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" THEY take the moft poifonous vipers with their bare hands, play with them, put them in their bofoms, and ufe a great many more tricks with them, as I have often feen. The perfon I faw on the above day, had only a fmall viper ; but I have frequently feen... "
Voyages and Travels in the Levant in the Years 1749, 50, 51, 52: Containing ... - Page 61
by Fredrik Hasselquist, Carl von Linné - 1766 - 456 pages
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Annual Register, Volume 9

Edmund Burke - History - 1767 - 632 pages
...the country, as they do in other places. Of the Pfilli, and the fafdnation of ferpents га Egypt. THEY take the moft poifonous vipers with their bare...thofe that were three or four feet long, and of the moft horrid fort. I inquired and examined whether they had cut out the vipers poifonous teeth ; but...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 9

History - 1793 - 586 pages
...other places. O/ the Pßlli, and the fafcinatian of ferpentt in Egypt. THEY take the moft pnifonous vipers with their bare hands, play with them, put...bofoms, and ufe a great many more tricks with them, as Г have often feen. The perfon I £a~.v on the above-djy, had only a finail viper : bat I have frequently...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 9

History - 1803 - 582 pages
...places. Of Ike Pfiili, and the fttßination of fcrpents in Egypt. 'Tp'HEY take the rooft pöifonX. ou« vipers with their bare hands, play with them, put...thofe that were three or four feet long, and of the mod horrid fort. I inquired and examined whether they cut out the viper's poifonous teeth ; but I have...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and sciences ..., Volume 15

Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 814 pages
...more ingenious and rnyfterious artifices. " They take the mod poifonous 'vipers," fays Haflelquift, " with their bare hands, play with them, put them in...many more tricks with them, as I have often feen. I have frequently feen them handle thofe that were three or four feet long, and of the moft horrid...
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Leaves from the Note Book of a Naturalist

William John Broderip - Animal behavior - 1852 - 446 pages
...thing the Europeans are not able to imitate ; namely, fascinate serpents. They take the most poisonous vipers with their bare hands, play with them, put them in their bosoms, and use a great many more tricks with them, as I have often seen. The person I saw on the above...
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