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... but the Portuguese governor assured us that no slaver had visited Delagoa
since the last English man - of - war was there a year ago . This did not remove
our suspicions , for the flat - roofed houses in the bazaar had every appearance ...
... but the Portuguese governor assured us that no slaver had visited Delagoa
since the last English man - of - war was there a year ago . This did not remove
our suspicions , for the flat - roofed houses in the bazaar had every appearance ...
Side 38
As they do not allow strangers to camp within their villages , we saw few houses ,
but those into which we were admitted were very tidy , with mud - and - wattle
walls and thatched roofs . The appearance of these WAZARAMO VILLAGERS .
As they do not allow strangers to camp within their villages , we saw few houses ,
but those into which we were admitted were very tidy , with mud - and - wattle
walls and thatched roofs . The appearance of these WAZARAMO VILLAGERS .
Side 48
The matting in the houses was full of bugs , or ticks , which pestered one while
seated at night , causing considerable irritation . It is not a country for ivory , the
natives seldom if ever bringing any for sale . Grain was so scarce that slaves
could ...
The matting in the houses was full of bugs , or ticks , which pestered one while
seated at night , causing considerable irritation . It is not a country for ivory , the
natives seldom if ever bringing any for sale . Grain was so scarce that slaves
could ...
Side 49
We had full access to both , and no house could be conducted with greater
regularity . At three o'clock in the morning , Moossah , who had led a hard life in
his day , would call out for his little pill of opium , which he never missed for forty
years .
We had full access to both , and no house could be conducted with greater
regularity . At three o'clock in the morning , Moossah , who had led a hard life in
his day , would call out for his little pill of opium , which he never missed for forty
years .
Side 65
Το give a general idea of these villages , I may mention that , on entering at the
low doorway , you see before you an avenue of palisades ; to the right and left
sets of houses are similarly railed off . Until lodging had been obtained inside the
...
Το give a general idea of these villages , I may mention that , on entering at the
low doorway , you see before you an avenue of palisades ; to the right and left
sets of houses are similarly railed off . Until lodging had been obtained inside the
...
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A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
A Walk Across Africa: Or, Domestic Scenes from My Nile Journal James Augustus Grant Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1864 |
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 |