Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797, Band 1J. Murray, 1816 |
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... carried Prisoner to the new Encampment , and is presented to Queen Fatima . -Great Distress from the Waut of Water . CHAPTER XII . p . 207 Containing some further miscellaneous Reflections on the Moorish Character and Manners ...
... carried Prisoner to the new Encampment , and is presented to Queen Fatima . -Great Distress from the Waut of Water . CHAPTER XII . p . 207 Containing some further miscellaneous Reflections on the Moorish Character and Manners ...
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... carry up the river in canoes as high as Barraconda , and bring down in return Indian corn , cotton cloths , elephant's teeth , small quantities of gold dust , & c . The number of canoes and people constantly employed in this trade ...
... carry up the river in canoes as high as Barraconda , and bring down in return Indian corn , cotton cloths , elephant's teeth , small quantities of gold dust , & c . The number of canoes and people constantly employed in this trade ...
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... the Europeans . While some per- sons proposed one plan , and some another , an old man offered a scheme . This was , to strip the roof of a house of its thatch , and to carry the bamboo frame ( the pieces of which 46 TRAVELS IN THE.
... the Europeans . While some per- sons proposed one plan , and some another , an old man offered a scheme . This was , to strip the roof of a house of its thatch , and to carry the bamboo frame ( the pieces of which 46 TRAVELS IN THE.
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Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797 Mungo Park. to carry the bamboo frame ( the pieces of which are well secured ... carrying a gun in one hand , and bearing his share of the roof on the opposite shoulder . In this man- ner they ...
Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797 Mungo Park. to carry the bamboo frame ( the pieces of which are well secured ... carrying a gun in one hand , and bearing his share of the roof on the opposite shoulder . In this man- ner they ...
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... that the stone ( like the scape goat ) had carried with it every thing that could induce superior powers to visit us with misfortune . We continued our journey without stopping any more until noon , when we came to a INTERIOR OF AFRICA .
... that the stone ( like the scape goat ) had carried with it every thing that could induce superior powers to visit us with misfortune . We continued our journey without stopping any more until noon , when we came to a INTERIOR OF AFRICA .
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accordingly Africa afternoon Ali's appeared Arabic arrived banks begged Benowm Bentang Bondou brought bushes Bushreens calabash canoe cattle chief cloth Coast coffle corn course Daisy Damel Demba departed Desert dingo distance Dooty dress elephants European fonio Foulahs frequently Gambia gold Goomba grass ground hand hills horse informed inhabitants Jarra Joag journey Kaarta Kafirs Kamalia Karfa Kasson Kemmoo King of Bambarra king's kingdom Kooniakary Kowries Laidley landlord lodging Ludamar Mahomedan Mandingo manner Mansa Mansong miles Moorish Moors morning natives Negroes Niger night noon o'clock observed passed person plunder prayers present proceed procure provisions purchase quantity rain reached received river river Senegal road salt sand saphies Sego Senegal Senegal river sent Serawoolli Shea butter shew Silla situation Slatees slaves soon strangers stream sunset tent thought tion told Tombuctoo took town called trade travelled tree victuals women woods
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Seite 294 - the rains fell.— The poor white man, faint " and weary, came and sat under our tree. — " He has no mother to bring him milk; no
Seite 440 - I could learn, is never found in any matrix or vein, but always in small grains, nearly in a pure state, 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,
Seite 290 - Korro, and Sego See Korro. They are all surrounded with high mud walls; the houses are built of clay, of a square form, with flat roofs ; some of them have two stories, and many of them are whitewashed. Besides these buildings, Moorish mosques are seen in every quarter ; and the streets, though narrow, are broad enough for every useful purpose, in a country where wheel carriages are entirely unknown.
Seite 301 - ... in water, has somewhat the appearance of a Spanish olive. The kernel is enveloped in a sweet pulp, under a thin green rind ; and the butter produced from it, besides the advantage of its keeping the whole year without salt, is whiter, firmer, and to my palate of a richer flavour than the best butter I ever tasted made of cow's milk.
Seite 389 - 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 359 - I reflected that no human prudence or foresight, could possibly have averted my present sufferings. I was indeed a stranger in a strange land, yet I was still under the protecting eye of that Providence who has condescended to call himself the stranger's friend.
Seite 226 - Moors have singular ideas of feminine perfection.' The 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 290 - The circumstance of the Niger's flowing towards the east, and its collateral points, did not, however, excite my surprise; for although I had left Europe in great hesitation on this subject, and rather believed that it ran in the contrary direction,. I had made such frequent inquiries during my progress, concerning this river; and received from Negroes of different nations, such clear and decisive assurances that its general course was towards the rising sun, as scarce left any doubt on my mind ;...
Seite 181 - My arrival was no sooner observed, than the people who drew water at the wells threw down their buckets ; those in the tents mounted their horses, and men, women, and children, came running or galloping towards me. I soon found myself surrounded by such a crowd, that I could scarcely move ; one pulled my clothes, another took off my hat, a third stopped me to examine my waistcoat buttons, and a fourth called out, la illah el allah Mahamet rasowl allahi,* and signified, in a threatening manner, that...
Seite 264 - The same dismal uniformity of shrubs and sand every where presented itself, and the horizon was as level and uninterrupted as that of the sea. Descending from the tree, I found my horse devouring the stubble and brushwood with great avidity ; and as I was now too faint...