 Accordingly he crawled on his hands and knees to a place shown him, between the presents ranged in due order on one side, and the place where the emperor sat, on the other, and then kneeling, he bowed his forehead quite down to the ground, and so crawled...  Bentley's Miscellany - Страница 630под редакцията на - 1858Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | James Augustus St. John - 1831 - 328 страници
...presence, leaving us behind. As soon as he came thither, they cried out aloud ' Holland;! Captain!' which was the signal for him to draw near, and make...sat, on the other, and then kneeling he bowed his forehead quite down to the ground, and so crawled backwards, like a crab, without uttering one single... | |
 | 1839 - 702 страници
...audience. "As soon as the resident entered the hall of audience, they cried out, ' Holanda Captain!' which was the signal for him to draw near and make his obeisances. Accordingly, he crawled on his hands and knees to a place shown him, between the presents... | |
 | Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Williams - 1840 - 680 страници
...audience. " As soon as the resident entered the hall of audience, they cried out, ' Horanda Capitán ." which was the signal for him to draw near and make...the presents ranged in due order on one side, and tire place where the emperor sat on the other ; and there, kneeling, he bowed his forehead quite down... | |
 | Philipp Franz von Siebold - 1841 - 450 страници
...audience. " As soon as the resident entered the hall of audience, they cried out, ' Holanda Captain!' which was the signal for him to draw near and make his obeisances. Accordingly, he crawled on his hands and knees to a place shown him, between the presents... | |
 | 1841 - 314 страници
...soon," he says, " as the president entered the hall of audience, they cried out ' Holanda Capitan /' •which was the signal for him to draw near and make his obeisances. Accordingly, he crawled on his hands and knees to a place shown him, between the presents... | |
 | 1842 - 326 страници
...presence, leaving us behind. As soon as he came thither, they cried out aloud ' Hollanda Captain !' which was the signal for him to draw near, and make...sat, on the other, and then kneeling, he bowed his forehead quite down to the ground, and so crawled backwards, like a crab, without uttering one single... | |
 | Sir John Francis Davis - 1852 - 374 страници
...the Hollanders bought their miserable privileges : — "He crawled on his hands and knees to a spot shown him, between the presents ranged in due order...the place where the emperor sat on the other ; and thus, kneeling, hebowed his forehead quite down to the ground, and so crawled backwards like a crab,... | |
 | sir John Francis Davis (1st bart.) - 1852 - 388 страници
...the Hollanders bought their miserable privileges : — " He crawled on his hands and knees to a spot shown him, between the presents ranged in due order...the place where the emperor sat on the other ; and thus, kneeling, he bowed his forehead quite down to the ground, and so crawled backwards like a crab,... | |
 | 1852 - 252 страници
...degradation. The Hollander, it seems, was obliged to crawl on his hands and knees to a spot shóVn him, between the presents ranged in due order on one...the place where the Emperor sat on the other; and thus, kneelmg, he bowed his forehead quite down to the ground, and so crawled backward like a crab,... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1852 - 474 страници
...presence, leaving us behind. As soon as he came thither, they cried out aloud, 'Now, Hollanda Capitan !'* which was the signal for him to draw near and make his obeisances. Accordingly, he crawled on his hands and knees to a place showed him, between the presents... | |
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