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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... soon becomes impassable . As we approach the confines of the Desert these giants of the wood disappear , and vegetation presents a different and more pleasing aspect . It exhibits now the light and gay form of the acacia , whole forests ...
... soon becomes impassable . As we approach the confines of the Desert these giants of the wood disappear , and vegetation presents a different and more pleasing aspect . It exhibits now the light and gay form of the acacia , whole forests ...
Pàgina 20
... soon baffles every at- tempt to check its course . Whole provinces , which at at their entrance are covered with rich harvests and brilliant verdure , are left without a leaf or a blade . Even when destroyed by famine or tempest , they ...
... soon baffles every at- tempt to check its course . Whole provinces , which at at their entrance are covered with rich harvests and brilliant verdure , are left without a leaf or a blade . Even when destroyed by famine or tempest , they ...
Pàgina 27
... are elsewhere exclu- sively assigned to females . As soon as the wife had gone through the necessary trouble of bearing a child , she handed it to the husband to be nursed , and immediately ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA . 27.
... are elsewhere exclu- sively assigned to females . As soon as the wife had gone through the necessary trouble of bearing a child , she handed it to the husband to be nursed , and immediately ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA . 27.
Pàgina 29
... soon elevated it to its former rank as the greatest city of Africa . Another territory , of which the ancients had considerable knowledge , was that which extended upwards along the Nile , the immediate borders of which have always been ...
... soon elevated it to its former rank as the greatest city of Africa . Another territory , of which the ancients had considerable knowledge , was that which extended upwards along the Nile , the immediate borders of which have always been ...
Pàgina 35
... 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 scene , being new to the Carthaginians , struck them with a sort of ...
... 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 scene , being new to the Carthaginians , struck them with a sort of ...
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