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 5
... tree on the face of the earth . Adanson assures us , that the circumfer- ence in some cases is equal to thirteen fathoms , as measured by his arms clasped round the trunk , that is , varying from seventy - four to seventy - NATURAL ...
... tree on the face of the earth . Adanson assures us , that the circumfer- ence in some cases is equal to thirteen fathoms , as measured by his arms clasped round the trunk , that is , varying from seventy - four to seventy - NATURAL ...
Pàgina 6
... trees do not stand alone , but have their interstices filled up by numberless shrubs , canes , creeping and parasitical plants , which intersect and entwine with each other till they form a thick and impenetrable mass of un- derwood ...
... trees do not stand alone , but have their interstices filled up by numberless shrubs , canes , creeping and parasitical plants , which intersect and entwine with each other till they form a thick and impenetrable mass of un- derwood ...
Pàgina 17
... tree nor a drop of water ; total silence and desolation reigned . Such is the general picture which Hero- dotus draws of this northern boundary of the great African desert , which must be acknowledged to be at once accurate and just ...
... tree nor a drop of water ; total silence and desolation reigned . Such is the general picture which Hero- dotus draws of this northern boundary of the great African desert , which must be acknowledged to be at once accurate and just ...
Pàgina 18
... trees . To this peo- ple are ascribed various singular customs , among which was their mode of foreseeing the future by laying themselves to sleep on the tombs of their an- cestors , watching the dreams which arose in this po- sition ...
... trees . To this peo- ple are ascribed various singular customs , among which was their mode of foreseeing the future by laying themselves to sleep on the tombs of their an- cestors , watching the dreams which arose in this po- sition ...
Pàgina 26
... trees . Many sought shelter also in places which had no regu- lar claim to be considered as human habitations . These were either cavities dug out of the rock , with an opening to the north for coolness ; or they were formed by twisting ...
... trees . Many sought shelter also in places which had no regu- lar claim to be considered as human habitations . These were either cavities dug out of the rock , with an opening to the north for coolness ; or they were formed by twisting ...
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