South Africa, Volume 1Bernard Tauchnitz, 1878 |
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... the porten- tous shaking of the head of one young man who evidently thought that my friends were neglecting me in that I was allowed to think of such a job of work . Between them all they nearly scared me . Had I not been SOUTH AFRICA .
... the porten- tous shaking of the head of one young man who evidently thought that my friends were neglecting me in that I was allowed to think of such a job of work . Between them all they nearly scared me . Had I not been SOUTH AFRICA .
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... young , beautiful , and invincible . But great faith was needed . They would find fat cattle in large caves numerous as their hearts might desire ; and rich fields of flowing corn would spring up for them as food was required . Only ...
... young , beautiful , and invincible . But great faith was needed . They would find fat cattle in large caves numerous as their hearts might desire ; and rich fields of flowing corn would spring up for them as food was required . Only ...
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... young ladies of which it becomes no man to boast . The same thing may be said of so many colonial towns . There seems to be a keener relish of life than among our steadier and more fastidious folk at home , with much less to give the ...
... young ladies of which it becomes no man to boast . The same thing may be said of so many colonial towns . There seems to be a keener relish of life than among our steadier and more fastidious folk at home , with much less to give the ...
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... young ladies ; - but they are not the population . He will find that every- thing about him is done by coloured persons of various races , who among themselves speak a language which I am told the Dutch in Holland will hardly condescend ...
... young ladies ; - but they are not the population . He will find that every- thing about him is done by coloured persons of various races , who among themselves speak a language which I am told the Dutch in Holland will hardly condescend ...
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... so customary in Australian towns and in many of the young municipalities of the United States . The churches among its buildings are conspicuous , those attracting the most notice being the Dutch THE CAPE COLONY . 127.
... so customary in Australian towns and in many of the young municipalities of the United States . The churches among its buildings are conspicuous , those attracting the most notice being the Dutch THE CAPE COLONY . 127.
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altogether assegai become brandy British Kafraria called Cango Caves Cape cart Cape Colony Capetown capital carried certainly Chief church coast Colonists Colony of Natal coloured comfort Coolie course Diamond Fields Dingaan district doubt Durban Dutch Dutchman East London Eastern Province Elizabeth England English European farm farmer feeling gentleman Government Governor Grahamstown heard horses Hottentot inhabitants journey Kafir King Williamstown Knysna Kreli labour land Langalibalele live look Lovedale mail cart matter ment miles Minister mountains Natal native never Orange Free ostrich Oudtshoorn Paarl Parliament parliamentary passed perhaps Pieter Maritzburg population Port Port Alfred probably races railway reader river road rule Savage scenery seemed seen sent slaves soldiers South Africa speak sugar Swellendam taken things tion told town Transvaal traveller tribe Umkululi wages wool Worcester young Zealand Zulu