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 pāgines |
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Pāgina 35
... which , we fear , may have been practised with the evil intent of carrying off these poor victims as slaves . Our author comes next to the Atlantes , and relates several things , which , with better knowledge , he would probably have.
... which , we fear , may have been practised with the evil intent of carrying off these poor victims as slaves . Our author comes next to the Atlantes , and relates several things , which , with better knowledge , he would probably have.
Pāgina 56
... slaves ; and , amid the sanguinary disputes which arose among the descendants of the prophet , many , whose ill fortune exposed them to the enmity of successful rivals , sought refuge on the opposite side of the Great Desert . By ...
... slaves ; and , amid the sanguinary disputes which arose among the descendants of the prophet , many , whose ill fortune exposed them to the enmity of successful rivals , sought refuge on the opposite side of the Great Desert . By ...
Pāgina 81
... slaves for their West India possessions . But a more distant , more innocent , and more brilliant object also attracted their attention . Flattering re- ports had reached Europe of the magnitude of the gold trade carried on at Timbuctoo ...
... slaves for their West India possessions . But a more distant , more innocent , and more brilliant object also attracted their attention . Flattering re- ports had reached Europe of the magnitude of the gold trade carried on at Timbuctoo ...
Pāgina 98
... slaves , all mounted upon asses . He was cordially welcomed ; yet the reflection suggested by his deal- ings with this gay and fair train was , that Euro- pean beggars , however great their effrontery , might learn much from the example ...
... slaves , all mounted upon asses . He was cordially welcomed ; yet the reflection suggested by his deal- ings with this gay and fair train was , that Euro- pean beggars , however great their effrontery , might learn much from the example ...
Pāgina 106
... slaves , could be purchased on easy terms ; and the natives , called Serawoolies , were in- telligent and active , though inclined to be thievish . The voyage , however , is liable to many vicissi- tudes , the navigation often dangerous ...
... slaves , could be purchased on easy terms ; and the natives , called Serawoolies , were in- telligent and active , though inclined to be thievish . The voyage , however , is liable to many vicissi- tudes , the navigation often dangerous ...
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Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to ... Robert Jameson,James Wilson,Hugh Murray Visualitzaciķ completa - 1830 |
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