Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present TimeOliver & Boyd, 1844 - 472 pàgines |
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Pàgina 27
... islands destined to be the mansions of the blessed . In like manner , in the bosom of its wildest woods and mountains , there lurk , in many an unsuspected retreat , scenes of the most soft and pastoral beauty . Even amid its moral ...
... islands destined to be the mansions of the blessed . In like manner , in the bosom of its wildest woods and mountains , there lurk , in many an unsuspected retreat , scenes of the most soft and pastoral beauty . Even amid its moral ...
Pàgina 40
... islands which bespangle the Desert . Here they saw trees laden with agreeable fruit , and had begun to pluck , when there suddenly appeared a band of little black men , who seized and carried them off as captives . They were led along ...
... islands which bespangle the Desert . Here they saw trees laden with agreeable fruit , and had begun to pluck , when there suddenly appeared a band of little black men , who seized and carried them off as captives . They were led along ...
Pàgina 42
... island , which they named Cerne , situated in a recess of the sea , where they established their last colony . Sailing onward still a certain number of days , they saw a large river full of crocodiles and hippopotami , and containing ...
... island , which they named Cerne , situated in a recess of the sea , where they established their last colony . Sailing onward still a certain number of days , they saw a large river full of crocodiles and hippopotami , and containing ...
Pàgina 43
... island and bay of the Gorilla were Sherbro ' Island and Sound ; while the other terminates the voyage on the frontier of Morocco , at the entrance of the river Nun . The one supposes a course along the western shore of nearly 2500 miles ...
... island and bay of the Gorilla were Sherbro ' Island and Sound ; while the other terminates the voyage on the frontier of Morocco , at the entrance of the river Nun . The one supposes a course along the western shore of nearly 2500 miles ...
Pàgina 45
... island . It does not ap- pear what motive had given birth to so base a design ; the Greek , however , with better means of judging than we have , believed it and fled . He made his next attempt in Spain , where he found no difficulty in ...
... island . It does not ap- pear what motive had given birth to so base a design ; the Greek , however , with better means of judging than we have , believed it and fled . He made his next attempt in Spain , where he found no difficulty in ...
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