Journal of Travels in South Africa Among the Hottentot and Other Tribes, in the Years 1812, 1813, and 1814Religious Tract Society, 1834 - 228 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Africa animals appeared arrived ascending asked assagays attended Bethelsdorp boor's boors Brak River bushes Bushmen Caffres called cameleopards Cape Town cattle CHAPTER chief colony Corannas crossed Cupido distance dogs Dutch language eight eleven A.M. feet fire Fish River five P.M. forward four P.M. friends Graaf Reynet grass Griqua Town ground halted heard hills hippopotamus horse Hottentots hour hundred Indian Ocean inhabitants Jesus journey killed Klaar Water kloof knew kraal Krooman Landdrost Lattakoo lions Malalareen March River Matchappees Mateebe miles missionary morning mountain mouth Munaneets murder muskets night nine noon o'clock obliged observed Orange River ostrich oxen Paarl pass Pella person quacha rain reached resembled returned rix-dollars road rock seemed seen sent sheep shot side sight skin slaves soon sun-set tentots thing three P.M. told travelling trees visited wagons walked wild yards Yellow River young
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Seite 139 - I send thee, to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Seite 18 - It is about a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth, but contracts at both ends.
Seite 80 - I was afraid then to go to the hill to hunt lions or elephants lest they should devour me. But when I heard of the son of God having come into the world ' to die for sinners, all that fear went away. I took my gun again, and without fear of death went to hunt lions, and tigers, and elephants. You shall soon have an opportunity to be taught the same things.
Seite 155 - During this bustle we shot a wild peacock, which measured six feet from the tip of one wing to that of the other.
Seite 129 - ... her, especially when told that A. Kok, who brought it, knew nothing of what it contained, which we explained by telling her the use of sealing wax. The bible being on the table gave occasion to explain the nature and use of a book, particularly of that book — how it informed us of God, who made all things; and of the beginning of all things, which seemed to astonish her, and many a look was directed towards the bible. Mahootoo asked the following questions, evidently as things she had formerly...
Seite 162 - I heard many things, but felt no interest in them. But one day, when alone in the fields, I looked very seriously at a mountain, as the work of that God of whom I had heard; then I looked...
Seite 136 - The royal family were at dinner, in the corner of their yard, outside the house. The king's distinction seemed to consist in his sitting next the pot that contained the boiled beans, on which they were dining, and having the only spoon we saw, with which he helped himself and his friends, by putting a portion into each hand as it was held out to him. One of the princesses was employed in cutting with an axe a dried paunch into small pieces, and putting them into a pot to be boiled, either to complete...
Seite 84 - YARDS lions, with their loaded muskets ; and such as were only to be spectators stood upon a heap of rocks, about fifty yards beyond them, guarded by three armed men, lest the lions should not be wounded, or only slightly, and be able to rush upon us. When all this was in readiness, the men below poured a volley of bullets towards the animals, when one of them, the male, made off, seemingly slightly wounded ; but the other was disabled, so that it remained in the same position.
Seite 210 - By grace ye are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: It is the gift of God
Seite 186 - When we find the skin," said he, " we do not call it the serpent ; no, it is only its skin : neither do we say the serpent is dead ; no, for we know he is alive, and has only cast his skin.