Remarks on the Country Extending from Cape Palmas to the River Congo: Including Observations on the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants ...G. & W.B. Whittaker, 1823 - 265 頁 |
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... never to make an enemy who might , out of revenge , involve him in a quarrel , which would bring inevitable ruin on him- self and family ; for being reputed rich , the blowing awry of a feather would almost be a sufficient pretext to ...
... never to make an enemy who might , out of revenge , involve him in a quarrel , which would bring inevitable ruin on him- self and family ; for being reputed rich , the blowing awry of a feather would almost be a sufficient pretext to ...
第 32 頁
... never afterwards go , until he embark- ed in the night in a canoe belonging to D'Elmina , and was put on board of a vessel bound to the West Indies , in which his protector also embarked . He accompanied Mr. Jackson to England , where ...
... never afterwards go , until he embark- ed in the night in a canoe belonging to D'Elmina , and was put on board of a vessel bound to the West Indies , in which his protector also embarked . He accompanied Mr. Jackson to England , where ...
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... and it was remarked , that their townsmen were cautious never to men- tion the name of the deceased in their pre- sence , which evinced a degree of feeling , and respect for a distressed family , that could scarcely 36 FANTEES .
... and it was remarked , that their townsmen were cautious never to men- tion the name of the deceased in their pre- sence , which evinced a degree of feeling , and respect for a distressed family , that could scarcely 36 FANTEES .
第 43 頁
... north of the equa- tor , that have come under my observation , they are the most passive . In fact , they may be called a simple people , who never exhibit any sullenness of manner , but a uniform willingness CHAMBAS . 43.
... north of the equa- tor , that have come under my observation , they are the most passive . In fact , they may be called a simple people , who never exhibit any sullenness of manner , but a uniform willingness CHAMBAS . 43.
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... never to be seen during day - light , and the places to which they re- tire seem to be wholly unknown to the natives , as I have frequently interrogated them respecting their haunts . In the centre of the market there is a large tree ...
... never to be seen during day - light , and the places to which they re- tire seem to be wholly unknown to the natives , as I have frequently interrogated them respecting their haunts . In the centre of the market there is a large tree ...
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