 To a woman, I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. If I was hungry or thirsty, wet or sick, they did not hesitate, like the men, to perform a generous action. In so free and...  The History of Various Modern African Nations - Page 225by William Fordyce Mavor - 1808 - 390 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1799 - 746 pages
...or fick, they did not hefttate, like the men, to perform a generous action. Ill fo free, and in fo kind a manner did they contribute to my relief, that if I was dry, I drank the fweeteft draught, and if hungry, I eat the coarfcft moifel with a double relilh." P. 263. We (hall... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1804 - 416 pages
...language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. If I was hungry, or thirsty, wet, or sick, they did not hesitate, like...so free and so kind a manner did they contribute to ray relief, that, if I was dry, I drank the sweetest draught, and if hungry, I ate the coarsest morsel... | |
 | Mungo Park - Africa - 1807 - 594 pages
...language of decency and friendship, " without receiving a decent and friendly " answer. If I was hungry or thirsty, wet, " or sick, they did not hesitate,...action. In so " free, and so kind a manner did they conK tribute to my relief; that if I was dry, " I drank the sweetest draught, and if hun" gry , I eat... | |
 | Mungo Park - Africa, West - 1813 - 374 pages
...language of decency and friendship, without receiving " a decent and friendly answer. If I was hungry, or thirsty, "wet, or sick, they did not hesitate, like the men, to pcr" form a generous action. In so free and so kind a man« ner did they contribute to my relief, that... | |
 | Mungo Park - Africa - 1816 - 576 pages
...language of decency and friendship, " without receiving a decent and friendly " answer. If I was hungry or thirsty, wet, " or sick, they did not hesitate,...action. In so " free and so kind a manner did they con" tribute to my relief; that if I was dry, " I drank the sweetest draught, and if hun" grv« I eat... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Africa, West - 1817 - 126 pages
...language " of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and , " friendly answer. If I was hungry, or thirsty, wet, or " sick, they did not hesitate,...if I was dry I drank " the sweetest draught; and if I was hungry, I cat the " coarsest meal with a double relish." " It is surely reasonable to suppose,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...thirsty, wet or sick, they did not hesitate,' like Men, to perform a generous action : in so free and kind a manner did they contribute to my relief, that if I was dry, 1 draak the sweetest draught ; and if hungry, I ate the coarsest morsel with a double relish." —... | |
 | Adam Hodgson - Canada - 1823 - 366 pages
...language of decency and friendship without receiving a decent and friendly answer. If I was hungry and thirsty, wet or sick, they did not hesitate, like...men, to perform a generous action. In so free and kind a manner did they contribute to rny relief, that if I was dry, I drank the sweetest draught, and... | |
 | Adam Hodgson - Canada - 1824 - 442 pages
...of decency " and friendship, without receiving a decent and " friendly answer. If I was hungry and thirsty, " wet or sick, they did not hesitate, like...men, to perform a generous action. In so free " and kind a manner did they contribute to my " relief, that if I was dry, I drank the sweetest " draught,... | |
 | Mrs. Hofland (Barbara) - Africa - 1828 - 314 pages
...language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. If I was hungry or thirsty, wet or sick, they did not hesitate like the men to perform a generous action. K 4 In so free and so kind a manner did they contribute to my relief, that if I was dry, I drank the... | |
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