Nyassa: A Journal of Adventures Whilst Exploring Lake Nyassa, Central Africa, and Establishing the Settlement of "Livingstonia". |
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... and with time to look round , I came to the conclusion that if there was one thing less conducive than another to diligent penmanship , surely it was to be found in the daily routine of my life afloat . Fortune seemed to vi PREFACE .
... and with time to look round , I came to the conclusion that if there was one thing less conducive than another to diligent penmanship , surely it was to be found in the daily routine of my life afloat . Fortune seemed to vi PREFACE .
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... round them ; but may they ever be spared the experiences of those who paved the way for them , and past whose resting - places they were now sailing ! To me , who could remember the laying of this foundation , it was indeed a cause of ...
... round them ; but may they ever be spared the experiences of those who paved the way for them , and past whose resting - places they were now sailing ! To me , who could remember the laying of this foundation , it was indeed a cause of ...
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... round in one direction or the other according as the stream took her on one bow or the other , and then a probable capsize would result . In former years we once went waltzing over these same rocks in the Pioneer , and I avoided the ...
... round in one direction or the other according as the stream took her on one bow or the other , and then a probable capsize would result . In former years we once went waltzing over these same rocks in the Pioneer , and I avoided the ...
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... round of fowls , goats , and preserved meat . I fear that the anticipations of sportsmen are seldom realized . on these journeys . It is utterly impossible to combine the two things ; one cannot spare the necessary time either on the ...
... round of fowls , goats , and preserved meat . I fear that the anticipations of sportsmen are seldom realized . on these journeys . It is utterly impossible to combine the two things ; one cannot spare the necessary time either on the ...
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... round him two or three times , and left him standing away to the eastward . The craft was badly built , of about fifteen tons burden , and with a large open hold for slaves . What has been done in shipbuild- ing by these men and their ...
... round him two or three times , and left him standing away to the eastward . The craft was badly built , of about fifteen tons burden , and with a large open hold for slaves . What has been done in shipbuild- ing by these men and their ...
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