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 26
... slaves . Our author comes next to the Atlantes , and re- lates several things which with better knowledge he would probably have omitted . He pretends , for example , that none of them bear proper names ; that they neither eat ani- mal ...
... slaves . Our author comes next to the Atlantes , and re- lates several things which with better knowledge he would probably have omitted . He pretends , for example , that none of them bear proper names ; that they neither eat ani- mal ...
Pàgina 40
... slaves ; and , amid the sanguinary disputes which arose among the descendants of the pro- phet , many , whose ill fortune exposed them to the enmity of successful rivals , sought refuge on the opposite side of the Great Desert . By ...
... slaves ; and , amid the sanguinary disputes which arose among the descendants of the pro- phet , many , whose ill fortune exposed them to the enmity of successful rivals , sought refuge on the opposite side of the Great Desert . By ...
Pàgina 58
... slaves for their West India possessions . But a more distant , more innocent , and more brilliant object also attracted their attention . Flattering reports had reached Europe of the magnitude of the gold trade carried on at Timbuctoo ...
... slaves for their West India possessions . But a more distant , more innocent , and more brilliant object also attracted their attention . Flattering reports had reached Europe of the magnitude of the gold trade carried on at Timbuctoo ...
Pàgina 69
... slaves , all mounted upon asses . He was cordially welcomed ; yet the reflection suggested by his dealings with this gay and fair train was , that European beggars , however great their effrontery , might learn much from the example of ...
... slaves , all mounted upon asses . He was cordially welcomed ; yet the reflection suggested by his dealings with this gay and fair train was , that European beggars , however great their effrontery , might learn much from the example of ...
Pàgina 75
... slaves could be purchased on easy terms ; and the nativeɛ , called Serawoolies , were intelligent and active , though in- clined to be thievish . The voyage , however , is liable to many vicissitudes , the navigation often dangerous ...
... slaves could be purchased on easy terms ; and the nativeɛ , called Serawoolies , were intelligent and active , though in- clined to be thievish . The voyage , however , is liable to many vicissitudes , the navigation often dangerous ...
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