 | 1872 - 592 pàgines
...trick, the mangotrick, the sitting in the air. Again we have in the memoirs of the Emperor Jahangir a detail of the wonderful performances of seven jugglers from Bengal who exhibited before him. Two facts are thus described : " Ninth — They produced a man whom they divided limb from limb actually... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1875 - 672 pàgines
...preceding page is taken from Melton's plate. Again we have in the Memoirs of the Emperor Jaha~ngir a detail of the wonderful performances of seven jugglers...severing his head from the body. They scattered these mutilated.JB«aibers along the ground, and in this state they lay for some time. They then extended... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1875 - 730 pàgines
...the preceding page is taken from Melton's plate. Again we have in the Memoirs of the Emperor Jahdngir a detail of the wonderful performances of seven jugglers...whom they divided limb from limb, actually severing hh head from the body. They scattered these mutilated members along the ground, and in this state they... | |
 | Thomas Frost - 1876 - 376 pàgines
...took off the lid, and drew from it nearly a hundred platters full, each with a stewed fowl at the top. They produced a man whom they divided limb from limb,...severing his head from the body. They scattered these members along the ground, and in this state they laid for some time. They then extended a sheet over... | |
 | Helena Petrovna Blavatsky - 1877 - 696 pàgines
...of the Emperor Jahangire, the performances of seven jugglers from Bengal, who exhibited before him, are thus described: "Ninth. They produced a man whom...members along the ground, and in this state they lay some time. They then extended a sheet over the spot, and one of the men putting himself under the sheet,... | |
 | Helena Petrovna Blavatsky - 1877 - 688 pàgines
...of the Emperor Jahangire, the performances of seven jugglers from Bengal, who exhibited before him, are thus described : "Ninth. They produced a man whom...members along the ground, and in this state they lay some time. They then extended a sheet over the spot, and one of the men putting himself under the sheet,... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1882 - 368 pàgines
...Bengali jugglers, who exhibited before him. Two of them bear a close resemblance to the foregoing. Thus : they produced a man whom they divided limb from limb, actually severing his head from the body. These mutilated members they scattered along the ground, where they remained for some time. A sheet... | |
 | Noah Brooks, Marco Polo - 1897 - 318 pàgines
...before, without showing the least damage ! " Again, we have in the Memoirs of the Emperor Jahangir a detail of the wonderful performances of seven jugglers...before him. Two of their feats are thus described : (1) They produced a man whom they divided limb from limb, actually severing his head from the body.... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1903 - 918 pàgines
...sure whether he had any other authority for it. The cut on this page is taken from Melton's plate. feats are thus described: "Ninth. They produced a...members along the ground, and in this state they lay /or some time. They then extended a sheet or curtain over the spot, and one of the men putting himself... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1903 - 828 pàgines
...cut on this page is taken from Melton's plate. Again we have in the Memoirs of the Kmpercr Jahangir a detail of the wonderful performances of seven jugglers...from Bengal who exhibited before him. Two of their aod if was professedly *— "-—*•"« doafatlm of sac poond. It is -_rr Fnnca Tus — i js a per$.raoxe... | |
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They then extended a sheet or curtain over the spot, and one of the men putting himself under the sheet, in a few minutes came from below, followed by the individual supposed to have been cut into joints, in perfect health and condition, and one might... 
