 ... namely, crocodiles, and serpents. The serpents were kept in large casks or vessels ; the crocodiles in ponds, which were walled round. There were also, various ponds, for fish, two of which, that are remaining and still beautiful, we have seen in...  Tales from American History - Page 77by Eliza Robbins - 1833Full view - About this book
 | Francesco Saverio Clavigero - Indians of Mexico - 1806 - 448 pages
...Mexico. Montezuma, who was not fatisfied with having every fort of animal in his palace, alfo collefted there all irregularly formed men, who either from the colour of their hair, or of their Ikin, or fome other deformity in their perfons, perfons, were oddities of their fpecies. A humour this,... | |
 | Francesco Saverio Clavigero - Indians of Mexico - 1807 - 578 pages
...are remaining and still beautiful, we have seen in the palace of Chapoltepec, two miles from Mexico. Montezuma, who was not satisfied with having every...delivered them from the inhuman insults of their other fellow-creatures. • All his palaces were surrounded with beautiful gardens, where there was every... | |
 | 1832 - 612 pages
...two of which are remaining, and still beautiful, in the palace of Chapoltepec, two miles from Mexico. Montezuma, who was not satisfied with having every...of animal in his palace, also collected there all irregularly-formed men, who either from the colour of their hair, or of their skin, or some other deformity... | |
 | William Bullock - Mexico - 1824 - 576 pages
...remaining and still beautiful, we have seen in the palace of Chapoltepec, two miles from Mexico. ** Montezuma, who was not satisfied with having every...delivered them from the inhuman insults of their other fellow-creatures. " All his palaces were surrounded with -beautiful gardens, .where there was every... | |
 | William Bullock - Mexico - 1824 - 586 pages
...remaining and still beautiful, we have seen in the palace .of Chapoltepec, two miles from Mexico. ." Montezuma, who was not satisfied with having every...palace, also collected there all irregularly formed nien, who, either from the colour of their hair or of their skin, or some other deformity in their... | |
 | Adventure and adventurers - 1826 - 638 pages
...are remaining and still beautiful, we have seen in the palace of Chapoltepec, two miles from Mexico. Montezuma, who was not satisfied with having every...delivered them from the inhuman insults of their other fellow-creatures. All his palaces were surrounded with beautiful gardens, where there was every kind... | |
 | Josiah Conder - Voyages and travels - 1830 - 380 pages
...remaining and still beautiful, we have seen in the palace of Chapoltepec, two miles from Mexico. " Montezuma, who was not satisfied with having every...in their persons, were oddities of their species. &. humour this, however, not unattended with beneficial consequences, as it gave maintenance to a number... | |
 | Beatrice K. Otto - History - 2001 - 444 pages
...(1731-87) echoes and expands on this, confirming the charitable element also apparent in European courts: Montezuma who was not satisfied with having every...delivered them from the inhuman insults of their other fellow-creatures.103 Figure 6 A Mayan hunchback CHAPTER ONE Similarly, at the court of Suleiman I (Suleiman... | |
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