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Side 4
... all wished to go , and we selected ten — a corporal and nine privates of the
Cape Mounted Rifles . When paraded for our inspection , they reminded me of
the Goorkas of India . On the 16th July two teams of beautiful bays pulled up at
the ...
... all wished to go , and we selected ten — a corporal and nine privates of the
Cape Mounted Rifles . When paraded for our inspection , they reminded me of
the Goorkas of India . On the 16th July two teams of beautiful bays pulled up at
the ...
Side 18
A jail official here announced that the Sultan wished the sahib to give the order ,
and I informed Colonel Rigby of the circumstance . He at once saw through the
timidity of the Sultan , and said , as the sentence had been passed weeks ago ,
he ...
A jail official here announced that the Sultan wished the sahib to give the order ,
and I informed Colonel Rigby of the circumstance . He at once saw through the
timidity of the Sultan , and said , as the sentence had been passed weeks ago ,
he ...
Side 108
The following day she , as usual , wished me good - morning , but I shuddered to
think that so handsome a woman and so kind a mother , with four beautiful
children who must have seen all , could have committed such an act . The
woman ...
The following day she , as usual , wished me good - morning , but I shuddered to
think that so handsome a woman and so kind a mother , with four beautiful
children who must have seen all , could have committed such an act . The
woman ...
Side 142
Whenever he wished to spend the day at a spot on the hill across the lake ,
where I think his father had been interred , he was carried in a basket , made of
osiers , by four men . The band led the way with music ; several hundred
followers ...
Whenever he wished to spend the day at a spot on the hill across the lake ,
where I think his father had been interred , he was carried in a basket , made of
osiers , by four men . The band led the way with music ; several hundred
followers ...
Side 187
I wished to believe that he said this in sincerity , for the conversion of one
influential man in such a land would be of importance . By the end of March 1862
there were some hopes of my leaving Karague to join Speke in Uganda . The
king had ...
I wished to believe that he said this in sincerity , for the conversion of one
influential man in such a land would be of importance . By the end of March 1862
there were some hopes of my leaving Karague to join Speke in Uganda . The
king had ...
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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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Africa allowed amongst animals appeared arms arrival asked bank beads beautiful birds boat body brought called camp Captain carried cattle chief cloth colour covered Crown dressed Edition feet fire five followed formed four gave give given goats grass guns half hands head heard hills houses hundred iron journey Karague killed king lake land leaves living loads looking miles morning natives never night Nile observed Octavo officer once party passed placed plantain present race rain reached received river rocks round saying Seedees seemed seen sent side single skin slaves spears Speke stream sultan thought tied told took traveller trees Uganda Unyoro village Volumes Waganda walked whole wild wind women wood yards