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 74
... endeavored to make themselves as merry as possible with music and dancing . This gave me an opportunity of seeing again my friend , the old chief of Tintéllust , who , however , in consequence of the measures adopted toward him by Mr ...
... endeavored to make themselves as merry as possible with music and dancing . This gave me an opportunity of seeing again my friend , the old chief of Tintéllust , who , however , in consequence of the measures adopted toward him by Mr ...
Page 81
... endeavoring to make himself independent , he was deposed by ' Alíyu , the second successor of Bello , and obliged to seek safety among the enemies of his nation . Sadíku was a stately person , of tall figure , a serious expression of ...
... endeavoring to make himself independent , he was deposed by ' Alíyu , the second successor of Bello , and obliged to seek safety among the enemies of his nation . Sadíku was a stately person , of tall figure , a serious expression of ...
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... endeavoring to convince me of the propriety of polygamy , he ad- duced as an illustration that in matters of the table we did not confine ourselves to a single dish , but took a little fowl , a little fish , and a little roast beef ...
... endeavoring to convince me of the propriety of polygamy , he ad- duced as an illustration that in matters of the table we did not confine ourselves to a single dish , but took a little fowl , a little fish , and a little roast beef ...
Page 87
... endeavoring , by every means at his disposal , to separate me from the ghaladíma , in order to have me in his own power ; and his measures were attended with a good deal of success , at least in the * See vol . ii . , p . 576 . case of ...
... endeavoring , by every means at his disposal , to separate me from the ghaladíma , in order to have me in his own power ; and his measures were attended with a good deal of success , at least in the * See vol . ii . , p . 576 . case of ...
Page 89
... endeavored to open with him and his com- panions a free and unrestrained intercourse ; for I was only too happy to get out of the hands of the lawless governor of Kátsena , who , I felt convinced , would not have been deterred by any ...
... endeavored to open with him and his com- panions a free and unrestrained intercourse ; for I was only too happy to get out of the hands of the lawless governor of Kátsena , who , I felt convinced , would not have been deterred by any ...
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