Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeOliver & Boyd, 1844 - 472 pàgines |
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... consist generally either of sea , or of narrow and insular lands refreshed by breezes from the ocean . But the greatest breadth of this con- tinent is under the immediate dominion of the sun ; and most of her people see that great ...
... consist generally either of sea , or of narrow and insular lands refreshed by breezes from the ocean . But the greatest breadth of this con- tinent is under the immediate dominion of the sun ; and most of her people see that great ...
Pàgina 70
... consisting of the Sion of 200 tons , and the St John of 50 , and gave the command to Richard Jobson , to whom we are indebted for the first satis- factory account of the great river - districts of Western Africa . This officer entered ...
... consisting of the Sion of 200 tons , and the St John of 50 , and gave the command to Richard Jobson , to whom we are indebted for the first satis- factory account of the great river - districts of Western Africa . This officer entered ...
Pàgina 85
... consisting of fruits , kouskous , and other simple products of African cookery . Then followed the folgar or dance , the favourite amusement of the negroes ; but while all the youth of the village were tripping it gaily upon the green ...
... consisting of fruits , kouskous , and other simple products of African cookery . Then followed the folgar or dance , the favourite amusement of the negroes ; but while all the youth of the village were tripping it gaily upon the green ...
Pàgina 89
... consist of a mass of lofty , naked , and barren mountains , and to contain scarcely any treasures , except those which are hid in the bowels of the earth . Besides , it is in the most arid and dreary spot of this gloomy region that the ...
... consist of a mass of lofty , naked , and barren mountains , and to contain scarcely any treasures , except those which are hid in the bowels of the earth . Besides , it is in the most arid and dreary spot of this gloomy region that the ...
Pàgina 138
... consist of perpendicular rocks , they walked four miles , and finally clambered up broken fragments , almost at the risk of life , ere they could reach the summit . But what a scene was there presented ! Before them extended an ...
... consist of perpendicular rocks , they walked four miles , and finally clambered up broken fragments , almost at the risk of life , ere they could reach the summit . But what a scene was there presented ! Before them extended an ...
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