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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... 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 de- sign 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 de- sign or accident , his wrath is terrible ; he rushes up ...
Pàgina 28
... horses . He represents them as fighting with sword and spear , not with the poisoned arrows imputed to them by Ho- race , which , however , are really used at present in Central Africa . Eastward , around Carthage , he finds the Massa ...
... horses . He represents them as fighting with sword and spear , not with the poisoned arrows imputed to them by Ho- race , which , however , are really used at present in Central Africa . Eastward , around Carthage , he finds the Massa ...
Pàgina 46
... horse , and a numerous infantry , partly armed with poisoned arrows . Gold , for which Timbuctoo bad 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 infantry , partly armed with poisoned arrows . Gold , for which Timbuctoo bad now become the chief mart , was lavishly employed in the ornament of his court and person . He displayed solid masses , larger even ...
Pàgina 49
... of dogs . On this oc- casion Bemoy made a display of the agility of his native attendants , who , on foot , kept pace with the swiftest horses . E mounting and alighting from these animals at full gallop . PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES . 49.
... of dogs . On this oc- casion Bemoy made a display of the agility of his native attendants , who , on foot , kept pace with the swiftest horses . E mounting and alighting from these animals at full gallop . PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES . 49.
Pàgina 52
... 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 attend- ants , 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 attend- ants , he instantly offered to put ...
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