 | John Adams - 1822 - 144 pages
...as much cheerfulness as those infatuated Hindoo women who are burnt with their husbands. One was D impaled while I was at Lagos, but of course I did not witness the ceremony. I passed by where her lifeless body still remained on the stake a few days afterwards. Male dogs are banished to the... | |
 | 1824 - 856 pages
...execution with as much cheerfulness as those infatuated Hindoo women who are burnt with their hushands. One was impaled while I was at Lagos, but of course...still remained on the stake a few days afterwards." The population of the town of Lagos may amount to 5000 ; but there are two or three populous villages... | |
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D impaled while I was at Lagos, but of course I did not witness the ceremony. I passed by where her lifeless body still remained on the stake a few days afterwards. Male dogs are banished to the towns opposite to Lagos, for if any are caught there, they... 