told me long before, that there is, in certain of the islands, a bird of...rukh', that feedeth its young ones with elephants. I was convinced, therefore, that the dome which I had seen was one of the eggs of the rukh'. I wondered... | |
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... attentively, I saw that it was a bird, of enormous size, bulky body, and wide wings, flying in the air; and this it was that concealed the body of the sun, and veiled it from view upon the island. At this my wonder increased, and I remembered a story... 
