The Zincali; Or, An Account of the Gypsies of Spain: With an Original Collection of Their Songs and Poetry, and a Copious Dictionary of Their Language, Band 1John Murray, 1841 |
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Abillela acquainted alguazil amongst Andalusia andial animals appearance Arabic arrived Badajoz bands Barbary believe blessed blood brother Busné Busnee called Caló camelo cast chalanes Comunéros connexion considered contrabandistas Cordova corregidor death dialect dress Egyptians Estremadura Europe evil eye father favour females Foutsa frequently Germania Gitános Gypsy habits hand horses individual invariably jargon Jews jockey king labourers land language lived Logroño Lord Madrid manner Maria de Padilla means Miquelets Moorish Moors Moriscos mother mule never night observe ondoba origin Padilla peculiar penelo perhaps Persian person plunder possess present day principal provinces of Spain race religion remarkable respect robber Roma Rommany Sanscrit saro scarcely sect Seville singular songs Spain Spaniards Spanish speak spoke steal strange surdan tános tell thieves thievish thing thou tion tongue town Undebel various villages wandering whilst wild woman women words
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Seite 86 - I am not very willing that any language should be totally extinguished. The similitude and derivation of languages afford the most indubitable proof of the traduction of nations, and the genealogy of mankind. They add often physical certainty to historical evidence ; and often supply the only evidence of ancient migrations, and of the revolutions of ages which left no written monuments behind them.
Seite 162 - I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
Seite 52 - Everything is in readiness; the bellows puff until the coal is excited to a furious glow; the metal, hot, pliant, and ductile, is laid on the anvil, round which stands the Cyclop group, their hammers upraised; down they descend successively, one, two, three, the sparks are scattered on every side. The sparks 'More than a hundred lovely daughters I see produced at one time, fiery as roses: in one moment they expire gracefully circumvolving.
Seite 229 - I ever obtained, and that rather of the negative kind, were the following from the mouth of a woman : — " Brother, you tell us strange things, though perhaps you do not lie ; a month since, I would sooner have believed these tales, than that this day I should see one who could write Rommany.
Seite 156 - And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they, might travel by day and by night; 22 the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
Seite 4 - Their power of resisting cold is truly wonderful, as it is not uncommon to find them encamped in the midst of the snow, in slight canvas tents, when the temperature is twenty-five or thirty degrees below the freezing point according to...
Seite 350 - ... the women were particularly anxious to obtain copies, though unable to read ; but each wished to have one in her pocket, especially when engaged in thieving expeditions, for they all looked upon it in the light of a charm, which would preserve them from all danger and mischance...
Seite 232 - ... came to me and knelt down by my side, for I was almost dead, and he took my hand and called me brother, and Zincalo, and he produced his flask and poured wine into my mouth, and I revived, and he raised me up, and led me from the concourse, and we sat down on a knoll, and the...
Seite 291 - Gypsy soldier, seated by the table, whereon were several bottles of wine which he had ordered from the tavern, of course on my account. He was smoking, and looked savage and sullen ; perhaps he was not much pleased with the reception he had experienced. He had forced himself in, and the woman of the house sat in a corner looking upon him with dread. I addressed him, but he would scarcely return an answer. At last he commenced discoursing with great volubility in Gypsy and Latin. I did not understand...
Seite 351 - Gitinas — disparate ! the fellow is a scoundrel ! Besides he is an Englishman, and is not baptized ; what cares he for souls ? They visit him for other purposes. He makes base ounces, which they carry away and circulate. Madrid is already stocked with false money." Others were of opinion that we met for purposes of sorcery and abomination. The Spaniard has no conception that other springs of action exist than interest or villainy. My little congregation, if such I may call it, consisted entirely...