"The people of this country are very cunning, and they are great cheats."

"These people are very fond of luxury, and they spend all their wealth on fine clothes and jewels."

"The people of the Euphrates Valley are very handsome, but they are very treacherous."

"They have a kind of bird that has a head like a man and a body like a bird, and it speaks like a man."

"They are a very cruel and bloodthirsty people, and they delight in war and slaughter."