A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile JournalW. Blackwood and sons, 1864 - 452 páginas |
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... rain - sys- tem of the elevated land we traversed at the equator , but merely remark that in this region fruitful showers were constantly falling like dew . The influence of these showers was , that although the flora was not so ...
... rain - sys- tem of the elevated land we traversed at the equator , but merely remark that in this region fruitful showers were constantly falling like dew . The influence of these showers was , that although the flora was not so ...
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... rain than any other portion of the equator , still the country might be termed a gar- den of fertility and richness . My acquaintance with Captain Speke commenced as far back as 1847 , when he was serving in India with his regiment . We ...
... rain than any other portion of the equator , still the country might be termed a gar- den of fertility and richness . My acquaintance with Captain Speke commenced as far back as 1847 , when he was serving in India with his regiment . We ...
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... rain - maker who accompanied me to Uganda . Kamarasi ; the King of Unyoro . Kidi ; a nude race living on the Nile at 21 ° north latitude . Kagera ; was applied to the river Kitangule , and may also mean any river . Kong'o ; the natives ...
... rain - maker who accompanied me to Uganda . Kamarasi ; the King of Unyoro . Kidi ; a nude race living on the Nile at 21 ° north latitude . Kagera ; was applied to the river Kitangule , and may also mean any river . Kong'o ; the natives ...
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... rain falling during the year . The rain comes down in plunges , pelting showers , or like squalls at sea , and in the in- tervals any bodily exertion is attended with profuse perspiration and lassitude . I may mention that we pitched ...
... rain falling during the year . The rain comes down in plunges , pelting showers , or like squalls at sea , and in the in- tervals any bodily exertion is attended with profuse perspiration and lassitude . I may mention that we pitched ...
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... and its " neeka " or deserted land requiring abundant rain to make it look at all green . These hills were tame in general outline ; the flora also was poor . We 26 ACCLIMATISATION FEVERS . next hailed with delight the country.
... and its " neeka " or deserted land requiring abundant rain to make it look at all green . These hills were tame in general outline ; the flora also was poor . We 26 ACCLIMATISATION FEVERS . next hailed with delight the country.
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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