 ... the tops and slopes of the hills, runs down to the sea without fertilising the rich but thirsty soil. The population of the Cape Colony is preponderatingly Dutch, and their kindness and good-nature meet with a frank and full recognition from Mr. Trollope....  South Africa - Page 146de Anthony Trollope - 1878 - 4 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1878 - 760 pages
...their kindness and good-nature meet with a frank and full recognition from Mr. Trollope. ' I am bound to say that I was never refused anything which I asked...were by no means promising — there always came a Dcus ex machina for my immediate relief. A generous Dutchman would lend me a horse or a cart, or a... | |
 | 1878 - 750 pages
...frank and full recognition from Mr. Trollope. ' I am bound to say that I was never refused anvthing which I asked of a Dutchman in South Africa. I must...by no means promising — there always came a Deus ez machina for my immediate relief. A generous Dutchman would lend me a horse or a cart, or a needy... | |
 | bertha thomas - 1878 - 726 pages
...their kindness and good-natare meet with a frank and full recognition from Mr. Trollope. ' I am bound to say that I was never refused anything which I asked of a Dltehmao in South Africa. I must renirk also that often as I broke down on cv travels — and I did... | |
 | Adam Hochschild - 2007 - 324 pages
...can do to prevent one of the men from jumping up and personally escorting me there in his own car. "I was never refused anything which I asked of a Dutchman in South Africa," wrote Trollope, who noticed the same characteristic. "... A generous Dutchman would lend me a horse... | |
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