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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... thought of importance to the public , he had stated the facts boldly , leaving it to his readers to give such credit to his statements as they might appear justly to deserve ; but that he would not shock their faith , or render his ...
... thought of importance to the public , he had stated the facts boldly , leaving it to his readers to give such credit to his statements as they might appear justly to deserve ; but that he would not shock their faith , or render his ...
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... thought of a voyage to the Pole , | and sailed up to 67 ° of north latitude . Under the presence and influence of Sebastian Ca- bot , an expedition was under- taken in 1553 , for the discovery of a north - east passage to Ca- thay . Sir ...
... thought of a voyage to the Pole , | and sailed up to 67 ° of north latitude . Under the presence and influence of Sebastian Ca- bot , an expedition was under- taken in 1553 , for the discovery of a north - east passage to Ca- thay . Sir ...
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... thought to be a devil or a witch , and was consequently dismissed . As gold , and not discovery , was the avowed ob- ject of this voyage , our adven- turers occupied themselves in providing a cargo , and actually got on board almost 200 ...
... thought to be a devil or a witch , and was consequently dismissed . As gold , and not discovery , was the avowed ob- ject of this voyage , our adven- turers occupied themselves in providing a cargo , and actually got on board almost 200 ...
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... thought to be land - locked , which was 800 miles long , and 300 wide . In latitude 76 ° a fair headland was seen , and then a goodly sound , called Cape Digges and Wol- stenholm Sound . Another sound , still more expansive , running to ...
... thought to be land - locked , which was 800 miles long , and 300 wide . In latitude 76 ° a fair headland was seen , and then a goodly sound , called Cape Digges and Wol- stenholm Sound . Another sound , still more expansive , running to ...
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... cheek 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 .
... cheek 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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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
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Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page xiv - ' solitude is, May Heaven's rich blessing come down on every " ' one, American, English, or Turk, who will help to heal this "
Page 21 - I will not forsake my little company going homeward, with whom I have passed so many storms and perils.