The Tour of Africa: Containing a Concise Account of All the Countries in that Quarter of the Globe, Hitherto Visited by Europeans; with the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, 3. kötetBaldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1821 |
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7. oldal
... called the plague of Africa , if the destructive power that God has given it were not directed to a useful purpose . It never attacks green and healthful wood , but devours such as is in a state of decay ; removing an immense load of ...
... called the plague of Africa , if the destructive power that God has given it were not directed to a useful purpose . It never attacks green and healthful wood , but devours such as is in a state of decay ; removing an immense load of ...
8. oldal
... called by the Portuguese tornadoes : in our language they can only be expressed by the word whirlwind . There are generally ten or twelve of these storms in a year . A perfect calm has prevailed for several hours , the sky is clear ...
... called by the Portuguese tornadoes : in our language they can only be expressed by the word whirlwind . There are generally ten or twelve of these storms in a year . A perfect calm has prevailed for several hours , the sky is clear ...
9. oldal
... called Naloos , which extends from the mouth of this river to that of the Rio Grande : the principal town is Tom- baly . The Naloos are a very intelligent and peace- able people , and their lands are fertile and well inhabited . They ...
... called Naloos , which extends from the mouth of this river to that of the Rio Grande : the principal town is Tom- baly . The Naloos are a very intelligent and peace- able people , and their lands are fertile and well inhabited . They ...
11. oldal
... called by the natives the Bi- jugas , and so they call themselves . They are the most uncivilized of all the negroes , and are dis- tinguished by the others by the appellation of wild men . They are muscular , boney , well propor ...
... called by the natives the Bi- jugas , and so they call themselves . They are the most uncivilized of all the negroes , and are dis- tinguished by the others by the appellation of wild men . They are muscular , boney , well propor ...
14. oldal
... called Cacheo , and is situated near the mouth of the river . The Portuguese have navi- gated this river about 150 miles . The territory between the Geba and the Cacheo is inhabited by a people called Papels . They wear long sabres ...
... called Cacheo , and is situated near the mouth of the river . The Portuguese have navi- gated this river about 150 miles . The territory between the Geba and the Cacheo is inhabited by a people called Papels . They wear long sabres ...
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Algiers Arabs arrived Bambarra Bambouk Bashaw beautiful Bey of Tunis Bondou bushes calabash called camels caravan cattle Cayor chief cloth colour cotton court covered Damel day's journey Desert distance dress eastward eight Emperor European father feet Fezzan following day Foolahs Foota Jallon Foota Toro four Galam Gambia goats gold hand hayk head horem horse Housa hundred inhabitants Jalofs Kaarta kafilah Kajaaga Kamalia king ladies lodged Mandingoes marabut Marocco master merchants miles milk Mogador Moorish Moors morning mountains mounted Mourzouk Muhamed Muhamedan muskets Natakon negroes o'clock passed the night persons plain proceeded reached river round Sahara salt sand Seedy Hamed Sego Senegal Sheik side skin slaves sovereign stone Sultan Suse Swerah tent Timbuctoo Tlemsen town travelled trees tribe Tripoli Tunis twenty valley village walls wife women wood
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73. oldal - 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.
104. oldal - Abdulkader, 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 Abdulkader, with great firmness, 'and I know that a similar fate awaits me.
33. oldal - The stillness of the air, the howling of the wild beasts, and the deep solitude of the forest, made the scene solemn and impressive. Not a word was uttered by any of us but in a whisper ; all were attentive and every one anxious to show his sagacity, by pointing out to me the wolves and hyaenas as they glided like shadows from one thicket to another.
70. oldal - I was anxiously looking around for the river, one of them called out, geo affilli (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.
72. 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. Chorus. Let us pity the white man; no mother has he, &c.
32. oldal - ... was not esteemed in Bondou. In return, however, for my company or my compliments (to which by the way, they seemed not so insensible as they affected to be), they presented me with a jar of honey and some fish, which were sent to my lodging; and I was desired to come again to the king a little before sunset.
95. oldal - The burning the grass in Manding exhibits a scene of terrific grandeur. In the middle of the night, I could see the plains and mountains, as far as my eye could reach, variegated with lines of fire; and the light reflected on the sky, made the heavens appear in a blaze.
57. oldal - ... their physiognomy without feeling sensible uneasiness. From the staring wildness of their eyes, a stranger would immediately set them down as a nation of lunatics. The treachery and malevolence of their character are manifested in their plundering excursions against the Negro villages. Oftentimes, without the smallest provocation, and sometimes, under the fairest professions of friendship, they will suddenly seize upon the Negroes' cattle, and even on the inhabitants themselves.
151. oldal - ... at the end of that period a number of men in masks present themselves, and employ all possible means to put his courage to the proof; if he acquits himself with honour he is admitted. The initiated pretend that at this moment they...
70. oldal - I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission — the long - sought - for, majestic Niger, glittering in the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster and flowing to the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and having drunk of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks to the great Ruler of all things for having thus far crowned my endeavours with success.