The Life of Bruce: The African TravellerJ. Murray, 1830 - 535 Seiten |
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... party which , on the 3d of August , 1780 , took from the Mah- rattas the fortress of Gualior . : Though well formed , Bruce did not , as a child , appear to possess that athletic constitution and unusual stature which he attained in ...
... party which , on the 3d of August , 1780 , took from the Mah- rattas the fortress of Gualior . : Though well formed , Bruce did not , as a child , appear to possess that athletic constitution and unusual stature which he attained in ...
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... party of Algerine soldiers had been captured off Gibraltar by the Spaniards , in consequence of secret intelligence of their approach having been given to the Spanish commander by the British garrison . The above statement is absolutely ...
... party of Algerine soldiers had been captured off Gibraltar by the Spaniards , in consequence of secret intelligence of their approach having been given to the Spanish commander by the British garrison . The above statement is absolutely ...
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... party were assailed by a number of Arab horsemen , whom they repulsed with considerable difficulty , and with a loss of four men . On arriving at Tripoli , Bruce was received by his countryman , the British consul , ( the Hon . Mr ...
... party were assailed by a number of Arab horsemen , whom they repulsed with considerable difficulty , and with a loss of four men . On arriving at Tripoli , Bruce was received by his countryman , the British consul , ( the Hon . Mr ...
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... party , he embarked on board a small Greek vessel , bound for Lampedoza , but the desti- nation of which the master had agreed to change to Crete . The vessel was badly appointed ; and , when it was too late , Bruce found that ...
... party , he embarked on board a small Greek vessel , bound for Lampedoza , but the desti- nation of which the master had agreed to change to Crete . The vessel was badly appointed ; and , when it was too late , Bruce found that ...
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... party had remained on board . They had scarcely got a boat's length from the ship , when a wave nearly swamped them , and a shriek of despair announced their helpless situation . The next wave was approaching evi- dently to overwhelm ...
... party had remained on board . They had scarcely got a boat's length from the ship , when a wave nearly swamped them , and a shriek of despair announced their helpless situation . The next wave was approaching evi- dently to overwhelm ...
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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.