Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeOliver & Boyd, 1844 - 472 pàgines |
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... Animal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents , ........... .Page 17 CHAPTER II . KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA AMONG THE ANCIENTS . Northern Africa well known - Obstacles opposed by the De- sert - Description given by ...
... Animal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents , ........... .Page 17 CHAPTER II . KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA AMONG THE ANCIENTS . Northern Africa well known - Obstacles opposed by the De- sert - Description given by ...
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... Animals - In front , in the centre , the Rhinoceros ; -to the right , the Hippopotamus and Orang- outang ; —in the centre background , the Giraffe ; -to the left , Antelopes and Zebra , .... .413 DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE IN . AFRICA ...
... Animals - In front , in the centre , the Rhinoceros ; -to the right , the Hippopotamus and Orang- outang ; —in the centre background , the Giraffe ; -to the left , Antelopes and Zebra , .... .413 DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE IN . AFRICA ...
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... Animal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents . BEFORE following the career of adventure and discovery in Africa , and viewing its kingdoms and regions under their varied aspects , it may be interesting to take a ...
... Animal Life - Social Aspect - Striking Contrasts which it presents . BEFORE following the career of adventure and discovery in Africa , and viewing its kingdoms and regions under their varied aspects , it may be interesting to take a ...
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... animal or vegetable life . He pursues his dreary route amid loose hills , incessantly shifting , and leaving no marks to guide his course . Every breeze is loaded with dust , which enters the mouth and nostrils , penetrating even ...
... animal or vegetable life . He pursues his dreary route amid loose hills , incessantly shifting , and leaving no marks to guide his course . Every breeze is loaded with dust , which enters the mouth and nostrils , penetrating even ...
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... animals which surround him ; and when the scent of human slaughter is wafted on the breeze , bands of hungry monsters hasten from every side to the feast of blood . These ferocious creatures hold , indeed , so commanding a position ...
... animals which surround him ; and when the scent of human slaughter is wafted on the breeze , bands of hungry monsters hasten from every side to the feast of blood . These ferocious creatures hold , indeed , so commanding a position ...
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