 | Edmund Burke - 1779 - Počet stránok 734
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence thefe Hones had formerly been dug; and that it would have been...they might have been in the days of the Dutch; at lead, I faw nothing that could induce me to think fo. On the contrary, I rather fuppofe that they are... | |
 | 1794 - Počet stránok 614
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence thefe nones had formerly been dug ; and that it would have been...are not, in my opinion, looked upon as idols by the prefcnt inhabitants, whatever they might have been in the days of the Dutch ; at ¡eaft, I faw nothing... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1796 - Počet stránok 380
...narrow, as juft to admit a man to enter upon all fours. The gigantic ftatues are not, in Captain Cook's opinion, looked upon as idols by the prefent inhabitants,...might have been in the days of the Dutch; at leaft, he faw nothing that could induce him to think fo. On the contrary, he rather fuppofes that they are... | |
 | 1805 - Počet stránok 608
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence these stones had formerly been dug; and that it would have been no difficult matler to roll them down the hill after they were formed. I think this a very reasonable conjecture... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1812 - Počet stránok 1030
...Captain Cook had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence thefe ftones had formerly been dug ; and that it would have been...to roll them down the hill after they were formed. They faw not an animal of any fort, and but very few birds ; nor indeed any thing which can induce... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - Počet stránok 542
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence these stones had formerly been dug ; and that it would have been...the hill after they were formed. I think this a very reasonable conjecture, and have no doubt that it has been so. On the declivity of the mountain towards... | |
 | General history - 1815 - Počet stránok 802
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence these stones had formerly been dug ; and that it would have been...the hill after they were formed. I think this a very reasonable conjecture, and have no doubt that it has been so. On the declivity of the mountain towards... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - Počet stránok 546
...myself quite ignorant. Nor are we better acquainted with their religion. The gigantic statues, so often mentioned, are not, in my opinion, looked upon as idols by the present inhabitants, whatever they might have been in thé days of the Dutch; at least I saw nothing... | |
 | James Cook - 1821 - Počet stránok 386
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence these stones had formerly been^ dug ; and that it would have been...to roll them down the hill after they were Formed. 1 think this a very reasonable conjecture ; and have no doubt that it has been so. On the declivity... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - Počet stránok 530
...from whom I had this information, is of opinion that there had been a quarry here, whence these stones had formerly been dug ; and that it would have been...to roll them down the hill after they were formed. [ think this a very reasonable conjecture, and have no doubt that it has been so. On the declivity... | |
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Hones had formerly been dug; and that it would have been no difficult matter to roll them down the hill after they were formed. I think this a very reafonable conjecture ; and have no doubt that it has been fo. 
