Ethiopians; their hair is black and thick, and not very long, it is worn tied back upon the head in the form of a little tail. In person they are of good proportions, of middle stature, a little above our own, broad across the breast, strong in the arms,... The Discoveries of America to the Year 1525 - Page 307by Arthur James Weise - 1884 - 380 pagesFull view - About this book
| New-York Historical Society - New York (State) - 1841 - 518 pages
...middle stature, a little above our own, broad across the breast, strong in the arms, and well formed in the legs and other parts of the body ; the only...looks is that they have broad faces, but not all, however, as we saw many that had sharp ones, with large black eyes and a fixed expression. They are... | |
| United States - 1857 - 498 pages
...stature — a little above our own, — broad across the breast, strong in the arms, and well formed in the legs and other parts of the body. The only...looks is that they have broad faces ; but not all, as we saw many that had sharp ones with large black eyes and a fixed expression. They are not very... | |
| HENRY G. MURPHY - 1875 - 222 pages
...middle stature, a little above our own, broad across the breast, strong in the arms, and well formed in the legs and other parts of the body; the only...looks is that they have broad faces, but not all, however, as we saw many that had sharp ones, with large black -eyes and a fixed expression. They are... | |
| Barnard Shipp - Biography & Autobiography - 1881 - 720 pages
...middle statue, a little above our own, broad across the breast, strong in the arms, and well formed in the legs and other parts of the body; the only...their good looks is, that they have broad faces, but * "Historical Account of Discovery and Travels in North America," by Hugh Murray, FRSE f "The North... | |
| Manasseh ben Israel - Indians - 1881 - 446 pages
...above our own ; broad across the b strong in the arms, and well formed in other parts of the body. The exception to their good looks is that they have broad faces ; but not all, í saw many that had sharp ones, with large black eyes and fixed expression. are not very strong in... | |
| E. E. Hale - 1882 - 310 pages
...middle stature, a little above our own, broad across the breast, strong in the arms, and well formed in the legs and other parts of the body ; the only...looks is that they have broad faces; but not all, however, as we saw many that had sharp ones, with large black eyes and a fixed expression. They are... | |
| Edward Everett Hale - Discoveries in geography - 1883 - 308 pages
...middle stature, a little above our own, broad across the breast, strong in the arms, and well formed in the legs and other parts of the body ; the only...looks is that they have broad faces; but not all, however, as we saw many that had sharp ones, with large black eyes and a fixed expression. They are... | |
| Stephen Denison Peet, J. O. Kinnaman - America - 1895 - 408 pages
...middle stature, a little above our own, broad across the breast, strong in the arms, and well formed in the legs and other parts of the body. The only...many who had sharp ones, with large black eyes and a fierce expression. At the end of one hundred leagues we discovered a very delightful place among some... | |
| Guy Carleton Lee, Francis Newton Thorpe - America - 1903 - 698 pages
...middle stature, a little above our own ; broad across the breast, strong in the arms, and well formed in the legs and other parts of the body. The only...looks is that they have broad faces; but not all, however, as we saw many that had sharp ones, with large black eyes and a fixed expression. They are... | |
| Guy Carleton Lee, Francis Newton Thorpe - North America - 1903 - 658 pages
...middle stature, a little above our own ; broad across the breast, strong in the arms, and well formed in the legs and other parts of the body. The only...looks is that they have broad faces; but not all, however, as we saw many that had sharp ones, with large black eyes and a fixed expression. They are... | |
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