Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeOliver & Boyd, 1844 - 472 pàgines |
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Pàgina 23
... inhabitants of the African rivers is the crocodile , the largest and fiercest of the lizard tribe . He lies like a log upon the waters , watch- ing for his prey , attacking men and even the strongest animals , which , however , engage ...
... inhabitants of the African rivers is the crocodile , the largest and fiercest of the lizard tribe . He lies like a log upon the waters , watch- ing for his prey , attacking men and even the strongest animals , which , however , engage ...
Pàgina 25
... inhabitants seek with fire and other means to arrest their progress ; the dense and irresistible mass continues to move onward , and soon baffles every attempt to check its course . Whole provinces which , at their entrance , display ...
... inhabitants seek with fire and other means to arrest their progress ; the dense and irresistible mass continues to move onward , and soon baffles every attempt to check its course . Whole provinces which , at their entrance , display ...
Pàgina 37
... inhabitants of these shores as existing in a state of extreme barbarity and wretchedness . They are classed by Diodorus and Strabo , according to the miserable food on which they usually subsisted ; some as eaters of fish , of elephants ...
... inhabitants of these shores as existing in a state of extreme barbarity and wretchedness . They are classed by Diodorus and Strabo , according to the miserable food on which they usually subsisted ; some as eaters of fish , of elephants ...
Pàgina 42
... inhabitants were timid , and fled at their approach ; but their manners presented some remarkable peculiarities . During the day deep silence reigned ; but as soon as the sun set , fires blazed on the shore , and the shouts of men were ...
... inhabitants were timid , and fled at their approach ; but their manners presented some remarkable peculiarities . During the day deep silence reigned ; but as soon as the sun set , fires blazed on the shore , and the shouts of men were ...
Pàgina 50
... inhabitants eagerly dig the ground , and every one finds more or less , “ according to the gift of God . " But there seems to be some confusion of ideas about this country and its golden products . A district in the south- ern part of ...
... inhabitants eagerly dig the ground , and every one finds more or less , “ according to the gift of God . " But there seems to be some confusion of ideas about this country and its golden products . A district in the south- ern part of ...
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