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Page 30 - They are a quiet, peaceable race, hospitable and kind to strangers, though suspicious and distrustful of them. Unacquainted, indeed, with the practice of the higher virtues, but equally unfamiliar with vice in its darker forms, with desires and wants circumscribed and limited, and the means of satisfying them attainable without much labour, they have little incitement to increased exertion for the purpose of augmenting their productions ; and hence, in all probability, the little attention paid to...
Page 33 - ... have seen in the Arabic. The multitude of inscriptions in the latter character, is an evidence that it was very extensively spread and known throughout the islands. Both of these characters were invariably carved in relief. The modern Arabic character was apparently introduced about the same time as the present native writing." „The modern alphabet contains eighteen letters, and is called by the natives Gabali-Tana. There are some auxiliary letters in it, derived from the Arabic and Persian,...
Page 47 - And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
Page 33 - No old manuscripts with this character are preserved. One peculiarity in the alphabet is, that some of the consonants change their form according to the various vowel-sounds with which they are united, the construction of the letter being altogether different.
Page 41 - JRAS, new series, vol. x, p. 202, note 2. The sacrifice at the launch of a new ship still survives at the Maldives, as described by Pyrard. " On such occasions a small vessel, three or four feet long, being decked out with flags, and having samples of the various fruits of the island, is set adrift ; should it be a boat newly built, other ceremonies are observed, accompanied with feasting, music, etc. The miniature vessel is decorated with flowers, and her gunwales are hung with fruits, for which,...
Page 34 - There are several kinds of Tana writing; and we are inclined to think that the one at present used, was not so generally adopted until within the last fifty years, as many tombstones are evidently inscribed in a character differing from the Gabali-Tana : the letters at least have a different sound, and the signs used for vowels are different.
Page 151 - Guiana and a minute knowl" edge of it would not further your ulterior views — besides " which, it is easily accessible at any time, and its investigation " now would cause an expense which might be inconvenient — *' it must not be made a first object. With regard to it you " should be guided entirely by the opinions and advice which " you may receive, particularly from Sir Carmichael Smyth,
Page 81 - It is about the size of a panther, with very powerful fore-quarters, narrow tapering loins, black and pointed muzzle, and small erect ears. The tail is long, and at the extremity there is a bunch of hair several inches in length. The...
Page 8 - Towards the centre of the island there is an insulated rock about three hundred feet in height, which is steep on every side, and seems to have formerly served the purpose of a retreat to some bands of pirates or robbers. The summit can only be gained by climbing up through a narrow aperture resembling a chimney. Some of our officers, who ascended by this way, found at the top the ruins of several houses and two tanks. The natives have a tradition, that this singular spot was formerly taken possession...
Page 10 - We found it inhabited by a few fishermen, who, to the number of about 10O, reside in wretched huts, within the walls of an extensive fort. They live together as one family, and are a poor and insulated race, bearing some resemblance to the tribe who reside in the vicinity of Ras Musandam, with whom (and in this they are singular) they maintain a friendly intercourse. They have a great aversion to mixing with their neighbours, and rarely ever visit the town of Kishm, though only...