The Wonders of the World, in Nature, Art, and Mind ...R. Sears, 1856 |
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... miles . " It may be true that the negroes regarded in mass exhibit a shorter term of life than the European average ; but this is sufficiently explained by the privations of their lot in the colonies to which they have been transported ...
... miles . " It may be true that the negroes regarded in mass exhibit a shorter term of life than the European average ; but this is sufficiently explained by the privations of their lot in the colonies to which they have been transported ...
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... miles ; and Malte Brun relates , that , in 1696 , two canoes containing thirty persons were thrown by storms and contrary winds upon one of the Philippines , eight hundred miles from their own islands . Kotzebue also states , that in ...
... miles ; and Malte Brun relates , that , in 1696 , two canoes containing thirty persons were thrown by storms and contrary winds upon one of the Philippines , eight hundred miles from their own islands . Kotzebue also states , that in ...
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... miles ; and now about two hundred thousand square miles are covered with their flocks and herds . The number of Europeans , or the descendants of Europeans , in South Af- rica , does not exceed one hundred and twenty thousand , and yet ...
... miles ; and now about two hundred thousand square miles are covered with their flocks and herds . The number of Europeans , or the descendants of Europeans , in South Af- rica , does not exceed one hundred and twenty thousand , and yet ...
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... miles around is often covered with the flocks the children's children of some wealthy boor . means by which they acquired these extensive possessions . When the Dutch settled at the cape , every part of the colonial territory was ...
... miles around is often covered with the flocks the children's children of some wealthy boor . means by which they acquired these extensive possessions . When the Dutch settled at the cape , every part of the colonial territory was ...
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... miles ; and the Kat river was becoming the safest part of the frontier . In May , 1834 , the settlers on the Kat river had subscribed 4997. in money and materials to build a church . This is a gratifying instance of the eleva- tion of a ...
... miles ; and the Kat river was becoming the safest part of the frontier . In May , 1834 , the settlers on the Kat river had subscribed 4997. in money and materials to build a church . This is a gratifying instance of the eleva- tion of a ...
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Стр. 91 - And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron: and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Стр. 180 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
Стр. 426 - He who has sought renown about the world, and has reaped a full harvest of worldly favour, will find, after all, that there is no love, no admiration, no applause, so sweet to the soul as that which springs up in his native place.
Стр. 63 - Tis certain they have very fine natural voices; these were very agreeable. When the dance was over, four fair slaves came into the room with silver censers in their hands, and perfumed the air with amber, aloes-wood, and other scents. After this they served me coffee upon their knees in the finest japan china, with soucoups of silver, gilt. The lovely Fatima entertained me all this while in the most polite agreeable manner, calling me often Guzel sultanum, or the beautiful sultana...
Стр. 101 - One day, whilst lying down, a mocking-thrush alighted on the edge of a pitcher, made of the shell of a tortoise, which I held in my hand, and began very quietly to sip the water; it allowed me to lift it from the ground whilst seated on the vessel: I often tried, and very nearly succeeded, in catching these birds by their legs.
Стр. 412 - Nibelunge," such as it was written down at the end of the twelfth, or the beginning of the thirteenth century, is
Стр. 63 - ... four basins with a pleasing sound. The roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a. sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine Persian carpets, sat the...