Identifier: travelstodiscove01bruc (find matches)
Title: Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773
Year: 1790 (1790s)
Authors: Bruce, James, 1730-1794
Subjects: Natural history -- Ethiopia Early works to 1800 Rare books -- 18th century Ethiopia -- Description and travel Early works to 1800 Ethiopia -- History Early works to 1800 Nile River -- Early works to 1800 Egypt -- Description and travel Early works to 1800
Publisher: Edinburgh, Printed by J. Ruthven, for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, London
Contributing Library: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University

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diction, when we confider the harp that follows. I had no fooner finifhed the harp which I had taken inhand, than I went to my alliflant, to fee what progrefs he hadmade in the drawing in which he was engaged. I found,to my very great furprife, that this harp differed effentially,,in form and diflribution of its parts, from the one I haddrawn, without having lofl any of its elegance; on the con-trary, that it was fmifhed with full more attention thanthe other. It fecmed to be fineered with the fame materials,ivory and tortoife-ihcll, but the firings were differently dif-pofed, the ends of the three longefl, where they joined tothe founding-board below, were defaced by a hole dug inthe wall. Several of the firings in different parts had beenfcraped as with a knife, for the refl> it was very perfect. Ithad eighteen firings. A man, who feemed to be flill olderthan the former, but in habit perfectly the fame, bare-footed,clofc flhaved, and of the fame complexion with him, flood playing
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