Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and ZoologyHarper & Brothers, 1836 - 359 pàgines |
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Pàgina v
... these opposite parts of the world frequently found their efforts checked , and their career arrested , by the operation of causes which , although equally powerful , were yet extremely dif- ferent in their nature . In the Northern Seas ,
... these opposite parts of the world frequently found their efforts checked , and their career arrested , by the operation of causes which , although equally powerful , were yet extremely dif- ferent in their nature . In the Northern Seas ,
Pàgina 39
... extremely fine ; and in return for these , arms , wine , and corn were the most acceptable commodities . The voyage terminated at a promontory and port called Rhapta , a fact which of itself would show the extent of an- cient navigation ...
... extremely fine ; and in return for these , arms , wine , and corn were the most acceptable commodities . The voyage terminated at a promontory and port called Rhapta , a fact which of itself would show the extent of an- cient navigation ...
Pàgina 46
... extremely opulent , and two of them had ob- tained princesses in marriage . Literature was cultivated with ardour , and manuscripts bore a higher price than any other commodity . Izchia , the king , who had been success- ful in subduing ...
... extremely opulent , and two of them had ob- tained princesses in marriage . Literature was cultivated with ardour , and manuscripts bore a higher price than any other commodity . Izchia , the king , who had been success- ful in subduing ...
Pàgina 50
... extremely tragical . A quarrel having arisen between Bemoy and the com- mander , the latter stabbed the prince on board of his vessel . Whether this violent deed was prompted by the heat of passion , or by well - grounded suspicions of ...
... extremely tragical . A quarrel having arisen between Bemoy and the com- mander , the latter stabbed the prince on board of his vessel . Whether this violent deed was prompted by the heat of passion , or by well - grounded suspicions of ...
Pàgina 53
... extremely rare and valued commodity ; and the missionaries were not a little disconcerted to find that the very form by which the natives expressed baptism was " to eat salt . " Thus an immense body of the people were very speedily ...
... extremely rare and valued commodity ; and the missionaries were not a little disconcerted to find that the very form by which the natives expressed baptism was " to eat salt . " Thus an immense body of the people were very speedily ...
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