The History of Various Modern African NationsP. Phillips, 1808 - 390 páginas |
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... appears a watery waste . The remote hills which extend towards the Cape of Good Hope , are the only places where snow is ever seen , and hence the Portuguese denominated them the Snowy Mountains . This country abounds with copper , the ...
... appears a watery waste . The remote hills which extend towards the Cape of Good Hope , are the only places where snow is ever seen , and hence the Portuguese denominated them the Snowy Mountains . This country abounds with copper , the ...
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... their dwellings . Both these appear to be species of the banyan - tree , which is so common in Hindostan . With the wood of the mosuma - tree , the natives make canoes , which are so extremely light , that they will not sink even 10 CONGO .
... their dwellings . Both these appear to be species of the banyan - tree , which is so common in Hindostan . With the wood of the mosuma - tree , the natives make canoes , which are so extremely light , that they will not sink even 10 CONGO .
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... appears to be most remarkable . When this creature is slightly wound- ed , it will follow the scent of gun - powder with such fury , that the hunter has no other resource left for avoiding it , than by climbing a tree with all possible ...
... appears to be most remarkable . When this creature is slightly wound- ed , it will follow the scent of gun - powder with such fury , that the hunter has no other resource left for avoiding it , than by climbing a tree with all possible ...
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... appear . The choice generally falls on him who has most friends , or is at the head of the greatest body of forces , provided he be of the catholic faith , which is con- sidered as an essential , and , therefore , an indis- pensable ...
... appear . The choice generally falls on him who has most friends , or is at the head of the greatest body of forces , provided he be of the catholic faith , which is con- sidered as an essential , and , therefore , an indis- pensable ...
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... appears in great splendour , surrounded by the governors of provinces , the no- bles of his kingdom , his guards , officers , and at- tendants , all magnificently dressed . The cere mony is performed in a wide and spacious plain ...
... appears in great splendour , surrounded by the governors of provinces , the no- bles of his kingdom , his guards , officers , and at- tendants , all magnificently dressed . The cere mony is performed in a wide and spacious plain ...
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Página 242 - ... milk every morning. It is of no importance whether the girl has an appetite or not ; the kouskous and milk must be swallowed, and obedience is frequently enforced by blows. I have seen a poor girl sit crying, with the bowl at her lips, for more than an hour, and her mother, with a stick in her hand, watching her all the while, and using the stick without mercy whenever she observed that her daughter was not swallowing.
Página 225 - To a woman, I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. If I was hungry or thirsty, wet or sick, they did not hesitate, like the men, to perform a generous action. In so free and so kind a manner did they contribute to my relief, that if 1 was dry I drank the sweetest draught, and if hungry I ate the coarsest morsel with a double relish.
Página 287 - It is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean ; on the east by the little river El Arish, (supposed to be the scriptural " River of Egypt,
Página 241 - Negro wedding : here was neither singing, nor dancing ; nor any other amusement that I could perceive. A woman was beating the drum, and the other women joining at times like a chorus, by setting up a shrill scream ; and at the same time, moving their tongues from one side of the mouth to the other...
Página 199 - Mandingoes; but in Bondou they are opulent in a high degree, and enjoy all the necessaries of life in the greatest profusion. They display great skill in the management of their cattle, making them extremely gentle by kindness and familiarity.
Página 197 - Fooladoo (which signifies the country of the Foulahs) ; but they possess at present many other kingdoms at a great distance from each other : their complexion, however, is not exactly the same in the...
Página 215 - And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
Página 211 - ... are all very simple} and the workmanship (particularly in the formation of knives and spears) is not destitute of merit. The iron, indeed, is hard and brittle; and requires much labour before it can be made to answer the purpose. Most of the African blacksmiths are acquainted also with the method of smelting gold, in which process they use an alkaline salt, obtained from a ley of burnt corn-stalks evaporated to dryness. They likewise draw the gold into wire, and form it into a variety of ornaments,...
Página 214 - Of the other wild animals, the most common are the hy&na, the panther, and the elephant. The usual beast of burthen in Nigritia is the ass. The application of animal labour to the purposes of agriculture, is no where adopted ; the plough, therefore, is wholly unknown. The chief instrument made use of in tillage is the hoe, which varies in form in different districts ; and the labour is universally performed by slaves. In monarchical governments, the uncultivated lands are considered as the property...
Página 317 - ... at the head and feet of each, and either plant the intermediate space with flowers, or cover it with tiles. Persons of quality generally have a square room, with a handsome cupola, erected over their graves. This being kept constantly white and clean, illustrates the expression of Christ, where he compares hypocrites to whited sepulchres, which appear outwardly beautiful, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.