... grunt. As the drum waxed faster, so did the dance, until at length the movements were as rapid as the human frame could possibly endure. At some passages they all sprang into the air a wonderful height, and, as their feet again touched the ground... The Aborigines of Victoria - Página 173por Robert Brough Smyth - 1878 - 939 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...first business ; then came a singular kind of gymnastics, which might be entitled the snake-polka. " They all sprang into the air a wonderful height, and,...singular manner ; and the straight white lines on the Hmba being thus put in oscillation, each stripe became for the moment a writhing serpent." This was... | |
| Godfrey Charles Mundy - 1852 - 430 páginas
...movements were as rapid as the human frame could possibly endure. At some passages they all sprung into the air a wonderful height, and, as their feet...singular manner, and the straight white lines on the lirnbs being thus put in A COROBBEBY. 217 oscillation, each stripe for the moment became a writhing... | |
| Godfrey Charles Mundy - 1852 - 428 páginas
...was commenced by the dancers, every step being enforced by a heavy stamp and a noise like a paviour's grunt. As the drum waxed faster so did the dance,...frame could possibly endure. At some passages they all sprung into the air a wonderful height, and, as then: feet again touched the ground, with the legs... | |
| Godfrey Charles Mundy - 1852 - 430 páginas
...was commenced by the dancers, every step being enforced by a heavy stamp and a noise like a paviour's grunt. As the drum waxed faster so did the dance,...frame could possibly endure. At some passages they ah 1 sprung into the air a wonderful height, and, as their feet again touched the ground, with the... | |
| 1852 - 818 páginas
...first business ; then came & singular kind of gymnastics, which might be entitled the snake-polka, " They all sprang into the air a wonderful height, and, as their feet «gain touched the ground, with the legs will? astride, the muscles of the thighs •кчто set a... | |
| Frederick Taylor Whitington - 1887 - 338 páginas
...commenced by the dancers, every step being enforced by a heavy stamp, and a noise like a paviour's grunt. As the drum waxed faster, so did the dance,...height, and as their feet again touched the ground, with their legs wide astride, the muscles of the thighs were set a-quivering in a singular manner, and the... | |
| Frederick Taylor Whitington - 1888 - 384 páginas
...commenced by the dancers, every step being enforced by a heavy stamp, and a noise like a paviour's grunt. As the drum waxed faster, so did the dance,...height, and as their feet again touched the ground, with their legs wide astride, the muscles of the thighs were set a-quivering in a singular manner, and the... | |
| 1852 - 798 páginas
...first business ; then came a singular kind of gymnastics, which might be entitled the suake-polka. " They all sprang into the air a wonderful height, and,...muscles of the thighs were set a quivering in a singular mauner ; and the straight white lines on the limbs being thus pat in oscillation, each stripe became... | |
| Godfrey Charles Mundy - 1852 - 430 páginas
...was commenced by the dancers, every step being enforced by a heavy stamp and a noise like a paviour's grunt. As the drum waxed faster so did the dance, until at length the movements were as^apid as the human frame could possibly endure. At some passages they all sprung into the air a wonderful... | |
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