 | 1839 - 444 sayfa
...them, as 1 have heard, a feather of the rukh poslively affirmed to have measured ninety spans, aud the quill part to have been two palms in circumference....whom it was presented he bestowed valuable gifts. They were also the bearers of a tusk of a wild boar, an animal that grows there to the site of a luffalo,... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1846 - 462 sayfa
...having seen them, as to this point ; but they maintained that their shape was altogether that of a bird, or, as it might be said, of the eagle. The Grand Khan...whom it was presented he bestowed valuable gifts." It is idle to speculate upon what was the type or archetype of this feathered monster. The largest... | |
 | Boys - 1852 - 466 sayfa
...having seen them, as to this point; but they maintained that their shape was altogether that of a bird, or, as it might be said, of the eagle. The Grand Khan...whom it was presented he bestowed valuable gifts." — Marco Polo's Travels. Mr. Lane, in his valuable notes to ' The Thousand and One Nights,' has an... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1854 - 586 sayfa
...place. for three months; so strong is the current of water, which constantly runs to the southward.1 The people of the island report that at a certain...those by whom it was presented he bestowed valuable gifts.2 They were also the bearers of 1 The currents which set to the southward through the Mozambique... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1854 - 548 sayfa
...to this point; but they maintained that their shape was altogether that of birds, or, as it might bo said, of the eagle. The grand khan having heard this...bestowed valuable gifts. 2 They were also the bearers of ' ' The currents which set to the southward through the Mozambique Channel, and then taking a westerly... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1868 - 442 sayfa
...rukh, positively affirmed to have measured ninety spans, and the quill part to have been two spans in circumference. This surprising exhibition afforded...whom it was presented he bestowed valuable gifts." We consider that they were bold men, these envoys of his majesty, for the penalty, had they been detected... | |
 | William John Courthope - 1870 - 168 sayfa
...returned to the presence of his majesty, they brought with them (as I have heard) a feather of a roc, positively affirmed to have measured ninety spans,...whom it was presented he bestowed valuable gifts." — Marco Polo's. Travels (Marsden's translation), c. 36. But savants have not mentioned you, not one... | |
 | William John Courthope - 1873 - 146 sayfa
...eat. ROC. Bah ! when our parents, as the truth affirms, Fed the young bird with elephants for worms. palms in circumference. This surprising exhibition...whom it was presented he bestowed valuable gifts." — Marco Polo's Travels (Marsden's translation), c. 36. MARESNEST. Or of your ancestors one chanced... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 1170 sayfa
...rukh, positively affirmed to have measured ninety spans, and the quill part to have been two spans in circumference. This surprising exhibition afforded...whom it was presented he bestowed valuable gifts." We consider that they were bold men, these envoys of his majesty, for the penalty, had they been detected... | |
 | 1878 - 554 sayfa
...with them (as I have heard) a feather of the rokh, positively affirmed to have measured ninety paces, and the quill part to have been two palms in circumference....and upon those by whom it was presented he bestowed rich gifts." Sindbad also speaks of gigantic eagles, huge serpents, " the least of which was capable... | |
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... said, of the eagle. The Grand Khan having heard this extraordinary relation, sent messengers to the island, on the pretext of demanding the release of one of his servants who had been detained there, but in reality to examine into the circumstances... 
