Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy and ZoologyJ. & J. Harper, 1832 - 359 pàgines |
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Pàgina 16
... feet , they form that " sea under ground " which has been traced over a large portion of the waste . Vegetable life , in consequence of this absence of mois- ture , is scantily diffused over a great extent of the conti- nent . In the ...
... feet , they form that " sea under ground " which has been traced over a large portion of the waste . Vegetable life , in consequence of this absence of mois- ture , is scantily diffused over a great extent of the conti- nent . In the ...
Pàgina 20
... which display on a greater scale the arts and social organization for which their species have been 60 famed in Europe . They cover the plains with their conical huts from ten to twelve feet in height ; 20 NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA .
... which display on a greater scale the arts and social organization for which their species have been 60 famed in Europe . They cover the plains with their conical huts from ten to twelve feet in height ; 20 NATURAL FEATURES OF AFRICA .
Pàgina 21
... feet in height ; they are regularly distributed into labourers and soldiers , with others holding the rank of king and queen . This latter person- age , when she is about to add to the numbers of the tribe , presents a most ...
... feet in height ; they are regularly distributed into labourers and soldiers , with others holding the rank of king and queen . This latter person- age , when she is about to add to the numbers of the tribe , presents a most ...
Pàgina 62
... feet , which was understood as a token of homage ; the king even assured the English captain that the country and every thing in it were thus placed at his disposal . In return for gifts so magnificent , it was impossible to refuse a ...
... feet , which was understood as a token of homage ; the king even assured the English captain that the country and every thing in it were thus placed at his disposal . In return for gifts so magnificent , it was impossible to refuse a ...
Pàgina 68
... feet were buried at every step ; and a man , after walk- ing fifty paces , was overwhelmed with fatigue . At Senegal the colony was found in so imperfect a state that the sailors were obliged to rear huts for their own accommodation ...
... feet were buried at every step ; and a man , after walk- ing fifty paces , was overwhelmed with fatigue . At Senegal the colony was found in so imperfect a state that the sailors were obliged to rear huts for their own accommodation ...
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Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to ... Robert Jameson,James Wilson,Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1830 |
Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to ... Robert Jameson,James Wilson,Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1846 |
Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to ... Robert Jameson,James Wilson,Hugh Murray Visualització completa - 1836 |
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amid ancient animals appeared Arabs arrived Bambarra banks Barca Gana beautiful Benin bird Boo Khalloom borders Bornou Caillié called camels Cape Captain caravan chief Clapperton coast colour continent covered Desert Devil's Peak district earth Egypt elephants English Europe European expedition extending feet Fellatas female Fezzan Gambia genus gneiss gold granite greywacke ground head Herodotus hills Hope horse Houssa immense inhabitants interior island Jenne journey Kano king kingdom lake land Lattakoo length limestone Major Denham miles Morocco mountains Mourzouk native nature nearly negro Niger Nubia observed occur ocean Park party passed peculiar plain Portuguese present Prester John prince quartz race reached regions remarkable river rocks salt sand sandstone scarcely seen Senegal sent sheik shores Sierra Leone slaves soon Southern Africa species sultan Table Mountain Timbuctoo tion town traveller trees tribe Tripoli trona Tuaricks village voyage whole wild
Passatges populars
Pàgina 357 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth; the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Pàgina 91 - The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these. "The winds roared, and the rains fell. The poor white man, faint and weary, came and sat under our tree. He has no mother to bring him milk; no wife to grind his corn.
Pàgina 339 - Then, where of Indian hills the daylight takes His leave, how might you the flamingo see Disporting like a meteor on the lakes — And playful squirrel on his nut-grown tree : And every sound of life was full of glee, From merry mock-bird's song, or hum of men ; While hearkening, fearing nought their revelry, The wild deer arch'd his neck from glades, and then, Unhunted, sought his woods and wilderness again.
Pàgina 106 - I shall only observe, that no event which took place during the journey, ever threw the smallest gloom over my mind, till I laid Mr. Anderson in the grave. I then felt myself, as if left a second time lonely and friendless amidst the wilds of Africa.
Pàgina 97 - ... though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers, I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsula, without admiration. Can that Being (thought I), who planted, watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing which appears of so small importance, look with unconcern upon the situation and sufferings of creatures formed after his own image? — surely not ! Reflections like these, would not allow me to despair.
Pàgina 90 - I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission; the long sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and, having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer, to the Great Ruler of all things, for having thus far crowned my endeavours with success.
Pàgina 357 - The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining...
Pàgina 338 - The ostrich moves likes the partridge, with this advantage ; and I am satisfied that those I am speaking of, would have distanced the fleetest race-horses that were ever bred in England. It is true, they would not hold out so long as a horse, but they would undoubtedly be able to go over the space in less time. I have frequently beheld this sight, which is capable of giving one an idea of the prodigious strength of an ostrich, and of showing what use it might be of, had we but the method of breaking...
Pàgina 263 - They retired from us with a wind at south-east, leaving an impression upon my mind to which I can give no name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment.
Pàgina 107 - Stop throwing now, you see nothing in the canoe, and nobody but myself, therefore cease. Take me and the canoe, but don't kill me.