The English explorers, comprising details of the more famous travels by Mandeville, Bruce, Park and Livingstone, with chapter on Arctic explorations |
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... five quarto volumes in 1790. Although many of the statements in these travels were at first doubted and ridiculed , and regarded as mere traveller's tales , the experience of subsequent explorers has verified their truthfulness and ...
... five quarto volumes in 1790. Although many of the statements in these travels were at first doubted and ridiculed , and regarded as mere traveller's tales , the experience of subsequent explorers has verified their truthfulness and ...
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... The colleagues of the fellowship for the discov- ery of the north - west passage . " The fleet of Sir Humphrey consisted of five ships , of dif Longfellow has told the story of Sir Humphrey Gilbert very 20 THE ENGLISH EXPLORERS .
... The colleagues of the fellowship for the discov- ery of the north - west passage . " The fleet of Sir Humphrey consisted of five ships , of dif Longfellow has told the story of Sir Humphrey Gilbert very 20 THE ENGLISH EXPLORERS .
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... five days , he found it utterly deserted , with no provisions , and without trace of any living animal . He remained eighteen days thus , in a miserable and help- less condition , when on the 29th October , Dr. Richardson and John ...
... five days , he found it utterly deserted , with no provisions , and without trace of any living animal . He remained eighteen days thus , in a miserable and help- less condition , when on the 29th October , Dr. Richardson and John ...
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... was frost - bitten , and became quite white in five min- utes after being exposed to the weather ; so that the medical men , with some others appointed strong , or men less resolute , thought that the 32 THE ENGLISH EXPLORERS .
... was frost - bitten , and became quite white in five min- utes after being exposed to the weather ; so that the medical men , with some others appointed strong , or men less resolute , thought that the 32 THE ENGLISH EXPLORERS .
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... five children , on the ice . These nineteen persons floated on the ice for nearly seven months , till they were picked up by the Tigress and carried to New York . Those who had been on board the Polaris brought her on shore on the 16th ...
... five children , on the ice . These nineteen persons floated on the ice for nearly seven months , till they were picked up by the Tigress and carried to New York . Those who had been on board the Polaris brought her on shore on the 16th ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abyssinia Africa afterwards appeared Arabs arrived Aylo Ayto baggage Bambarra beasts Begemder brought Cairo called camels carried Chaldea Christians church cloth coast coffle corn Damel desert dooty drink east Egypt Fasil favour feet Foulahs friends Gambia gold Gondar Gusho hand head heard hill horse hyæna inhabitants isle Jidda journey Kaarta kafirs Kamalia Karfa king king's kingdom lake land leave Lord Mahomet Mandingo manner Manyema Masuah ment Metical miles Moors morning mountains natives Naybe negroes never Niger night Nile o'clock Ozoro Ozoro Esther passed plain present priest Ras Michael reached river round sailed saphies seemed seen Sego Sennaar sent servants Shekh side sitting slaves soon stone strangers tain tent thought Tigré tion told took town travellers trees village wards women woods Yasine
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 286 - What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba, That he should weep for her/ What would he do, Had he the motive and the cue for passion That I have...
Seite 507 - Being (thought I), who planted, watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing which appears of so small importance, look with unconcern upon the situation and sufferings of creatures formed after his own image? — surely not! Reflections like these, would not allow me to despair. I started up, and disregarding both hunger and fatigue, travelled forwards, assured that relief was at hand; and I was not disappointed.
Seite 229 - And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
Seite 229 - And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Seite 62 - Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
Seite 538 - 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 mttnko, "gold powder...
Seite 229 - Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air...
Seite 482 - He therefore advised me to lodge at a distant village, to which he pointed, for the night ; and raid, that in the morning he would give me further instructions how to conduct myself. This was very discouraging. However, as there was no remedy, I set off for the village, where I found, to my great mortification, that no person would admit me into his house.
Seite xiv - ' solitude is, May Heaven's rich blessing come down on every " ' one, American, English, or Turk, who will help to heal this "
Seite 21 - I will not forsake my little company going homeward, with whom I have passed so many storms and perils.