Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time: with Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and ZoologyOliver & Boyd, 1830 - 492 pàgines |
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... remained for ages nearly unknown ; but now , chiefly owing to the elaborate survey of Captain Owen , means have been afforded of describing it with tolerable accuracy . Mr Wilson also has found materials for con- siderably improving his ...
... remained for ages nearly unknown ; but now , chiefly owing to the elaborate survey of Captain Owen , means have been afforded of describing it with tolerable accuracy . Mr Wilson also has found materials for con- siderably improving his ...
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... remained sunk in profound apathy respecting all objects relating to science , discovery , and distant commerce . The splendour of the Crescent for a short interval out- shone whatever was brightest in the Christian world ; and the ...
... remained sunk in profound apathy respecting all objects relating to science , discovery , and distant commerce . The splendour of the Crescent for a short interval out- shone whatever was brightest in the Christian world ; and the ...
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... remained two years , experiencing the very best treatment ; and , on being considered ripe for baptism , the king stood godfather to the principal envoy , and his chief courtiers to others ; on which occasion the Africans received the ...
... remained two years , experiencing the very best treatment ; and , on being considered ripe for baptism , the king stood godfather to the principal envoy , and his chief courtiers to others ; on which occasion the Africans received the ...
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... remained attached to the Portuguese . The old king dying soon after , his zealous son became entitled to ascend the throne ; but his brother , Panso Aquitimo , supported by the nobles and almost the whole nation , raised the standard of ...
... remained attached to the Portuguese . The old king dying soon after , his zealous son became entitled to ascend the throne ; but his brother , Panso Aquitimo , supported by the nobles and almost the whole nation , raised the standard of ...
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... remained , professed in respect to Hector Nunez and the massacre committed by him , an ignorance , and even a horror , for which he gave them very little credit . He had reason , on the contrary , to believe that they were forming a ...
... remained , professed in respect to Hector Nunez and the massacre committed by him , an ignorance , and even a horror , for which he gave them very little credit . He had reason , on the contrary , to believe that they were forming a ...
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