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
... inhabitants of the African rivers is the crocodile , the largest and fiercest of the lizard tribe . He lies like a log upon the waters watching for his prey , at- tacking men , and even the strongest animals , which , how- ever , engage ...
... inhabitants of the African rivers is the crocodile , the largest and fiercest of the lizard tribe . He lies like a log upon the waters watching for his prey , at- tacking men , and even the strongest animals , which , how- ever , engage ...
Pàgina 20
... inhabitants seek with fire and other means to arrest their progress ; the dense and irresistible mass continues to move onward , and soon baffles every at- tempt to check its course . Whole provinces , which at at their entrance are ...
... inhabitants seek with fire and other means to arrest their progress ; the dense and irresistible mass continues to move onward , and soon baffles every at- tempt to check its course . Whole provinces , which at at their entrance are ...
Pàgina 35
... inhabitants were timid , and fled at their approach ; but the coast presented some remarkable phenomena . During the day deep silence reigned ; but as soon as the sun set , fires blazed on the shore , and the shouts of men were mingled ...
... inhabitants were timid , and fled at their approach ; but the coast presented some remarkable phenomena . During the day deep silence reigned ; but as soon as the sun set , fires blazed on the shore , and the shouts of men were mingled ...
Pàgina 42
... inhabitants eagerly dig the ground , and every one finds more or less , " according to the gift of God . " There seems to be some confusion of ideas about this country and its golden products . A dis- trict in the southern part of ...
... inhabitants eagerly dig the ground , and every one finds more or less , " according to the gift of God . " There seems to be some confusion of ideas about this country and its golden products . A dis- trict in the southern part of ...
Pàgina 59
... inhabitants in general had fled before his arrival , while the few who remained professed , in respect to Hector Nunez and the massacre of the English crew , an ignorance , and even a horror , for which he gave them EARLY ENGLISH ...
... inhabitants in general had fled before his arrival , while the few who remained professed , in respect to Hector Nunez and the massacre of the English crew , an ignorance , and even a horror , for which he gave them EARLY ENGLISH ...
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