Volume 2

The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl.

Date:
[1821-1827?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The world in miniature / edited by Frederic Shoberl. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    king of Bali that one of his women, when preparing to follow the example of her companions, lost her courage at sight-of the dreadful preparations. She had sufficient presence of mind when approaching the bridge to ask permis- sion to withdraw for a moment on some common pretext; which being granted, she ran off with all possible speed. ‘The singularity of the circum- stance, rather than any motive of com- passion, saved her life, and gave her liberty. The Dutch ambassadors were assured that she came daily to the pub- lic market to sell provisions, but that she was treated by all persons of rank with the utmost contempt, though