Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: With Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and ZoologyJ. & J. Harper, 1846 - 359 pàgines |
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Pàgina 19
... beautiful , —the antelope of twenty dif- ferent species , all swift , with bright eyes , erect , and usually elegant figures , preying neither on men nor animals , but pursued by all on account of the delicate food which they afford ...
... beautiful , —the antelope of twenty dif- ferent species , all swift , with bright eyes , erect , and usually elegant figures , preying neither on men nor animals , but pursued by all on account of the delicate food which they afford ...
Pàgina 25
... beautiful region wa- tered by the river Cinyps , on whose bank rose " the hill of the Graces , " covered with a profusion of the finest foliage . Such is still the gay and brilliant aspect which the neigh- bourhood of Bengazi presents ...
... beautiful region wa- tered by the river Cinyps , on whose bank rose " the hill of the Graces , " covered with a profusion of the finest foliage . Such is still the gay and brilliant aspect which the neigh- bourhood of Bengazi presents ...
Pàgina 69
... beautiful , were considered on the Senegal as forming the perfection of the human visage ; nay , he even fancies that they were produced by artificial processes . He was surprised by the enormous number of greegrees , or charms , in ...
... beautiful , were considered on the Senegal as forming the perfection of the human visage ; nay , he even fancies that they were produced by artificial processes . He was surprised by the enormous number of greegrees , or charms , in ...
Pàgina 76
... beautiful horses ; while the females of rank are seated on the backs of camels , elegantly capa- risoned , in baskets covered with an awning . An incessant murmur pervades this barbarous assemblage , till , the whole having arrived ...
... beautiful horses ; while the females of rank are seated on the backs of camels , elegantly capa- risoned , in baskets covered with an awning . An incessant murmur pervades this barbarous assemblage , till , the whole having arrived ...
Pàgina 85
... beautiful country . At Kooniakary , the capital , our traveller was well received by the king , and forwarded to Kemmoo , the principal town of Kaarta . Daisy , the sovereign of this last , likewise received him with the utmost kindness ...
... beautiful country . At Kooniakary , the capital , our traveller was well received by the king , and forwarded to Kemmoo , the principal town of Kaarta . Daisy , the sovereign of this last , likewise received him with the utmost kindness ...
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