 | Tobias Smollett - 1799 - 614 halaman
...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 halaman
...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 halaman
...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 halaman
...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 halaman
...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 halaman
...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 halaman
...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 halaman
...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 halaman
...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 halaman
...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... 
