Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time : with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and ZoologyOliver & Boyd, Tweeddale-Court, 1832 - 503 pàgines |
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Pàgina 52
... , in a credulous age , a story un- dergoes in passing from one person to another . The descriptions of Strabo , collected from the best sources EASTERN COAST . 53 with severe and even malignant scrutiny 52 ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA .
... , in a credulous age , a story un- dergoes in passing from one person to another . The descriptions of Strabo , collected from the best sources EASTERN COAST . 53 with severe and even malignant scrutiny 52 ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE OF AFRICA .
Pàgina 64
... person . He displayed solid masses , larger even than the one at Ghana , and some of his ornaments weighed 1300 ounces . The royal palace and several mosques were handsomely built of stone ; but the ordinary habi- tations , as in all ...
... person . He displayed solid masses , larger even than the one at Ghana , and some of his ornaments weighed 1300 ounces . The royal palace and several mosques were handsomely built of stone ; but the ordinary habi- tations , as in all ...
Pàgina 71
... persons were on board his ship , weighed anchor , and stood out to sea . He soothed the alarm visible in the countenances of their countrymen on shore , by signs , intimating that this step was taken solely to gratify the anxious desire ...
... persons were on board his ship , weighed anchor , and stood out to sea . He soothed the alarm visible in the countenances of their countrymen on shore , by signs , intimating that this step was taken solely to gratify the anxious desire ...
Pàgina 75
... remedies , and , seizing a whip , began to apply it to her majesty's person . The ef- fect he describes as most auspicious ; every succes- sive blow opened her eyes more and more to the truth , and she at length declared herself wholly un-
... remedies , and , seizing a whip , began to apply it to her majesty's person . The ef- fect he describes as most auspicious ; every succes- sive blow opened her eyes more and more to the truth , and she at length declared herself wholly un-
Pàgina 77
... persons . In case of dangerous illness , sorcery had been always contemplated as the main or sole remedy , and those who rejected its use were reproached as rather allowing their sick relations to die than incur the expense of a ...
... persons . In case of dangerous illness , sorcery had been always contemplated as the main or sole remedy , and those who rejected its use were reproached as rather allowing their sick relations to die than incur the expense of a ...
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