Nyassa: A Journal of Adventures Whilst Exploring Lake Nyassa, Central Africa, and Establishing the Settlement of "Livingstonia". |
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... once more for Africa , and it is with deep thank- fulness to Him who granted success to us that I enter upon the details of the enterprise . I must be still more venturesome in making excuses for personal shortcomings when I state that once ...
... once more for Africa , and it is with deep thank- fulness to Him who granted success to us that I enter upon the details of the enterprise . I must be still more venturesome in making excuses for personal shortcomings when I state that once ...
Page viii
... once apparent that the section of his map to which I allude was missing . Captain Cameron very fortunately discovered it at Ujiji after the publication of the ' Last Journals , ' and by him it was restored to Mrs. Bruce . I take this ...
... once apparent that the section of his map to which I allude was missing . Captain Cameron very fortunately discovered it at Ujiji after the publication of the ' Last Journals , ' and by him it was restored to Mrs. Bruce . I take this ...
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... making out where we were . Light wind and squalls , with heavy rain , compelled us to stand off once more for the night , and no better result followed the next day's work . But our perplexities were soon to come to an end 18 NYASSA .
... making out where we were . Light wind and squalls , with heavy rain , compelled us to stand off once more for the night , and no better result followed the next day's work . But our perplexities were soon to come to an end 18 NYASSA .
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... once stood there . The husband , " borne by faithful hands , " lies in West- minster Abbey , although his heart yet lies . interred almost in the centre spot of Africa . His brother Charles , after years of little known but most ...
... once stood there . The husband , " borne by faithful hands , " lies in West- minster Abbey , although his heart yet lies . interred almost in the centre spot of Africa . His brother Charles , after years of little known but most ...
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... Once more we had to take every- thing out of our little steamer before we could get her over some of the shallows . I fear my companions must have thought me a cruel task- master in setting them such a problem to work out as this , but ...
... Once more we had to take every- thing out of our little steamer before we could get her over some of the shallows . I fear my companions must have thought me a cruel task- master in setting them such a problem to work out as this , but ...
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