Natal, Cape of Good Hope: A Grazing, Agricultural, and Cotton-growing Country. Comprising Desriptions of this Well-endowed Colony, from the Year 1575 to the Present Time, by Government Officials and Travellers. With a Map of the Colony, and EngravingsE. Wilson, 1850 - 146 páginas |
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... grass to grow upon the mountains , and the green herb for the service of men rots perennially . Emigration is a nationally philosophic question , politically philoso- phic , religiously philosophic , economically philosophic , and ...
... grass to grow upon the mountains , and the green herb for the service of men rots perennially . Emigration is a nationally philosophic question , politically philoso- phic , religiously philosophic , economically philosophic , and ...
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... grass . “ The land animals of this country are lions , tigers , elephants , buffaloes , bullocks , deer , hogs , conies , & c . Here are also abundance of sea - horses . Buffaloes and bullocks only are kept tame , but the rest are wild ...
... grass . “ The land animals of this country are lions , tigers , elephants , buffaloes , bullocks , deer , hogs , conies , & c . Here are also abundance of sea - horses . Buffaloes and bullocks only are kept tame , but the rest are wild ...
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... grass , and roofed like haystacks in Holland . In manners , dress , and behaviour , they are much more orderly than the Cape Hottentots . The women attend to cultivation , the men herd and milk the cows . They do not eat poultry ...
... grass , and roofed like haystacks in Holland . In manners , dress , and behaviour , they are much more orderly than the Cape Hottentots . The women attend to cultivation , the men herd and milk the cows . They do not eat poultry ...
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... grass , but uninhabited . 20th , -I went to the opposite shore to barter ; there were about one hundred natives with milk , beans and poultry , so that I bought about a sack of beans , a half aum of milk , ten or twelve fowls , and ...
... grass , but uninhabited . 20th , -I went to the opposite shore to barter ; there were about one hundred natives with milk , beans and poultry , so that I bought about a sack of beans , a half aum of milk , ten or twelve fowls , and ...
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... grass . They also make a hat of the same material , in shape of the Malay hat , which is very useful , being impervious to the rays of the sun . They are extremely clever in making a variety of pots and jugs from different colored earth ...
... grass . They also make a hat of the same material , in shape of the Malay hat , which is very useful , being impervious to the rays of the sun . They are extremely clever in making a variety of pots and jugs from different colored earth ...
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Términos y frases comunes
abundant acres adapted Africa agricultural Algoa Bay Amba appear assagais beans beautiful Bergtheil British Bulala Bushman's River capable Cape Colony Cape Town cattle cent climate coast colonists colony of Natal cows crop D'Urban district ditto division Draakberg Dutch emigrants England English European expense export extent farmers farms feet fertile futy Government Governor grass ground grow grown horses hundred increase Indian corn indigo inhabitants Kafirs kind Klip River labour land Lieut Maize manufactures Mauritius miles month mountains natives obtained oxen Pietermaritzburg plant plough poor population Port Natal portion possession potatoes present prison produce purchase quantity season seed settlement settlers sheep soil sown Stavenisse supply Table Bay Techumey thrive tion tobacco trade trees Tukela Umgani Umlazi Umvoti valuable vegetable vessels waggon wheat whole wild wood Zoola Zoolu Zulu ZULU LANGUAGE
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Página 8 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee. For whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Where thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Página 3 - Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Página 104 - She openeth her mouth with wisdom ; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Página 3 - Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
Página 105 - While place we seek, or place we shun, The soul finds happiness in none ; But with a God to guide our way, 'Tis equal joy to go or stay.
Página 105 - All scenes alike engaging prove To souls impressed with sacred Love ! Where'er they dwell, they dwell in Thee ; In heaven, in earth, or on the sea. To me remains nor place nor time ! My country is in every clime ; I can be calm and free from care On any shore, since God is there.
Página 15 - Aspect is altogether graceful. They are nimble People, but very lazy : which probably is for want of Commerce. Their chief employment is Husbandry. They have a great many Bulls and Cows, which they carefully look after ; for every Man knows his own, though they run all promiscuously together in their Savannahs ; yet they have Pens near their own Houses, where they make them gentle and bring them to the Pail. They also plant Corn and fence in their Fields to keep out all Cattle as well tame as wild.
Página 105 - To me remains nor place nor time ; - My country is in every clime ; , . I can be calm, and free from care, On any shore, since God is there.
Página 106 - They procure and give gratuitously information as to the sailing of ships, and means of accommodation for emigrants ; and whenever applied to for that purpose, they see that all agreements between shipowners, agents, or masters, and intending emigrants, are duly performed. They also see that the provisions of the Passengers...
Página 17 - ... submissive to their king or chief; living in communities, in huts made of branches, wrought through with rushes and long grass and roofed like haystacks in Holland. In manners dress, and behaviour, they are much more orderly than the Cape Hottentots. The women attend to cultivation ; the men herd and milk the cows ; they do not eat poultry because these feed on filth; still less do they eat eggs, and it makes them sick to see Europeans eat them.