 The idol is a block of wood, having a frightful visage painted black, with a distended mouth of a bloody colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. — Five elephants preceded...  The Quarterly Review - Page 445edited by - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Missions - 1811 - 568 pages
...throne. The idol is a block of wood, having a frightful visage, painted black, with a distended mouth of a bloody colour. His arms are of gold, and he is...caparisons, which sounded musically as they moved. ' I went uiv in the procession, close by the tower of Moloch ; which, as it was drawn with difficulty,... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - Asia - 1812 - 424 pages
...block of wood, having a frightful vissage painted black, with a distended mouth of a bloody color. His arms are of gold, and? he is dressed in gorgeous...apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow color. Five elephants preceeded the three towers,bearing towering flags, dressed in crimson caparisons,... | |
 | Claudius Buchanan - Asia - 1812 - 382 pages
...a block of wood, having a frightful visage painted black, with a distended mouth of a bloody color. His . arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous...apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow color. Five elephants preceded the three towers, bearing towering flags, dressed in crimson caparisons,... | |
 | 1812 - 582 pages
...mouth of a bloody color. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed * See Book X. Mi/top's JPandemeniuin* in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow color. Five elephants preceded the three towers, bearing towering flags, dressed in crimson caparisons,... | |
 | 1812 - 698 pages
...altogether. The idol is a block of wood, having a frightful vifage painted black, with a diftended mom h of a bloody colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dreffed in . , gorgeousgorgeous apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yel" low colour. —... | |
 | 1812 - 1038 pages
...having a frightful visage painted bhck, with a distended mouih of a bloody colour. His arms are oí gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols arc of a white and yellow colour. Five elephants preceded the three towers, bearing towering flags,... | |
 | John Millard - Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc - 1813 - 704 pages
...throne. The idol is a block of wood, having a frightful visage pauited black, with a distended mouth of a bloody colour. His arms are of gold, and he is...white and yellow colour. Five elephants preceded the towers, bearing towering flags, dressed in crimson caparisons, and having bells hanging to caparisons,... | |
 | William Eusebius Andrews - 1814 - 534 pages
...throne. The idol is a block of wood, hai'inq afrig/ttful visage, painted I/lack, Kith a distended month of a bloody colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The otiier two idols are of a white and yellow colour. — Five elephants preceded the three towers, bearing... | |
 | George Miller - 1813 - 638 pages
...altogether. The idol is a block of wood having a frightful visage painted black, with a distended mouth of a bloody colour. His arms are of gold, and he is dressed in gorgeout apparel. The other two idols are of a white and yellow colour. — Five Elephants preceded... | |
 | Encyclopaedias, John Millard - Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1813 - 712 pages
...wood, having a frightful visage painted black, witli a, -distended mouth of a Jbloody colour. His aT*ms ar'e of gold, 'and he is dressed in gorgeous apparel. The other two idols ate <>fa white ami yellow colour. Five elephants preceded (he towers, bearing towering flags, dressed... | |
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