The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 80A. Constable, 1844 |
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Page 49
... Ankober , the capital of the Nagoos , ( or King of Shoa , ) Sahela Selassie , perched on the hills , 8280 feet above the level of the sea . Abyssinia rises like a vast fortress from the burning plains with which it appears to be ...
... Ankober , the capital of the Nagoos , ( or King of Shoa , ) Sahela Selassie , perched on the hills , 8280 feet above the level of the sea . Abyssinia rises like a vast fortress from the burning plains with which it appears to be ...
Page 51
... Ankober , of which twenty - four are of wheat . This great number appears to result from the fancy of the husbandmen for providing new varieties- a fancy which speaks volumes for the security , and the compara- tively advanced state of ...
... Ankober , of which twenty - four are of wheat . This great number appears to result from the fancy of the husbandmen for providing new varieties- a fancy which speaks volumes for the security , and the compara- tively advanced state of ...
Page 52
... Ankober , the thermometer never rose above 69 ° Fahrenheit the lowest degree noticed by Major Harris , is 41 ; but both he and Rochet observed the pools coated with ice on some mornings . The rain of bounty ' falls in February and March ...
... Ankober , the thermometer never rose above 69 ° Fahrenheit the lowest degree noticed by Major Harris , is 41 ; but both he and Rochet observed the pools coated with ice on some mornings . The rain of bounty ' falls in February and March ...
Page 53
... Ankober . As for the Moslem servants of the Em- bassy , they all took their departure in utter abhorrence of the country and its inhabitants , willing rather to bear the dangers ' and difficulties of a long journey through the ...
... Ankober . As for the Moslem servants of the Em- bassy , they all took their departure in utter abhorrence of the country and its inhabitants , willing rather to bear the dangers ' and difficulties of a long journey through the ...
Page 57
... Ankober , who had been guilty of divers rebellious acts . The work , it must be admitted , was thoroughly done . So well was the secret of the King's purpose preserved , that not until the army had reached the very confines of the ...
... Ankober , who had been guilty of divers rebellious acts . The work , it must be admitted , was thoroughly done . So well was the secret of the King's purpose preserved , that not until the army had reached the very confines of the ...
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