 | 1858 - 708 pages
...crossing that desert, which had previously proved an insurmountable barrier to so many adventurers. "As soon as he had an opportunity of learning, he...acquired the alphabet on the first day of my residence at Chonuane. He was by no means an ordinary specimen of the people, for I never went into the town but... | |
 | Presbyterian Church of England - 1857
...terrible things sooner ? They all passed away into darkness without knowing whither they were going.' .... As soon as he had an opportunity of learning, he set himself to read with close application. He was by no means an ordinaryspecimen of the people ; for I never went into the... | |
 | David Livingstone - Africa, Southern - 1857 - 762 pages
...crossing that desert which had previously proved an insurmountable barrier to so many adventurers. As soon as he had an opportunity of learning, he set...acquired the alphabet on the first day of my residence at Chonuane. He was by no means an ordinary specimen of the people, for I never went into the town but... | |
 | 1857 - 588 pages
...that desert which had previously proved an insurmountable barrier to so many adventurers. " As soon us he had an opportunity of learning, he set himself...acquired the alphabet on the first day of my residence at Chonuane. He was by no means an ordinary specimen of the people, for I never went into town but I was... | |
 | Church work with the poor - 1857 - 784 pages
...crowing that desert which had previously proved an insurmountable barri' i to so many adventurers. ' '•'As soon as he had an opportunity of learning,...comparatively thin, the effect of having been 'fond bf the 'chase', he became quite corpulent from want of exercise. Mr. Oswell gave him his first lesson... | |
 | 1858 - 930 pages
...desert, which had previously proved an insurmountable barrier to so many travellers. As soon as Sechele had an opportunity of learning, he set himself to...effect of having been fond of the chase, he became Siite corpulent for want of exercise, e mastered the alphabet in one day. He was by no means an ordinary... | |
 | 1858 - 740 pages
...whom he close application, that, from being com- ! ordered to attend, came near his meetpuratively thin, the effect of having been fond of the chase,...exercise. Mr. Oswell gave him his first lesson in ! too. If ing. ' In former times,' eaid he, ' when a chief WHS fond of hunting, all his people got... | |
 | John Saunders - 1858 - 806 pages
...our spac1' will not permit of its relation. The missionary induced the chieftain to study hard : " He set himself to read with such close application, that, from being comparative! v thin, tb.1 effect of having been fond of the chase, he became quitt corpulent from want... | |
 | David Livingstone - Missions - 1868 - 814 pages
...crossing that desert which had previously proved an insurmountable barrier to so many adventurers. As soon as he had an opportunity of learning, he set...acquired the alphabet on the first day of my residence at Chonuane. He was by no means an ordinary specimen of the people, for I never went into the town but... | |
 | David Livingstone - Africa, Southern - 1872 - 806 pages
...crossing that desert which had previously proved an insurmountable barrier to so many adventurers. As soon as he had an opportunity of learning, he set...acquired the alphabet on the first day of my residence at Chonuane. He was by no means an ordinary specimen of the people, for I never went into the town but... | |
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As soon as he had an opportunity of learning, he set himself to read with such close application that, from being comparatively thin, the effect of having been fond of the chase, he became quite corpulent from want of exercise. Mr. Oswell gave him his... 
