Nyassa: A Journal of Adventures Whilst Exploring Lake Nyassa, Central Africa, and Establishing the Settlement of "Livingstonia". |
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... Lords of the Admiralty , and to the Committee of the Free Church of Scotland , for enabling me in the first instance to mature plans upon the lines of previous experience , and to develop them unhampered by any restrictions whatever ...
... Lords of the Admiralty , and to the Committee of the Free Church of Scotland , for enabling me in the first instance to mature plans upon the lines of previous experience , and to develop them unhampered by any restrictions whatever ...
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... Lords of the Admiralty , who , at the request of the Missions Committee , gave me leave of absence from my Coastguard appointment at Dungeness till 1st February , 1877. Whenever I ventured to seek help from them on behalf of the expedi ...
... Lords of the Admiralty , who , at the request of the Missions Committee , gave me leave of absence from my Coastguard appointment at Dungeness till 1st February , 1877. Whenever I ventured to seek help from them on behalf of the expedi ...
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... Lord ; and there are diversities of operations , but it is the same God which worketh all in all . " The Makololos were anxious for intelligence about old friends ; the first and saddest news to them was that " Naki , " Dr. Livingstone ...
... Lord ; and there are diversities of operations , but it is the same God which worketh all in all . " The Makololos were anxious for intelligence about old friends ; the first and saddest news to them was that " Naki , " Dr. Livingstone ...
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... lord and master , when I politely informed them that an Englishman's ribs knew no such custom . I may as well describe the operation to which my host resorts in order to make better stowage of his potations . One of his many wives ...
... lord and master , when I politely informed them that an Englishman's ribs knew no such custom . I may as well describe the operation to which my host resorts in order to make better stowage of his potations . One of his many wives ...
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... lord and master . We had a chat with her about things in general and her own health in particular , but she wisely told us that it would not do to let out court secrets . She is far supe- rior to her bloated sot of a spouse . Proceeding ...
... lord and master . We had a chat with her about things in general and her own health in particular , but she wisely told us that it would not do to let out court secrets . She is far supe- rior to her bloated sot of a spouse . Proceeding ...
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