Beyond the Utmost Purple Rim: Abyssinia, Somaliland, Kenya Colony, Zanzibar, the Comoros, MadagascarCentury Company, 1925 - 431 pagina's |
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Abys Abyssinia Addis Ababa ADDIS ALEM Africa American ancient Antananarivo Arab Axum Bank of Abyssinia British buildings capital century chammas Christian churches coast colony colored court curious Danakil Djibouti East Egyptian Emperor Menelik empire empress enormous Ethiopia European expedition eyes feet foreign France French French Somaliland Galla gold Government hand Hannif Fares Harrar Hawash Holata Hova hundred Imèrina imperial Indian island Italian journey King Lake land Lij Yasu Lion Madagascar Majunga Malagasy Mayotte ment miles mission missionaries Moslem mountain mules native nearly never night numerous occasion officials palace picturesque plateau port possessed Powell priests prince regent provinces purple Queen railway Ranavalona II Ras Tafari Red Sea rifle ruler Sakalava Shoa Shoan silver sinia slaves soldiers Somali Somaliland Sudan sultan Tamatave thousand throne Tigré tion town train trees tribes usually walls Zanzibar Zauditu
Populaire passages
Pagina 188 - Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold, And the mate of the Nancy brig, And a bo'sun tight, and a midshipmite, And the crew of the captain's gig.
Pagina 311 - ... buttock. From the time I had seen them throw the beast upon the ground, I had rejoiced, thinking, that when three people were killing a cow, they must have agreed to sell part of her to...
Pagina 311 - Not long after our losing sight of the ruins of this ancient capital of Abyssinia, we overtook three travellers driving a cow before them; they had black goatskins upon their shoulders, and lances and shields in their hands ; in other respects they were but thinly clothed ; they appeared to be soldiers. The cow did not seem to be fatted for killing, and it occurred to us all that it had been stolen. This, however, was not our business, nor was such an occurrence at all remarkable in a country so...
Pagina 312 - ... away, was left entire, and flapped over the wound, and was fastened to the corresponding part by two or more small skewers or pins. Whether they had put any thing under the skin, between that and the wounded flesh, I know not; but, at the river side where they were, they had prepared a cataplasm of clay, with which they covered the wound; they then forced the animal to rise, and drove it on before them, to furnish them with a fuller meal when they should meet their companions in the evening.
Pagina 312 - One of them still continued holding the head, while the other two were busied in curing the wound. This too was done not in an ordinary manner ; the skin which had covered the flesh that was taken away was left entire...
Pagina 151 - Encompassed on all sides by the enemies of their religion, the Ethiopians slept near a thousand years, forgetful of the world, by whom they were forgotten.
Pagina 262 - When the wind comes up from Cuba, And the birds are on the wing, And our hearts are patting juba To the banjo of the spring, Then it's no wonder whether The boys will get together, With a stein on the table and a cheer for everything.
Pagina 311 - This awakened my curiosity ; I let my people go forward, and stayed myself till I saw, with the utmost astonishment, two pieces, thicker and longer than our ordinary beef-steaks, cut out of the higher part of the buttock of the beast : how it was done I cannot positively say, because, judging the cow was to be killed, from the moment I saw the knife drawn, I was not anxious to view that catastrophe, which was by no means an object of curiosity. Whatever way it was done, it surely was adroitly, and...
Pagina 311 - ... the poor animal a very rude fall upon the ground, which was but the beginning of her sufferings. One of them sat across her neck, holding down her head by the horns, the other twisted the halter about her...
Pagina 311 - We saw that our attendants attached themselves, in a particular manner, to the three soldiers that were driving the cow, and held a short conversation with them. Soon after, we arrived at the hithermost bank of the river, where I thought we were to pitch our tent : the drivers suddenly...