| Mungo Park - 1799 - 520 Seiten
...favourable opportunity. The view of this extensive city ; the numerous canoes upon the river ; the crowded population, and the cultivated state of the...a prospect of civilization and magnificence, which I little expected to find in the bosom of Africa. I waited more than two hours, without having an opportunity... | |
| William Nicholson - 1799 - 652 Seiten
...them have two (lories, and many are white-walhed. Moorifh Mofques are feen in every quarter. Thefe objects, with the numerous boats on the river, a crowded population, and the cultivated ftate of the furrounding country, formed altogether a profpedt of civilization and magnificence, which... | |
| 1799 - 748 Seiten
...are white-waihed. Befides thcfe buildings, Mooriih mofqnes are feen in every quarter. T hefe objefls, with the numerous boats on the river, a crowded population, and the cultivated ftatc ol the furrounding country, formed altogether a profpeft of civilization and magnificence, w... | |
| 1799 - 746 Seiten
...are white-waihed. Eefidcs thefe buildings, Moorilh mofques arc fecn in every quarter» Thefe objeeb, with the numerous boats on the river, a crowded population, and the cultivated líate of the furrounding country, formed altogether a profpeit of civilization and magnificence, which... | |
| William Wilberforce - 1807 - 412 Seiten
...thousand inhabitants."—" The view of this extensive city, the numerous canoes upon the river, the crowded population, and the cultivated state of the...a prospect of civilization and magnificence, which I little " Cultivation is carried on here on a very extensive scale ; and, as the natives themselves... | |
| Mungo Park - 1807 - 594 Seiten
...more favourable opportunity. The view pf this extensive city ; the numerous canoes upon the river; the crowded population, and the cultivated state of the...a prospect of civilization and magnificence, which I little expected to find in the bosom of Africa. ,..> * v •;;•• '' I. it 1») i /«..,.•'... | |
| John Bigland - 1811 - 588 Seiten
...about 80,000 inhabitants. The view of this extensive city, the numerous canoes upon the river, the crowded population, and the cultivated state of the...a prospect of civilization and magnificence which L little expected to find in the bosom of Africa.f Sego is situated, as nearly as can be ascertained... | |
| Abraham John Valpy - 1815 - 596 Seiten
...thirty thousand inhabitants. The view of this extensive city, the numerous canoes upon the river, the crowded population and the cultivated state of the...a prospect of civilization and magnificence, which I little expected to find in the bosom of Africa."— pp. 195, 196. " About eight o'clock we passed... | |
| Mungo Park - 1816 - 576 Seiten
...favourable opportunity. The view of this extensive city ; the numerous canoes upon the river ; the crowded population and the cultivated state of the...a prospect of civilization and magnificence, which I little expected to find in the bosom of Africa. I waited more than two hours without having an opportunity... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1817 - 126 Seiten
...at me with silent wonder. The view of this extensive city ; the numerous canoes upon the river ; the crowded population, and the cultivated state of the...a prospect of civilization and magnificence, which I little expected to find in the bosom of Africa. While waiting for a passage, the king having been... | |
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