The History of Mexico, Volume 2

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Página 116 - To the poor and diftrefled be not dumb, but rather ufe words of comfort. Honour all perfons, particularly thy parents to whom thou oweft obedience, refpeft, and fervice.
Página 109 - In the tombs of the rich they put gold and jewels, but all were provided with eatables for the long journey which they had to make. The Spanish conquerors, knowing of the gold which was buried with the Mexican lords in their tombs, dug up several, and found considerable quantities of that precious metal. Cortez says, in his letters, that at one entry...
Página 175 - X materials, together, which are light, but capable of supporting the earth of the garden firmly united. Upon this foundation they lay the light gardens of bushes which float on the lake, and over all, the mud and dirt which they draw up from the bottom of the same lake.
Página 243 - ... a variety of cotton mantles, some all white, others chequered with white and black, or red, green, yellow, and blue — on the outside rough like...
Página 99 - ... out for him ; but before the union was concluded on, the diviners were confulted, who, after having...
Página 176 - When the chinampa, or owner of a garden, wishes to change its situation, to remove from a disagreeable neighbour, or to come nearer to his own family, he gets into his little vessel, and by his own strength alone, if the garden is small...
Página 57 - ... and made an offering of the quails after cutting off their heads. This facrifice was fucceeded by the burning of incenfe, with a loud accompaniment of mufical inftruments.
Página 60 - They fixed the bloody fpines in little balls of hay, which they expofed upon the battlements of the walls of the temple, to teftify the penance which they did for the people. Thofe who exercifed fuch feverities upon themfelves within the inclofure of the greater temple of Mexico, bathed themfelves in a pond that was formed there, which from being always tinged with blood was called Ezapan.
Página 116 - Scorn not him whom you see fall into folly or transgression, nor make him reproaches; but restrain thyself, and beware lest thou fall into the same error which offends thee in another. Go not where thou art not called, nor interfere in that which does not concern thee. Endeavour to manifest thy good breeding, in all thy words and actions.
Página 120 - and does not come quickly ; come thou, hear what " is ordered, and do it well. Never offer thyfelf to do " that which thou canft not do. Deceive no perfon, *' for the gods fee all thy aftions. Live in peace with " every body, and love every one fincerely and honeft" ly, that thou mayeft be beloved by them in return.

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