Nyassa: A Journal of Adventures Whilst Exploring Lake Nyassa, Central Africa, and Establishing the Settlement of "Livingstonia". |
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... plans upon the lines of previous experience , and to develop them unhampered by any restrictions whatever . If kindly forethought was present at every turn before starting , on my return a sincere welcome met me everywhere from my own ...
... plans upon the lines of previous experience , and to develop them unhampered by any restrictions whatever . If kindly forethought was present at every turn before starting , on my return a sincere welcome met me everywhere from my own ...
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... plan in order that he might find the remedy . Too good a man was he ever to imagine that when the true relief came it would be severed from Christianity . But before this was possible , humanly speaking , there was much to be done . The ...
... plan in order that he might find the remedy . Too good a man was he ever to imagine that when the true relief came it would be severed from Christianity . But before this was possible , humanly speaking , there was much to be done . The ...
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... in his great assault upon the enemy of Africa had ever a fixed and detailed plan . Lake Nyassa , the lake of his own discovery , with its water - way from the coast , was the position of all others in his estimation which 8 NYASSA .
... in his great assault upon the enemy of Africa had ever a fixed and detailed plan . Lake Nyassa , the lake of his own discovery , with its water - way from the coast , was the position of all others in his estimation which 8 NYASSA .
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... plans and drawings of my old boat . Adopt- ing the main principles of the " Search , " the commission to build a steamer was placed in the hands of Mr. Yarrow , of the Isle of Dogs ; and it is only due to him to state that from first to ...
... plans and drawings of my old boat . Adopt- ing the main principles of the " Search , " the commission to build a steamer was placed in the hands of Mr. Yarrow , of the Isle of Dogs ; and it is only due to him to state that from first to ...
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... plan by which we could dispense with one of these encumbrances altogether when excessive speed should no longer be the object ; and it was owing to this suggestion that we were relieved from the arduous task of taking a second boiler ...
... plan by which we could dispense with one of these encumbrances altogether when excessive speed should no longer be the object ; and it was owing to this suggestion that we were relieved from the arduous task of taking a second boiler ...
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