 | François Raymond J. de Pons - 1807 - 572 pages
...avenues of the heart, and under the guise of innocence, lays it open to seduction. Physical and Meral Constitution of the Indians. A few physical and moral...so cruel as those upon the coasts. Very few of the formerare Cannibals, whereas almost all the latter are. Menof this description,abandonedto the caprice... | |
 | Alexander Walker - Colombia - 1822 - 844 pages
...hair black, lank and long, eyes of middling size, sharp nose, large mouth, thick lips, and broad face. Their colour, generally copper, varies according to...deceitful, as they with difficulty support hard labour. Laziness, taciturnity, thoughtlessness, stupidity and falsehood, generally characterize them. It is... | |
 | Alexander Walker - Colombia - 1822 - 846 pages
...hair black, lank and long, eyes of middling size, sharp nose, large mouth, thick lips, and broad face. Their colour, generally copper, varies according to...deceitful, as they with difficulty support hard labour. Laziness, taciturnity, thoughtlessness, stupidity and falsehood, generally characteri/e them. It is... | |
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... DESCRIPTION, &C. A FEW physical and moral traits are at once descriptive of all the various Indian tribes. That which they have in common with respect to their bodily frame, is the big head, narrow forehead, hair black, lank and long, eyes of middling... 