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In doing so , try as much as possible to give , relatively , a corresponding
valuation to each succeeding country , in the order in which you passed through
them — I mean , as regards the products and the capabilities of the countries , the
...
In doing so , try as much as possible to give , relatively , a corresponding
valuation to each succeeding country , in the order in which you passed through
them — I mean , as regards the products and the capabilities of the countries , the
...
Side 1
... be expected than in an ordinary sailing - vessel . Eight days passed smoothly ;
on the ninth day we gladly stepped on shore to enjoy the bright island of Madeira
, with its scented shrubRIO DE JANEIRO . beries , which , though hotter than.
... be expected than in an ordinary sailing - vessel . Eight days passed smoothly ;
on the ninth day we gladly stepped on shore to enjoy the bright island of Madeira
, with its scented shrubRIO DE JANEIRO . beries , which , though hotter than.
Side 11
He , having passed in six languages , acted as interpreter at the durbar , where
the Sultan was most affable , shaking hands with all . Though the streets of
Zanzibar are too narrow for a wheeled carriage , and the supply of water deficient
...
He , having passed in six languages , acted as interpreter at the durbar , where
the Sultan was most affable , shaking hands with all . Though the streets of
Zanzibar are too narrow for a wheeled carriage , and the supply of water deficient
...
Side 12
Od keepers , chiefly Indians , were respectful even to a painful degree , rising as
we passed them . The bazaar is very abundantly supplied with vegetables , fruit ,
and dried fish ; little butcher - meat , but liquor - shops abound , and water has to
...
Od keepers , chiefly Indians , were respectful even to a painful degree , rising as
we passed them . The bazaar is very abundantly supplied with vegetables , fruit ,
and dried fish ; little butcher - meat , but liquor - shops abound , and water has to
...
Side 18
He at once saw through the timidity of the Sultan , and said , as the sentence had
been passed weeks ago , he could give no orders about it . Returning to the
place of execution , where both men still sat , we found the mob had increased .
He at once saw through the timidity of the Sultan , and said , as the sentence had
been passed weeks ago , he could give no orders about it . Returning to the
place of execution , where both men still sat , we found the mob had increased .
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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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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 |