| Mr. Marshall (William) - 1785 - 698 Seiten
...by pods, that have a wonderful effect ; for thefe are exceedingly large, more than a foot, fometimes a foot and a half in length, and two inches in breadth, and of a nut-browa colour when ripe ; fo that thp effecT: they occafion, when hangr ing on the fides... | |
| Mr. Marshall (William) - 1796 - 504 Seiten
...by pods, that have a wonderful effect ; for thefe are exceedingly large, more than a foot, fometimes a foot and a half in length, and two inches in breadth, and of a nutbrown colour when ripe ; fo that the effeft they occafion, when hanging on the fides of... | |
| 1861 - 296 Seiten
...no paper to make into books, the Ceylonese cut slips from the talipot leaf, a foot in length, and 2 inches in breadth, which they smooth and mark with a fine steel pencil, in the Cingalese characters. To make these more distinct, they rub them over with charcoal and oil, which,... | |
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