Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797, 1. kötetJ. Murray, 1816 |
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xx. oldal
... strangers are commonly lodged . Soofroo . A skin for containing water . Saphie . An amulet or charm . Kouskous . A dish prepared from boiled corn . Shea tou - lou . Vegetable butter . Calabash . A species of gourd , of which the Negroes ...
... strangers are commonly lodged . Soofroo . A skin for containing water . Saphie . An amulet or charm . Kouskous . A dish prepared from boiled corn . Shea tou - lou . Vegetable butter . Calabash . A species of gourd , of which the Negroes ...
33. oldal
... stranger , without first calling a palaver on his conduct ; or , in other words , bringing him to a public trial ; but this degree of protection is extended only to the native or domestic slave . Cap- tives taken in war , and those ...
... stranger , without first calling a palaver on his conduct ; or , in other words , bringing him to a public trial ; but this degree of protection is extended only to the native or domestic slave . Cap- tives taken in war , and those ...
48. oldal
... strangers to civi- lized life , and to most of whom a white man was the object of curosity or plunder . I reflected that I had parted from the last European I might probably behold , and perhaps quitted for ever the comforts of ...
... strangers to civi- lized life , and to most of whom a white man was the object of curosity or plunder . I reflected that I had parted from the last European I might probably behold , and perhaps quitted for ever the comforts of ...
53. oldal
... strangers . Thus instructed , I went in the afternoon to pay my respects to the sovereign ; and ask permission to pass through his territories to Bondou . The king's name was Jatta . He was the same venerable old man of whom so favour ...
... strangers . Thus instructed , I went in the afternoon to pay my respects to the sovereign ; and ask permission to pass through his territories to Bondou . The king's name was Jatta . He was the same venerable old man of whom so favour ...
80. oldal
... African prince , in his own dominions , par- ticularly when made to a stranger , comes little short of a command . It is only a way of obtaining by gentle means , what he can , if he pleases , take by force ; and as 80 TRAVELS IN THE.
... African prince , in his own dominions , par- ticularly when made to a stranger , comes little short of a command . It is only a way of obtaining by gentle means , what he can , if he pleases , take by force ; and as 80 TRAVELS IN THE.
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Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
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...