Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa: Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797, Band 1 |
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accordingly Africa afternoon Ali's appeared Arabic arrived banks Benowm Bondou brought bushes Bushreens calabash canoe carried cattle chief cloth Coast coffle corn crossed Daisy Damel daybreak Demba departed Desert dingo Dooty dress European Faleme river fatigued Foulahs frequently Gambia gold Goomba grass ground hand hills horse informed inhabitants iron Jarra Joag journey Kaarta Kafirs Kamalia Karfa Kasson king's kingdom Laidley lodged Ludamar Mahomedan Malacotta Mandingo manner Mansa Mansong master miles Moorish Moors morning natives Negroes Niger night noon o'clock observed passed person plunder prayers present proceed procure provisions purchase rain rainy season reached received river river Senegal road salt sand saphie Sego Senegal Senegal river sent Serawoolli Shea butter singing situation Slatees slaves soon sort strangers stream sunset tent thought tion told Tombuctoo took town called trade travelled tree victuals westward woman women woods
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Seite 294 - the rains fell.— The poor white man, faint " and weary, came and sat under our tree. — " He has no mother to bring him milk; no
Seite 440 - I could learn, is never found in any matrix or vein, but always in small grains, nearly in a pure state, from the size of a pin's head, to that of a pea; scattered through a large body of sand or clay; and in this state, it is called by the Mandingoes sanoo munko,
Seite 290 - Korro, and Sego See Korro. They are all surrounded with high mud walls; the houses are built of clay, of a square form, with flat roofs ; some of them have two stories, and many of them are whitewashed. Besides these buildings, Moorish mosques are seen in every quarter ; and the streets, though narrow, are broad enough for every useful purpose, in a country where wheel carriages are entirely unknown.
Seite 301 - ... in water, has somewhat the appearance of a Spanish olive. The kernel is enveloped in a sweet pulp, under a thin green rind ; and the butter produced from it, besides the advantage of its keeping the whole year without salt, is whiter, firmer, and to my palate of a richer flavour than the best butter I ever tasted made of cow's milk.
Seite 389 - I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer; with man it has often been otherwise.
Seite 359 - I reflected that no human prudence or foresight, could possibly have averted my present sufferings. I was indeed a stranger in a strange land, yet I was still under the protecting eye of that Providence who has condescended to call himself the stranger's friend.
Seite 226 - Moors have singular ideas of feminine perfection.' The gracefulness of figure and motion, and a countenance enlivened by expression, are by no means essential points in their standard ; with them, corpulence and beauty appear to be terms nearly synonymous. A woman, of even moderate pretensions, must be one who cannot walk without a slave under each arm to support her, and a perfect beauty is a load for a camel.
Seite 290 - The circumstance of the Niger's flowing towards the east, and its collateral points, did not, however, excite my surprise; for although I had left Europe in great hesitation on this subject, and rather believed that it ran in the contrary direction,. I had made such frequent inquiries during my progress, concerning this river; and received from Negroes of different nations, such clear and decisive assurances that its general course was towards the rising sun, as scarce left any doubt on my mind ;...
Seite 181 - My arrival was no sooner observed, than the people who drew water at the wells threw down their buckets ; those in the tents mounted their horses, and men, women, and children, came running or galloping towards me. I soon found myself surrounded by such a crowd, that I could scarcely move ; one pulled my clothes, another took off my hat, a third stopped me to examine my waistcoat buttons, and a fourth called out, la illah el allah Mahamet rasowl allahi,* and signified, in a threatening manner, that...
Seite 264 - The same dismal uniformity of shrubs and sand every where presented itself, and the horizon was as level and uninterrupted as that of the sea. Descending from the tree, I found my horse devouring the stubble and brushwood with great avidity ; and as I was now too faint...