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 - 503 pàgines |
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Pàgina 9
... horse , fitted alike to stalk on land , to march along the bottom of the waters , or to swim on their surface . He is slow , ponderous , gentle ; yet when annoyed , either by design or accident , his wrath is terrible ; he rushes up ...
... horse , fitted alike to stalk on land , to march along the bottom of the waters , or to swim on their surface . He is slow , ponderous , gentle ; yet when annoyed , either by design or accident , his wrath is terrible ; he rushes up ...
Pàgina 23
... horses . He represents them as fighting with sword and spear , not with the poisoned arrows imputed to them by Horace , which , however , are really used at present in Central Africa . East- ward , around Carthage , he finds the ...
... horses . He represents them as fighting with sword and spear , not with the poisoned arrows imputed to them by Horace , which , however , are really used at present in Central Africa . East- ward , around Carthage , he finds the ...
Pàgina 48
... horse , and a numerous in- fantry , partly armed with poisoned arrows . Gold , for which Timbuctoo had now become the chief mart , was lavishly employed in the ornament of his court and person . He displayed solid masses , larger even ...
... horse , and a numerous in- fantry , partly armed with poisoned arrows . Gold , for which Timbuctoo had now become the chief mart , was lavishly employed in the ornament of his court and person . He displayed solid masses , larger even ...
Pàgina 53
... horses , mounting and alighting from these animals at full gallop . After being instructed in the Chris- tian religion , he was baptized , and did homage to the King and to the Pope for the crown which was to be placed on his head ; for ...
... horses , mounting and alighting from these animals at full gallop . After being instructed in the Chris- tian religion , he was baptized , and did homage to the King and to the Pope for the crown which was to be placed on his head ; for ...
Pàgina 57
... horse's tail from his shoulder , and on his head a bonnet of fine cloth woven from the palm - tree . He gave full permission to erect a church ; and , when murmurs were heard from a few of his attendants , he instantly offered to put ...
... horse's tail from his shoulder , and on his head a bonnet of fine cloth woven from the palm - tree . He gave full permission to erect a church ; and , when murmurs were heard from a few of his attendants , he instantly offered to put ...
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