Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and ZoologyOliver & Boyd, 1830 - 492 pàgines |
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... granite so strongly resembled the remains of a Gothic abbey , with its niches and ruined staircase , that it required some time to satisfy him that it was composed wholly of natural stone . The crossing of the rivers , now swelled to a ...
... granite so strongly resembled the remains of a Gothic abbey , with its niches and ruined staircase , that it required some time to satisfy him that it was composed wholly of natural stone . The crossing of the rivers , now swelled to a ...
Pàgina 156
... granite , fragments of which have fallen down and blocked up the stream . Yet this obstruction ren- dered it quite impossible for the boats to pass ; nor could they be carried across the precipices and deep ravines by which the country ...
... granite , fragments of which have fallen down and blocked up the stream . Yet this obstruction ren- dered it quite impossible for the boats to pass ; nor could they be carried across the precipices and deep ravines by which the country ...
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... granite by which they were surrounded , and produced a picturesque and somewhat awful appearance . " A baleful joy gleamed in the visage of the Arabs as they eyed these abodes of their future victims , whom they already fancied them ...
... granite by which they were surrounded , and produced a picturesque and somewhat awful appearance . " A baleful joy gleamed in the visage of the Arabs as they eyed these abodes of their future victims , whom they already fancied them ...
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... granite . The manners of the people , too , were pleasing and pastoral . At many clear springs gushing from the rocks young women were draw- ing water . As an excuse for engaging in talk , our traveller asked several times for the means ...
... granite . The manners of the people , too , were pleasing and pastoral . At many clear springs gushing from the rocks young women were draw- ing water . As an excuse for engaging in talk , our traveller asked several times for the means ...
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... were peculiarly narrow and rugged , hemmed in by gigantic blocks of granite 600 or 700 feet high , sometimes fearfully overhanging the road . The valley varied in breadth from 100 yards to half 228 CLAPPERTON'S SECOND JOURNEY .
... were peculiarly narrow and rugged , hemmed in by gigantic blocks of granite 600 or 700 feet high , sometimes fearfully overhanging the road . The valley varied in breadth from 100 yards to half 228 CLAPPERTON'S SECOND JOURNEY .
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Pàgina 356 - can give no name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying; the swiftest horse would be of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the full conviction of this rivetted me to the spot.
Pàgina 240 - the calls on the names of Mohammed, Abda, Mustapha, with the neighing of horses and the braying of asses, gave animation to the beautiful scenery of the lake, and its sloping, green, and woody banks." At length the army mustered to the number of 50,000 or 60,000, chiefly on foot; a rude feudal host, arranging themselves according
Pàgina 456 - For He, at whose command the parched rock Was smitten, and poured forth a quenching stream, Hath softened that obduracy, and made Unlooked-for gladness in the desert place To save the perishing.
Pàgina 113 - us pity the white man, no mother has he," &c. Our traveller was much affected, and next morning could not depart without requesting his landlady's acceptance of the only gift he had left, two out of the four brass buttons that still remained on his waistcoat. He remained two days in this
Pàgina 399 - goeth always upon his legs, and carrieth his hands clasped on the nape of his neck when he goeth upon the ground. They sleep in the trees, and build shelters from the rain. They feed upon fruit that they find in the woods, and upon nuts; for they eat
Pàgina 345 - were strongly brought to our mind; and, although its horrors are not equal to those of the European trade, still they are sufficient to call up every sympathy, and rouse up every spark of humanity. They are dragged over deserts; water often fails, and also provisions scantily provided for the long and dreary
Pàgina 386 - Africa, lakes are but seldom met with, and among these, some few are salt. The most considerable salt lake hitherto met with by travellers, is that near to Algoa Bay. It is resorted to by the inhabitants from very distant parts of the colony, for the purpose of procuring salt for their own