A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile JournalW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 452 páginas |
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... hour of arrival at Rio de Janeiro was won by the only lady on board ; and on entering the magnificent bay - a most lovely sight— we were saluted by a perfect storm of cannon and music from the Brazilian , French , and American men- of ...
... hour of arrival at Rio de Janeiro was won by the only lady on board ; and on entering the magnificent bay - a most lovely sight— we were saluted by a perfect storm of cannon and music from the Brazilian , French , and American men- of ...
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... hours afterwards , the sea still raging in striking magnificence , and the ship running along at eleven knots , the cry was again heard " Man overboard ! " and every one sprang to his feet . Such was the discipline that , from the time ...
... hours afterwards , the sea still raging in striking magnificence , and the ship running along at eleven knots , the cry was again heard " Man overboard ! " and every one sprang to his feet . Such was the discipline that , from the time ...
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... some purpose on the making tide , and on the Admiral's legs in particular . The doubtful struggle lasted an hour and a half , when some sailors came up and towed the vanquished turtle ashore- SEWING - SCHOOL AT MOZAMBIQUE . 7 weight , 360.
... some purpose on the making tide , and on the Admiral's legs in particular . The doubtful struggle lasted an hour and a half , when some sailors came up and towed the vanquished turtle ashore- SEWING - SCHOOL AT MOZAMBIQUE . 7 weight , 360.
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... hour was whiled away during the two voyages -shooting , band - playing , rubbers at whist , amuse- ments with the various dogs , -Tawny , a clever collie ; Ossian , a deerhound ; and Lumpus , a retriever , & c . ; — sketching and ...
... hour was whiled away during the two voyages -shooting , band - playing , rubbers at whist , amuse- ments with the various dogs , -Tawny , a clever collie ; Ossian , a deerhound ; and Lumpus , a retriever , & c . ; — sketching and ...
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... hours , but before we could land there was a row of three miles ' shallow water , near the end of which two fine stout fellows came splashing through the water , shouldered me from the boat , and bore me like a child , nolens volens ...
... hours , but before we could land there was a row of three miles ' shallow water , near the end of which two fine stout fellows came splashing through the water , shouldered me from the boat , and bore me like a child , nolens volens ...
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A Walk Across Africa Or Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal Jam. Aug Grant Visualização integral - 1864 |
A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Visualização integral - 1864 |
A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Visualização integral - 1864 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
Africa amongst animals antelope appeared Arab arms arrival asked bank bark-cloth beads beautiful Berber birds Blue Nile boat Bombay brought Budja called camels camp canoe Captain Speke carried cattle cloth colour covered cowries Crown Octavo dressed drums Edition Faloro feet four fowls Frij goats Gondokoro grain grass guns hands handsome head heard hills horns houses iron ivory journey Kamarasi Karague Karuma Falls Khartoom Kidi killed king lake leaves looked M'tessa Madi Manua Mariboo miles morning musquitoes natives never night Nile Nyanza party passed placed plantain plundered porters present race rain river rocks round Rumanika sand Seedees seen sent shot skin slaves sorghum spears stream sultan sweet potato tall told Toorkees traveller trees Turks tusks Uganda Unyamuezi Unyoro Victoria Nyanza village Waganda walked Wanyoro Watusi Wezee White Nile wild women wood yards Zanzibar