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The plants which I had the pleasure of gathering during our expedition consisted
of above seven hundred species , fully eighty of which were quite new to science
. The most useful are noticed in this volume ; and the whole collection has been ...
The plants which I had the pleasure of gathering during our expedition consisted
of above seven hundred species , fully eighty of which were quite new to science
. The most useful are noticed in this volume ; and the whole collection has been ...
Side 56
In return for Moossah ' s hospitality , Speke gave him five hundred dollars and a
beautifully chased gold watch made to order by M ' Cabe . We experienced one
great privation here , never receiving letters from home ; but , odd enough , those
...
In return for Moossah ' s hospitality , Speke gave him five hundred dollars and a
beautifully chased gold watch made to order by M ' Cabe . We experienced one
great privation here , never receiving letters from home ; but , odd enough , those
...
Side 77
But to collect one or two hundred we found a most difficult task : they are as fickle
as the wind . A wave of a flag will attract them , while one misplaced expression
will send them away discontented . They higgle pertinaciously about their hire ...
But to collect one or two hundred we found a most difficult task : they are as fickle
as the wind . A wave of a flag will attract them , while one misplaced expression
will send them away discontented . They higgle pertinaciously about their hire ...
Side 78
The Journal of the last two days may perhaps possess some interest to the
reader , as it introduces him to Ukulima , the sultan , in whose place I was
detained one hundred and nine days . It is as follows :“ 26th May . — Speke
keeps the larder ...
The Journal of the last two days may perhaps possess some interest to the
reader , as it introduces him to Ukulima , the sultan , in whose place I was
detained one hundred and nine days . It is as follows :“ 26th May . — Speke
keeps the larder ...
Side 84
By moonlight he would stand singing for two hours at a time with a crowd of a
hundred people , men and women , the sultan amidst them , all round him ,
joining in a chorus of almost devotional music . He had the power , by placing his
hand to ...
By moonlight he would stand singing for two hours at a time with a crowd of a
hundred people , men and women , the sultan amidst them , all round him ,
joining in a chorus of almost devotional music . He had the power , by placing his
hand to ...
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A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal |
| Forfatter | James Augustus Grant |
| Utgiver | W. Blackwood and sons, 1864 |
| Original fra | Harvard University |
| Digitalisert | 30. aug 2007 |
| Lengde | 452 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |