The story of the Nile, travels and adventures in Nubia and Abyssinia, by the author of 'The white foreigners from over the water'.1872 |
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Africa Alexander heard antelope asked Atbara attack Baker beads begged BENI HASSAN Blue Nile boats Bokké Bombay brother brought camels canoes Captains Speke carry Commoro cows cried Dagara desert donkeys dressed Egypt Engedan England English falls in Abyssinia Faloro Fasil fight Geesh Gondar Gondokoro guns head heard hippopotamus horse hundred hyæna Ibrahim ivory Jidda journey Julius Cæsar Kamrasi Kamrasi's country Khartoum killed King Mtésa king's lake land of Egypt Latookans magic horn Mahamed Mascal Masuah mystery natives night Nile flowing Nile sources Nubian Nubian desert Nyanza Obbo palace party pombé porters Ras Michael reached replied Bruce Richarn Rionga river Rumanika rushed Saat sands sent servants shield shoot slaves Speke and Grant stream tell things told traders travellers trees Turks Uganda Unyoro Victoria village visitors wait walk watch White Nile Woldo women wonderful Yagonbé Zanzibar
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Стр. 110 - He that committeth sin is the servant of sin," and " the wages of sin is death," but "the blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanseth from all sin," and " the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Стр. 78 - the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty...
Стр. 32 - To do royal honours to the king of this charming land, I ordered my men to put down their loads and fire a volley. This was no sooner done than, as we went to the palace gate, we received an invitation to come in at once, for the king wished to see us before attending to anything else. Now, leaving our traps outside, both Grant and myself, attended by Bombay and a few of the seniors of my Wanguana, entered the vestibule, and, walking through...
Стр. 34 - Then, after looking over our pictures with intensest delight, and admiring our beds, boxes, and outfit in general, he left for the day. In the afternoon, as I had heard from Musa that the wives of the king and princes were fattened to such an extent that they could not stand upright, I paid my respects...
Стр. 37 - ... to find the unusual ceremonies that awaited me. There courtiers of high dignity stepped forward to greet me, dressed in the most scrupulously neat fashions. Men, women, bulls, dogs, and goats were led about by strings ; cocks and hens were carried in men's arms ; and little pages, with...
Стр. 78 - Legislature, abrogating the supreme law which requires us to " do unto others as we would they should do unto us...
Стр. 84 - ... in the back, and he told me that he had had a bad fall during my absence. My wife explained the affair. He had come to her to declare his intention of procuring fowls for her from some distant village ; but, said he, " My people are not very good, and perhaps they will say that they have none ; but if you will lend me a horse, I will ride there, and the effect will impose upon them so much, that they will not dare to refuse me.
Стр. 90 - Carefully he laid twenty-four of these scraps in a row, and explained that Speke had given that number of presents to the king ; while Baker had only given that number, and he placed ten other straws side by side.
Стр. 13 - faithful squire! come and triumph with your Don Quixote, at that island of Barataria, where we have most wisely and fortunately brought ourselves ! come, and triumph with me over all the kings of the earth, all their armies, all their philosophers, and all their heroes !'
Стр. 34 - The king did not return home with his guests ; he spent the night on an islet in the lake doing homage and sacrificing a bullock at the tomb of his father Dagara.