Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797, 1. kötetJ. Murray, 1816 |
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39. oldal
... considered as a bar of to- bacco ; and a gallon of spirits ( or rather half spirits and half water ) , as a bar of rum ; a bar of one commodity being reckoned equal in value to a bar of another commodity . As , however , it must ...
... considered as a bar of to- bacco ; and a gallon of spirits ( or rather half spirits and half water ) , as a bar of rum ; a bar of one commodity being reckoned equal in value to a bar of another commodity . As , however , it must ...
40. oldal
... considered by the European as concluded , until the purchase money is paid , and the party has taken leave . Having now brought together such ge- neral observations on the country , and its inhabitants , as occurred to me during my ...
... considered by the European as concluded , until the purchase money is paid , and the party has taken leave . Having now brought together such ge- neral observations on the country , and its inhabitants , as occurred to me during my ...
55. oldal
... considered the matter , and was determined , notwithstanding all dangers , to proceed . The king shook his head , but desisted from further persuasion ; and told me the guide should be ready in the af- ternoon . About two o'clock , the ...
... considered the matter , and was determined , notwithstanding all dangers , to proceed . The king shook his head , but desisted from further persuasion ; and told me the guide should be ready in the af- ternoon . About two o'clock , the ...
78. oldal
... considered that my bundles would inevitably be searched , I concealed some few articles in the roof of the hut where I lodged , and I put on my new blue coat , in order to preserve it . All the houses belonging to the king and his ...
... considered that my bundles would inevitably be searched , I concealed some few articles in the roof of the hut where I lodged , and I put on my new blue coat , in order to preserve it . All the houses belonging to the king and his ...
118. oldal
... considered a sufficient testimony of their having renounced Pa- ganism , and embraced the doctrines of the Prophet . It was the 8th of January before Demba Sego returned with my horse ; and being quite wearied out with the delay , I ...
... considered a sufficient testimony of their having renounced Pa- ganism , and embraced the doctrines of the Prophet . It was the 8th of January before Demba Sego returned with my horse ; and being quite wearied out with the delay , I ...
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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
Népszerű szakaszok
294. oldal - 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
440. oldal - 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,
290. oldal - 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.
301. oldal - ... 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.
389. oldal - 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.
359. oldal - 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.
226. oldal - 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.
290. oldal - 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 ;...
181. oldal - 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...
264. oldal - 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...