| John Crawfurd - Cochin China - 1830 - 506 pages
...waters of the rivers or ocean, may supernatural crocodiles or great fishes devour me, or may the winds and waves overwhelm me; or may the dread of such evils...there to go through innumerable stages of torture, amongst which may I be condemned to carry water over the flaming regions in open wicker-baskets to... | |
| Edmund Roberts - History - 1837 - 484 pages
...waters of the rivers or ocean, may supernatural crocodiles or great fishes devour me, or may the winds and waves overwhelm me ; or may the dread of such...estranged from every pleasure, or may I be afflicted with the intolerable oppressions of my superiors, or may a plague cause my death ; after which may... | |
| East Asia - 1847 - 560 pages
...in Siamese Astronomy represents Capricorn] Mache' (or large fishes) devour me ; or may the winds or waves overwhelm me ; or may the dread of such evils...the intolerable oppressions of my superiors ; or may Cholera Morbus cause my death ; after which may 1 be precipitated into hell, there to go through innumerable... | |
| James Richardson Logan - 1847 - 590 pages
...in Siamese Astron<*ny represents Capricorn] Madid (or large fishes) devour me ; or may the winds or waves overwhelm me ; or may the dread of such evils...the intolerable oppressions of my superiors ; or may Cholera Morbus cause my death ; after which may 1 be precipitated into hell, there to go through innumerable... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851 - 782 pages
...waters of the rivers or ocean, may supernatural crocodiles or great fishes devour me, or may the winds and waves overwhelm me, or may the dread of such evils...pleasure, or may I be afflicted by the intolerable oppression of my superiors, or may a plague cause my death : after which may I be precipitated into... | |
| William Chambers - Periodicals - 1856 - 570 pages
...waters of the rivers or ocean, may supernatural crocodiles or great fishes devour me, or may the winds and waves overwhelm me, or may the dread of such evils...pleasure, or may I be afflicted by the intolerable oppression of my superiors, or may a plague cause my death : after which may I be precipitated into... | |
| John Bowring - Thailand - 1857 - 554 pages
...in Siamese astronomy represents Capricorn], mache* [or large fishes], devour me; or may the winds or waves overwhelm me : or may the dread of such evils keep me during my life a prisoner at home, estranged from every pleasure ; or may I be afflicted by the intolerable... | |
| Military art and science - 1865 - 670 pages
...which in Siamese astronomy represents Capricorn), macke (large fish) devour me ; or may the winds or waves overwhelm me; or may the dread of such evils keep me during my life a prisoner at home, estranged from every pleasure : or may I be afflicted by the intolerable... | |
| N. A. McDonald - Thailand - 1871 - 246 pages
...water of the river or ocean, may supernatural crocodiles or great fish devour me; or may the winds and waves overwhelm me, or may the dread of such evils keep me a prisoner during life at home, estranged from every pleasure. May I be afflicted with intolerable... | |
| John Henry Gray - Voyages and travels - 1879 - 656 pages
...water of the river or ocean, may supernatural crocodiles or great fish devour me ; or may the winds and waves overwhelm me, or may the dread of such evils keep me a prisoner during life at home, estranged from every pleasure. May I be afflicted with intolerable... | |
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