 | Mungo Park - 1807 - 594 pages
...attentive, and every one anxious to shew his sagacity, by pointing out to me the wolves and hyaenas as they glided, like shadows, from one thicket to...morning, we arrived at a village called Kimmoo, where our guides awakened one of their acquaintances, and we stopped to give the asses some corn, and roast... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1813 - 374 pages
...attentive, and every one anxious to shew his sagacity, by pointing out to me the wolves and hyaenas as they glided, like shadows, from one thicket to...morning, we arrived at a village called Kimmoo, where our guides awakened one of their acquaintances, and we stopped to give the asses some corn, and roast... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1816 - 576 pages
...attentive, and every one anxious to shew his sagacity, by pointing out to me the wolves and hyaenas as they glided, like shadows, from one thicket to...morning we arrived at a village called Kimmoo, where our guides awakened one of their acquaintances, and we stopped to give the asses some corn, and roast... | |
 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - 508 pages
...were attentive, and every one anxious to shew his sagacity, by pointing out the wolves and hya-nas as they glided, like shadows, from one thicket to another. Towards morning they arrived at a village called Kimmoo, where they stopped to give the asses corn, and roast a few... | |
 | Catherine Hutton - 1821 - 564 pages
...time, as I was informed, to pass it in safety. The brightness of the moon, the stillness of the ajr, the deep solitude of the forest, and the howling of...and on the north by Kajaaga. The country, like VOL. in. D that of Wbolli, is generally covered with wood; but the land is more elevated, and towards the... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1825 - 188 pages
...uttered, but in whisper ; all were attentive, and every one anxious to shew his sagacity, by pointing out the wolves and hyenas, as they glided, like shadows, from one thicket to another. Towards morning, they arrived at a village called Kimmoo, where they stopped to give the asses corn, and to roast a... | |
 | Robert Huish - 1836 - 824 pages
...us, but in a whisper ; all were attenlive, anJ every one anxious to show his sagacity, by pointing out to me the wolves and hyenas, as they glided, like shadows, from 'me thicket to another." The following afternoon they arrived at Joag, in the kingdom of Kajaaga, where... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1840 - 270 pages
...attentive, and every one anxious to show his sagacity, by pointing out to me the wolves and hyaenas as they glided like shadows from one thicket to another." Towards morning they rested at a small village, and on the afternoon of the 24th arrived at Joag, the frontier town... | |
 | James Augustus St. John - 1859 - 396 pages
...of us but in a whisper ; all were attentive, and every one anxious to show his sagacity by pointing out to me the wolves and hyenas as they glided like...Towards morning we arrived at a village called Kimmoo, when our guides awakened one of their acquaintance, and we stopped to give our asses some corn, and... | |
 | English explorers - 1875 - 680 pages
...attentive, and every one anxious to show his sagacity by pointing out to me the wolves and hyaenas, as they glided like shadows from one thicket to another....morning, we arrived at a village called Kimmoo, where our guides awakened one of their acquaintances, and we stopped to give the asses some corn, and roast... | |
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The stillness of the air, the howling of the wild beasts, and the deep solitude of the forest, made the scene solemn and impressive. Not a word was uttered by any of us but in a whisper ; all were attentive and every one anxious to show his sagacity,... 
