 ... fathoms, and there they remain as long as they are able. And there they find the shells that contain the pearls [and these they put into a net bag tied round the waist, and mount up to the surface with them, and then dive anew. When they...  Palms and Pearls: Or Scenes in Ceylon - Page 285by Alan Walters - 1892 - 317 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Marco Polo - 1871 - 592 pages
...mischief at their will. These Abraiaman know also how to charm beasts and birds and every living thing. When the men have got into the small boats they jump...remain as long as they are able. And there they find the shells that contain the pearls [and VOL. n. x these they put into a net bag tied round the waist,... | |
 | Henry Hardy Cole, William Tayler, South Kensington Museum - 1874 - 412 pages
...mischief at their will. These Abraiaman know also how to charm beasts and birds and every living thing. When the men have got into the small boats, they jump...remain as long as they are able. And there they find the shells that contain the pearls [and these they put into a net bag tied round the waist, and mount... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1875 - 668 pages
...mischief at their will. These Abraiaman know also how to charm beasts and birds and every living thing. When the men have got into the small boats they jump...to the bottom, which may be at a depth of from 4 to 1 2, fathoms, and there they remain as long as they are able. And there they find the shells that contain... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1875 - 884 pages
...small boats they jump into the water and dive to the bottom, which may be at a depth of from 4 to 1 2 fathoms, and there they remain as long as they are able. And there they find the shells that contain the pearls [and these they put into a net bag tied round the waist, and mount... | |
 | Noah Brooks, Marco Polo - 1897 - 308 pages
...mischief at their will. These Abraiaman know also how to charm beasts and birds and every living thing. When the men have got into the small boats they jump...dive to the bottom, which may be at a depth of from four to twelve fathoms, and there they remain as long as they are able. And there they find the shells... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1897 - 578 pages
...their will. These Abraiaman know also how to charm beasts and birds and every living thing. When tlie men have got into the small boats they jump into the water and dive to the bottom, which mny be at a depth of from 4 to 12 fathoms, and there they remain as long as they are able. And there... | |
 | Noah Brooks, Marco Polo - 1897 - 318 pages
...boats they jump into the water and dive to the bottom, which may be at a depth of from four to twelve fathoms, and there they remain as long as they are able. And there they find the shells that contain the pearls, and these they put into a net bag tied round the waist, and mount... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1902 - 198 pages
...gulf, where they stop from the beginning of April till the middle of May. THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO and there they remain as long as they are able. And there they find the shells that contain the pearls, and these they put into a net bag tied round the waist, and mount... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1903 - 768 pages
...mischief at their will. These Abraiaman know also how to charm beasts and birds and every living thing. When the men have got into the small boats they jump...to the bottom, which may be at a depth of from 4 to i 2 fathoms, and there they remain as long as they are able. And there they find the shells that contain... | |
 | Hutton Webster - 1917 - 414 pages
...mischief at their will. These Brahmans know also how to charm beasts and birds and every living thing. When the men have got into the small boats, they jump...dive to the bottom, which may be at a depth of from four to twelve fathoms, and there they remain as long as they are able. And there they find the shells... | |
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