 Hodmadods have: and setting aside their human shape, they differ but little from brutes. They are tall, straight-bodied, and thin, with small, long limbs. They have great heads, round foreheads, and great brows. Their eyelids are always half closed, to...  The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery - Page 311by William Desborough Cooley - 1830Full view - About this book
 | William Dampier - Buccaneers - 1699 - 592 pages
...human Shape, they differ but little from Brutes. They are tall, ftrait bodied, and thin, with fmall long Limbs. They have great Heads , round Foreheads, and great Brows. Their Eye-lids are always half clofed, to keep the Flies out of their Eyes : they being fb troublelbme here, that no fanning will... | |
 | William Dampier - Australia - 1703 - 774 pages
...Humane Shape, they differ but little troiii Brutes. They are tall, ftrait bodied, and thin, with fmall long Limbs. They have great Heads, round Foreheads, and great Brows. Their Eye-lids are always half clofed, to keep the Flies, out of their Eyes ; they being fo troublefome here, that no fanning will... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Discoveries in geography - 1812 - 1030 pages
...human ihape, they differ but little from brutes. They are tall, ftrait-bodied and thin, with fmall long limbs. They have great heads, round foreheads, and great brows. Their eyelids are always half clofed, to keep the flies out of their eyes : they being fo troublefome here, that no fanning will... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 416 pages
...houses, and clothes; black, tall, thin, straight bodied, 'with small limbs, great heads, and heavy brows.' Their eyelids are always half closed, to keep the flies out of their eyes, which are here so troublesome, that no fanning will drive them away from the face ; and without the... | |
 | Theology - 1829 - 434 pages
...strait bodied, and thin, with small, long limbs. They have great heads, round foreheads, and g*eat brows. Their eyelids are always half closed, to keep the flies out of their eyes ; they being so troublesome here, that no fanning will keep them from coming to one's face ; and without... | |
 | Christian Isobel Johnstone - America - 1831 - 476 pages
...says, " they differ but little from brutes. They are tall, straight-bodied and thin, with long small limbs. They have great heads, round foreheads, and...always half closed to keep the flies out of their eyes, so that they never open their eyes like other people ; and therefore they cannot see far, unless they... | |
 | Simpkin, Marshall & Co - 1832 - 1114 pages
...are gentlemen. They have no houses, animals, or poultry ; their persons are tall, straight-bodied, thin, with long limbs ; they have great heads, round...and therefore they cannot see far unless they hold up their heads as if they were looking at something over them. They have great bottlenoses, full lips,... | |
 | William Henry Breton - 1833 - 502 pages
...Hottentots compared with them are gentlemen ! They have no houses, animals, nor poultry; their persons are tall, straight bodied, thin, with long limbs ;...from their infancy, they never open their eyes as some people do, and therefore they cannot see far unless they hold up their heads, as if they were... | |
 | William Henry Breton - Aboriginal Australians - 1834 - 448 pages
...Hottentots compared with them are gentlemen ! They have no houses, animals, nor poultry ; their persons are tall, straight bodied, thin, with long limbs ;...from their infancy, they never open their eyes as some people do, and therefore they 166 MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. cannot see far unless they hold up their... | |
 | William Henry Breton - Australia - 1835 - 454 pages
...Hottentots compared with them are gentlemen ! They have no houses, animals, nor poultry; their persons are tall, straight bodied, thin, with long limbs;...from their infancy, they never open their eyes as some people do, and therefore they cannot see far unless they hold up their heads, as if they were... | |
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