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 13
... surrounded . In the heart of the most dreary and sandy wastes , there emerges many a little oasis or verdant islet , which to the wan- derer of the desert appears almost an earthly para- dise . These spots have been painted in colours ...
... surrounded . In the heart of the most dreary and sandy wastes , there emerges many a little oasis or verdant islet , which to the wan- derer of the desert appears almost an earthly para- dise . These spots have been painted in colours ...
Pàgina 58
... surrounded every African prince or chief , who fulfilled for him every purpose of state and domestic service , and whom it had been his constant study and pride to multiply , the mis- sionaries made a call on their converts to select ...
... surrounded every African prince or chief , who fulfilled for him every purpose of state and domestic service , and whom it had been his constant study and pride to multiply , the mis- sionaries made a call on their converts to select ...
Pàgina 83
... surrounded by none of those circumstances which constitute in Eu- rope the pomp of royalty . His palace was merely a cluster of mud - cabins surrounded by a hedge of reeds . In one of these huts he reclined on a couch , while several of ...
... surrounded by none of those circumstances which constitute in Eu- rope the pomp of royalty . His palace was merely a cluster of mud - cabins surrounded by a hedge of reeds . In one of these huts he reclined on a couch , while several of ...
Pàgina 85
... , came to the boat surrounded by thou- sands of these insects , over which he exercised an absolute sway , guiding them as a shepherd does his sheep , and completely securing all his friends against their FRENCH DISCOVERIES . 85.
... , came to the boat surrounded by thou- sands of these insects , over which he exercised an absolute sway , guiding them as a shepherd does his sheep , and completely securing all his friends against their FRENCH DISCOVERIES . 85.
Pàgina 103
... surrounded him , and declared his property forfeited , in consequence of having en- tered the country without payment of the duties . Thus he was stripped of all his goods , except a small portion which he contrived to hide . Un- able ...
... surrounded him , and declared his property forfeited , in consequence of having en- tered the country without payment of the duties . Thus he was stripped of all his goods , except a small portion which he contrived to hide . Un- able ...
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