Travels in the interior districts of Africa ... in ... 1795,1796 and 1797. With an account of a subsequent mission in 18051816 |
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... took occasion , through means of the President of the Royal Society , to whom I had the honour to be known , of offering myself for that service . I had been informed , that a gentleman of the name of Houghton , a Captain in the army ...
... took occasion , through means of the President of the Royal Society , to whom I had the honour to be known , of offering myself for that service . I had been informed , that a gentleman of the name of Houghton , a Captain in the army ...
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... took my passage in the brig Endeavour , a small vessel trading to the Gambia for bees - wax and ivory , com- manded by Captain Richard Wyatt , and I became impatient for my departure . My instructions were very plain and concise . I was ...
... took my passage in the brig Endeavour , a small vessel trading to the Gambia for bees - wax and ivory , com- manded by Captain Richard Wyatt , and I became impatient for my departure . My instructions were very plain and concise . I was ...
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... took my departure from the hospitable mansion of Dr. Laidley . I was fortunately pro- vided with a Negro servant , who spoke both the English and Mandingo tongues . His name was Johnson . He was a native of this part of Africa ; and ...
... took my departure from the hospitable mansion of Dr. Laidley . I was fortunately pro- vided with a Negro servant , who spoke both the English and Mandingo tongues . His name was Johnson . He was a native of this part of Africa ; and ...
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... took away some of their cattle . By continuing his depredations , the people were at length so much enraged , that a party of them resolved to go and hunt the monster . They accordingly proceeded in search of the common enemy , which ...
... took away some of their cattle . By continuing his depredations , the people were at length so much enraged , that a party of them resolved to go and hunt the monster . They accordingly proceeded in search of the common enemy , which ...
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... took my leave of Dr. Laidley and Messrs . Ainsley , and rode slowly into the woods . I had now before me a bound- less forest , and a country , the inhabitants of which were strangers to civilized life , and to most of whom a white man ...
... took my leave of Dr. Laidley and Messrs . Ainsley , and rode slowly into the woods . I had now before me a bound- less forest , and a country , the inhabitants of which were strangers to civilized life , and to most of whom a white man ...
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Abulfeda Africa afternoon Agadez Ali's appears Arabic arrived Bambarra Bambouk banks Benowm Bondou Bornou branch Bushreens calabash canoe Cape Verd caravan cattle cloth Coast coffle corn course D'Anville Daisy Damel Demba departed Desert distance Dongola Dooty east eastward Edrisi European Falemé Fezzan Foulahs Gambia Gambia river geographical Ghana Ginea gold horse Houssa informed inhabitants Jarra Joag Joliba journey Kaarta Kafirs Kamalia Karfa Kassina Kasson Kauga king kingdom Kowries Labat Laidley lake latitude longitude Ludamar Mahomedan Manding Mandingo manner Mansong Melli miles Moorish Moors morning mountains natives Negroes Niger night Nile Nubia o'clock observed Park Park's passed Pisania present proceed quantity rain reached road route salt sand saphie Sego Senegal river Sennar sent Serawoolli Silla situation Slatees slaves stream supposed tent told Tombuctoo travelled tree victuals village Wangara westward women woods
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 272 - ... from the size of a pin's head to that of a pea, scattered through a large body of sand or clay, and in this state it is called by the Mandingoes sanoo munko (gold powder).
Seite 245 - I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer; with man it has often been otherwise.
Seite 316 - Abdul-kader, answer me this question : If the chance of war had placed me in your situation, and you in mine, how would you have treated me?' 'I would have thrust my spear into your heart,' returned Abdul-kader with great firmness ; ' and I know that a similar fate awaits me.
Seite 224 - I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsule 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 ; I started up, and disregarding both hunger and fatigue, travelled forwards,...
Seite 146 - Th« gracefulness of figure and motion, and a countenance enlivened by expression, are by no means essential points in their standard: with them, corpulence and beauty appear to be terms nearly synonymous. A woman, of even moderate pretensions must be one who cannot walk without a slave under each arm to support her; and a perfect beauty is a load for a camel.
Seite 170 - I cast (as I believed) a last look on the surrounding scene, and whilst I reflected on the awful change that was about to take place, this world with its enjoyments seemed to vanish from my recollection.
Seite 316 - I would have thrust my spear into your heart/' returned Abdulkader with great firmness ; " and I know that a similar fate awaits me." " Not so," said Damel ; " my spear is indeed red with the blood of your subjects killed in battle, and I could now give it a deeper stain by dipping it in your own ; but this would not build up my towns, nor bring to life the thousands who fell in the woods. I will not, therefore, kill you in cold blood, but I will retain you as my slave, until I perceive that your...
Seite 269 - And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
Seite 171 - ... face and arms ; and I was obliged to mount my horse, and stop under a bush, to prevent being suffocated. The sand continued to fly in amazing quantities for near an hour, after which I again set forward, and travelled with difficulty until ten o'clock. About this time I was agreeably surprised by some very vivid flashes of lightning, followed by a few heavy drops of rain. In a little time the sand...
Seite 304 - ... an operation I did not wish to see performed, and therefore marched onwards with the foremost of the coffle. I had not walked above a mile, when one of Karfa's domestic slaves came up to me, with poor Nealee's garment upon the end of his bow, and exclaimed Nealee affeclecta (Nealee is lost).