Travels, between the years 1768 and 1773, through Africa into Abyssinia to discover the source of the Nile1805 |
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Abyssinia Achmet afternoon Agows ancient appearance Arabia Arabs Arkeeko army arrived Axum Ayto baggage banks beautiful Begemder Bengazi Beyla boat brought Bruce Cairo called carried church cloth coast colour covered danger Dendera distance Dixan east Egypt encamped Fasil feet foot four Geesh Gondar grass ground Gusho half past hand head hill horse hyæna immediately inhabitants island janissaries Jibbel Jidda journey Kefla kind king king's Lamalmon leave Loheia Mahomet Mariam Masuah Metical miles morning mountains mules Naybe night Nile o'clock Ozoro passed plain priests province quarter rain Ras Michael Red Sea river rock sailed sand says our author scarcely seemed seen Sennaar sent servants Shekh side small village soon stones stream Syene teff tent Tigré told town traveller trees Upper Egypt valley vessel violent Welleta wind wood yards Yasous Zarima
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Σελίδα 342 - This is the hill," said he, looking archly, " that when you was on the other side of it, was between you and the fountains of the Nile; there is no other; look at that hillock of green sod in the middle of that watery spot, it is in that the two fountains of the Nile are to be found: Geesh is on the face of the rock where yon green trees are; if you go the length of the fountains, pull off your...
Σελίδα 274 - Cayenne pepper, and fossil salt; they then wrap it up in the teff bread like a cartridge. In the mean time, the man having put up his knife, with each hand...
Σελίδα 267 - At six in the morning of the 27th, the enemy made two desperate attacks upon our position, the one on the right, the other on the left of the highest point of the Sierra.
Σελίδα 344 - ... three thousand years ! Kings had attempted this discovery at the head of armies ; and each expedition was distinguished from the last only by the difference of the numbers which had perished, and agreed alone in the disappointment which had uniformly and without exception followed them all.
Σελίδα 344 - ... numbers which had perished, and agreed alone in the disappointment which had uniformly, and without exception, followed them all. Fame, riches, and honour, had been held out for a series of ages to every individual...
Σελίδα 266 - This chases away the hyaena and other wild beasts ; this, too, is the signal for the king's rising, who sits in judgment every morning fasting, and, after that, about eight o'clock, he goes to breakfast.
Σελίδα 368 - ... fear of being laid hold of by the trees or bushes in making their escape from a very watchful enemy. One of these riders sits upon the back of the horse, sometimes with a saddle, and sometimes without one, with only a switch, or short stick in one hand, carefully managing the bridle with the other ; behind him sits his companion, who has no other arms but a broad-sword, such as is used by Sclavonians, and which is brought from Trieste.
Σελίδα 217 - I have just mentioned, are still in their places; but only two figures of the dog remained when I was there, much mutilated, but of a taste easily distinguished to be Egyptian.
Σελίδα 177 - ... drew it off by a hole in the jar, with a spigot in it, about an inch above the sand ; then threw the remaining sand out upon the cloth, and dried and washed it again. This process is sooner performed than described. The water is as limpid as the purest spring, and little inferior to the finest Spa.