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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... remarkable objects : and our interest cannot fail to be heightened by the considera- tion , that Britain , by the intrepid spirit of her travel- lers , her associations of distinguished_individuals , and her national patronage , has ...
... remarkable objects : and our interest cannot fail to be heightened by the considera- tion , that Britain , by the intrepid spirit of her travel- lers , her associations of distinguished_individuals , and her national patronage , has ...
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... remarkable . The branches , dropping down upon the watery bank , strike root and grow ; hence the original plant , spreading farther and farther , forms over the stream a species of natural arcade . These mighty trees do not stand alone ...
... remarkable . The branches , dropping down upon the watery bank , strike root and grow ; hence the original plant , spreading farther and farther , forms over the stream a species of natural arcade . These mighty trees do not stand alone ...
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... remarkable of animal forms , with its long fore - legs and high - stretching neck of singular and fantastic beauty , crops the leaves of the African forest . Though a rare species , he is seen occasionally straying over a great ...
... remarkable of animal forms , with its long fore - legs and high - stretching neck of singular and fantastic beauty , crops the leaves of the African forest . Though a rare species , he is seen occasionally straying over a great ...
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... 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 with the varied sounds of cymbals , trumpets , and other musical instruments . This ...
... 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 with the varied sounds of cymbals , trumpets , and other musical instruments . This ...
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... remarkable degree with myrrh , frankincense , and other odoriferous plants . They then reached Cape Aromata ( Guardafui ) , which forms the termination of the Red Sea and the entrance into the Indian Ocean . The coast of Africa , in ...
... remarkable degree with myrrh , frankincense , and other odoriferous plants . They then reached Cape Aromata ( Guardafui ) , which forms the termination of the Red Sea and the entrance into the Indian Ocean . The coast of Africa , in ...
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