Idon'tlikeFurnius'sproviso.For,infact,thereisnostateofthingsthatalarmsmeexceptjustthatofwhichhemakes ...
interruptedhim,hemightbythistimehavebeenEmperorofChina,insteadofbeingbeatenbytheKingofSwedenatNarva, ...
out,boundthemaswehaddonetheother,andallwithoutanynoise.Thenwecarriedthemalltogethertotheidol;whenwec ...
atsomedistancebythem,wemadearear-guardoffortymen,andstoodreadyforthem,lettingthecaravanpasshalfamile ...
"Tellmeeverything,Ruth,asyouwouldtoabrother;letmehelpyou,ifIcan,inyourdifficulties,"hesaidtoheroneaf ...
wenttoNankin,whereIboughtninetypiecesoffinedamasks,withabouttwohundredpiecesofotherveryfinesilkofsev ...
Allthefirstnightwespentinmixingupsomecombustiblematter,withaquavitae,gunpowder,andsuchothermaterials ...
heighteningeverydanger;representingtheEnglishandDutchcaptainstobemenincapableofhearingreason,orofdis ...
Liessafe,protected,nordothspearavailToreachthefountofblood.UnnumberedwoundsByarrowdealt,orlance,thus ...
wastocarryupahill,andfoundthathewasnotabletostandlongerunderit;butthatthePortuguesepilotcameandtooki ...
seemedtobebanishedtothere,thaneverhefoundinthehighestauthorityheenjoyedinthecourtofhismastertheCzar; ...
bemadeaninstrumenttoprocuretheescapeofthisexcellentperson;andthat,whateverhazardIran,Iwouldcertainly ...
AstoM.Octavius,Iherebyagainrepeatthatyouranswerwasexcellent:Icouldhavewisheditalittlemorepositivesti ...
oftenobserved,viz.thattheChristianreligionalwayscivilisesthepeople,andreformstheirmanners,whereitisr ...
allthehostofheaven;andnotonlyso,butwere,ofalltheheathensandpagansthateverImetwith,themostbarbarous,e ...