Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries: And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864Harper & Bros., 1866 - 638 páginas |
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... usual kindness , and gave us a bountiful breakfast . During the day the principal men of the place called , and were unanimously of opinion that the free natives would willingly cultivate large quanti- ties of cotton , could they find ...
... usual kindness , and gave us a bountiful breakfast . During the day the principal men of the place called , and were unanimously of opinion that the free natives would willingly cultivate large quanti- ties of cotton , could they find ...
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... usual vices of their class , as theft , lying , and impurity . As a general rule , the real Portuguese are tolerably humane masters , and rarely treat a slave cruelly : this may be due as much to natural kindness of heart as to a fear ...
... usual vices of their class , as theft , lying , and impurity . As a general rule , the real Portuguese are tolerably humane masters , and rarely treat a slave cruelly : this may be due as much to natural kindness of heart as to a fear ...
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... usual exac- tions . It is pleasant to give a present , but that pleasure the Banyai usually deny to strangers by making it a fine , and demanding it in such a supercilious way that only a sorely- cowed trader could bear it . They often ...
... usual exac- tions . It is pleasant to give a present , but that pleasure the Banyai usually deny to strangers by making it a fine , and demanding it in such a supercilious way that only a sorely- cowed trader could bear it . They often ...
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... usual rate in the channel , although continuing in flood . The Zambesi water at other times is almost chemically pure , and the photographer would find that it is nearly as good as distilled water for the nitrate of silver bath . A ...
... usual rate in the channel , although continuing in flood . The Zambesi water at other times is almost chemically pure , and the photographer would find that it is nearly as good as distilled water for the nitrate of silver bath . A ...
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... usual time . Our guide threw in a small branch to show us how speedily the Madse - awíra ( boiling water ) could kill the leaves . Unluckily lizards and insects did not seem to understand the nature of a hot spring , as many of their ...
... usual time . Our guide threw in a small branch to show us how speedily the Madse - awíra ( boiling water ) could kill the leaves . Unluckily lizards and insects did not seem to understand the nature of a hot spring , as many of their ...
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