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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28. oldal
... crossed à con- siderable river that falls into the Gambia . The heat being excessive , we rested two hours under the shade of a tree , where I purchased a quantity of milk , and pounded corn , of some Foolah herds- men . At sun - set we ...
... crossed à con- siderable river that falls into the Gambia . The heat being excessive , we rested two hours under the shade of a tree , where I purchased a quantity of milk , and pounded corn , of some Foolah herds- men . At sun - set we ...
30. oldal
... crossed the Falemé , the waters of which reached my knees as I sat upon my horse . About noon we entered the town of Fattekonda , and stationed ourselves at the bantang , where we remained till an inhabitant invited us to his house ...
... crossed the Falemé , the waters of which reached my knees as I sat upon my horse . About noon we entered the town of Fattekonda , and stationed ourselves at the bantang , where we remained till an inhabitant invited us to his house ...
38. oldal
... soon arrived safely in the kingdom of Kasson . Here Demba Sego reminded me of the obligation I was under to him , and I presented him with as much amber TEESEE . 39 as was valued at fourteen shillings , 88 CROSSING THE SENEGAL .
... soon arrived safely in the kingdom of Kasson . Here Demba Sego reminded me of the obligation I was under to him , and I presented him with as much amber TEESEE . 39 as was valued at fourteen shillings , 88 CROSSING THE SENEGAL .
71. oldal
... crossing the river . There were three different places of embarkation , and the ferrymen were very expeditious ; but , owing to the crowd of expect- ants , I could not immediately obtain a passage , and I sat down on the bank of the ...
... crossing the river . There were three different places of embarkation , and the ferrymen were very expeditious ; but , owing to the crowd of expect- ants , I could not immediately obtain a passage , and I sat down on the bank of the ...
77. oldal
... crossing a large , open plain , on which were a few scattered bushes , my guide wheeled his horse round in a moment , crying , " A very large lion , " and making signs for me to ridea way . I saw no lion , and thought the man was ...
... crossing a large , open plain , on which were a few scattered bushes , my guide wheeled his horse round in a moment , crying , " A very large lion , " and making signs for me to ridea way . I saw no lion , and thought the man was ...
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Agadeer 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 days journey Desert distance dress Emperor entered European feet Fezzan following day Foolahs Foota Jallon Foota Toro four Galam Gambia gate goats gold ground 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 negroes passed the night persons plain prince proceeded reached river Sahara salt sand Seedy Hamed Sego Senegal Shabeeny Sheik side silk silver skins slaves sovereign stone Sultan Suse Teembo tent Timbuctoo Tlemsen town travelled trees tribe Tripoli Tunis twenty valley village walls wife women wood
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71. oldal - 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).
68. oldal - I was anxiously looking around for the river, one of them called out, geo affili (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.
96. 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.
31. 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.
30. 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.
93. 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.
70. oldal - He immediately sent over one of his chief men, who informed me that the king could not possibly see me until he knew what had brought me into his country ; and that I must not presume to cross the river without the king's permission.
55. 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.
143. 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...