The Life of Bruce: The African TravellerJ. Murray, 1830 - 535 Seiten |
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... never before be included in any publication . The work may be obtained immediately by app cation to any bookseller in Town or Country . The Publishers have sets always ready done up in the following manner : viz . in boards , 17. 11s ...
... never before be included in any publication . The work may be obtained immediately by app cation to any bookseller in Town or Country . The Publishers have sets always ready done up in the following manner : viz . in boards , 17. 11s ...
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... never saw his fellow . " Bruce remained at Harrow till the 8th of May , 1746 ; and , in the four years he was at school , he not only acquired a competent share of classical knowledge , but won the esteem of many indi- viduals , whose ...
... never saw his fellow . " Bruce remained at Harrow till the 8th of May , 1746 ; and , in the four years he was at school , he not only acquired a competent share of classical knowledge , but won the esteem of many indi- viduals , whose ...
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... never associate . died distinctions which he did not remember , and puzzled himself with points , of which he could not comprehend the importance . An ardent admirer of truth and simplicity , he very rashly conceived that in the studies ...
... never associate . died distinctions which he did not remember , and puzzled himself with points , of which he could not comprehend the importance . An ardent admirer of truth and simplicity , he very rashly conceived that in the studies ...
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... never known , and by the demise of his father , a man of sound character and abilities , he was now deprived of all that he had ever known of a parent . He immediately proceeded to England , and arrived there in the end of July , 1758 ...
... never known , and by the demise of his father , a man of sound character and abilities , he was now deprived of all that he had ever known of a parent . He immediately proceeded to England , and arrived there in the end of July , 1758 ...
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... never repent having ad- vanced the money , and lost it , rather than , in my time , his Majesty should lose the affection of this people . ' About the year 1757 , a vessel bound to Algiers was seized by the Spaniards in Oran , and the ...
... never repent having ad- vanced the money , and lost it , rather than , in my time , his Majesty should lose the affection of this people . ' About the year 1757 , a vessel bound to Algiers was seized by the Spaniards in Oran , and the ...
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Abuna Abys Achmet Adowa Africa Algiers Amharic ancient animal appeared Arabs Arkeeko army arrived Axum Ayto Ayto Aylo beasts Begemder Bengazi Cairo camels carried Christian danger death declared desert endeavoured enemy English Fasil favour feet Frumentius Galla Geesh Gondar Guebra Gusho hand head honour horse hundred hyæna inhabitants Iteghe Jidda journey King of Abyssinia king's Koscam letters live Lord Halifax Lord Valentia Mahomet Masuah ment Metical miles mind morning mountains mules Naybe never night Nile Nubia observed Ozoro Esther Paez palace party passed plain present priests proceeded rains Ras Michael reached received Red Sea religion replied river Salt says Bruce scarcely seemed seen Sennaar sent servants Shangalla Sheikh Shum side simoom sinia soon Syene Tarenta Tecla tent Tigré tion told took traveller trees tribes Turks vessel village violent visited whole Woldo Yasine young
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Seite 156 - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon : and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Seite 140 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
Seite 178 - Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona : because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee : That thou art Peter ; and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven : and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.
Seite 139 - As soon as this plague appears, and their buzzing is heard, all the cattle forsake their food, and run wildly about the plain, till they die, worn out with fatigue, fright, and hunger.
Seite 156 - And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones : and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
Seite 352 - Kings had attempted this discovery at the head of armies, and each expedition was distinguished from ths last only by the difference of the numbers which had perished, and agreed alone in the disappointment which had uniformly and without exception followed them all.
Seite 15 - ... gratification and amusement. It is a book that ought to find its way into every rural drawing-room in the kingdom, and one that may safely be placed in every lady's boudoir, be her rank and station in life what they may."— Quarterly Review. No. LXXVlfi. We think that there are few readers who will not be delighted (we are certain all will be instructed) by the 'Journal of a Naturalist.
Seite 244 - The drivers suddenly tripped up the cow, and gave the poor animal a very rude fall upon the ground, which was but the beginning of her sufferings. One of them sat across her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twisted the halter about her...
Seite 466 - NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness ; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us ; and small quantities of sand did actually...
Seite 355 - It is easier to guess than to describe the situation of my mind at that moment, standing in that spot which had baffled the genius, industry, and inquiry of both ancients and moderns for the course of near three thousand years.