Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855, Volume 3 |
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Page 37
... becoming excessively barren and hot . On reaching the town of Borzári , I preferred en- camping outside , although there was not the least shade ; my heavy luggage and my numerous party rendering quarters inside the town rather ...
... becoming excessively barren and hot . On reaching the town of Borzári , I preferred en- camping outside , although there was not the least shade ; my heavy luggage and my numerous party rendering quarters inside the town rather ...
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... becomes brackish , another kind of weed was seen , called " kumba , " the core of which is likewise eaten by the greater part of the poorer in- habitants , and is more esteemed than the melés . It was highly interesting to me to observe ...
... becomes brackish , another kind of weed was seen , called " kumba , " the core of which is likewise eaten by the greater part of the poorer in- habitants , and is more esteemed than the melés . It was highly interesting to me to observe ...
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... become so great that it may with some propriety be called " the Gate of Sudán . " But , of course , its importance is only based on the power of the kingdom of Bórnu , which it serves to connect more directly with the north , along the ...
... become so great that it may with some propriety be called " the Gate of Sudán . " But , of course , its importance is only based on the power of the kingdom of Bórnu , which it serves to connect more directly with the north , along the ...
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... become acquainted with all the characteristic features of the country and its inhabitants . Besides this man , my principal acquaintance during my stay in Kátsena this time was a Tawáti of the name of ' Abd e ' Rahmán , a very amiable ...
... become acquainted with all the characteristic features of the country and its inhabitants . Besides this man , my principal acquaintance during my stay in Kátsena this time was a Tawáti of the name of ' Abd e ' Rahmán , a very amiable ...
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... becoming fully aware of the flagrant injus- tice exercised by him and his ministers . For the sherif , who , as I have said , had attached himself to my party in Zínder , having died here of dysentery soon after our arrival , he seized ...
... becoming fully aware of the flagrant injus- tice exercised by him and his ministers . For the sherif , who , as I have said , had attached himself to my party in Zínder , having died here of dysentery soon after our arrival , he seized ...
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