The Life and Travels of Mungo Park: With the Account of His Death from the Journal of Isaaco, the Substance of the Later Discoveries Relative to His Lamented Fate, and the Termination of the NigerHarper, 1840 - 248 oldal |
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... round the korree , to frighten away the wild beasts . The Mandingoes are the most considerable of the four nations here described ; they constituted , indeed , the bulk of the inhabitants in all those dis- tricts of Africa which Park ...
... round the korree , to frighten away the wild beasts . The Mandingoes are the most considerable of the four nations here described ; they constituted , indeed , the bulk of the inhabitants in all those dis- tricts of Africa which Park ...
36. oldal
... round the ankle . Others have recourse to them in time of war , to protect their persons against hos- tile weapons ; but the common use to which these amulets are applied , is to prevent or cure bodily diseases ; to preserve them from ...
... round the ankle . Others have recourse to them in time of war , to protect their persons against hos- tile weapons ; but the common use to which these amulets are applied , is to prevent or cure bodily diseases ; to preserve them from ...
48. oldal
... round me , and each man holding his musket in his hand . I took this opportunity to observe to my landlord , that , as I did not understand the Se- rawoolli tongue , I hoped , whatever the men had to say , they would speak in Mandingo ...
... round me , and each man holding his musket in his hand . I took this opportunity to observe to my landlord , that , as I did not understand the Se- rawoolli tongue , I hoped , whatever the men had to say , they would speak in Mandingo ...
59. oldal
... round his neck , whistled very loud three times . I confess I was somewhat startled , thinking it was a signal for some of his companions to come and attack us ; but he assured me that it was done merely with a view to ascertain what ...
... round his neck , whistled very loud three times . I confess I was somewhat startled , thinking it was a signal for some of his companions to come and attack us ; but he assured me that it was done merely with a view to ascertain what ...
66. oldal
... round the hut of the negro in which he lodged , and treated him with the greatest insolence : they hissed , shouted , and abused him ; they even spat in his face , with a view to irritate him , and afford them a pretext for seizing his ...
... round the hut of the negro in which he lodged , and treated him with the greatest insolence : they hissed , shouted , and abused him ; they even spat in his face , with a view to irritate him , and afford them a pretext for seizing his ...
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Africa afterward Ali's amber Anderson arrived asses attempt Bambarra beasts Bondou Boossa bushes calabash canoe CHAPTER chief Clapperton coast coffle Congo course Demba Departure distance distress dooty dooty's escape expedition farther fatigue fire following day Foulah friends Gambia gold grass Gulf of Guinea heard hope horse inhabitants interior Isaaco Jarra Joag Journal journey Kaarta kafirs Kajaaga Kamalia Karfa Kasson king king's kingdom Laidley Lander Lieutenant Martyn lion loads look Ludamar Mandingo manner mansa Mansong miles Modibinne Mohammedan Moorish Moors morning Mungo Park musket natives negroes Niger night o'clock observed Park's party passed Pisania present proceed proceeded procure rains rainy season reached received recovered returned river river Senegal sand Sansanding saphie says Park Sego Senegal sent Serawoolli sick Silla slaves soldiers sultan tent termination thought Timbuctoo tion told took town traveller tree village Woolli Wowow Yaoorie
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109. oldal - I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation; for though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers, I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsule, without admiration. Can that Being...
109. oldal - 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, assured that relief was at hand ; and I was not disappointed.
94. oldal - About sunset, however, as I was preparing to pass the night in this manner, and had turned my horse loose, that he might graze at liberty, a woman, returning from the labours of the field, stopped to observe me, and...
95. oldal - I might sleep there without apprehension) called to the female part of her family, who had stood gazing on me all the while in fixed astonishment, to resume their task of spinning cotton, in which they continued to employ themselves great part of the night.
108. oldal - I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness in the depth of the rainy season, naked and alone; surrounded by savage animals and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances crowded at once on my recollection, and I confess that my spirits began to fail me. I considered my fate as certain, and that I had no alternative, but to lie down and perish.
95. oldal - They lightened their labour by songs, one of which was composed extempore, for I was myself the subject of it. It was sung by one of the young women, the rest joining in a sort of chorus. The air was sweet and plaintive, and the words, literally translated, were these :— ' The winds roared, and 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 wife to grind his corn.
136. oldal - European to see a child suck a piece of rocksalt as if it were sugar. This, however, I have frequently seen ; although, in the inland parts, the poorer class of inhabitants are so very rarely indulged with this precious article, that to say a man eats salt with his victuals is the same as saying he is a rich man.
109. oldal - At this moment, painful as my reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss in fructification irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation, for though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers, I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves and capsula, without admiration.
92. oldal - ... (see the water), and looking forwards, I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission — the long sought for majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and, having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer to the Great Ruler of all things, for having thus far crowned my endeavours with success.
94. oldal - The view of this extensive city ; the numerous canoes upon the river ; the crowded population and the cultivated state of the surrounding country, formed altogether a prospect of civilization and magnificence, which I little expected to find in the bosom of Africa.