 | Richard Lander, John Lander, Alexander Bridport Becher - 1832 - 352 էջ
...strong attachment for a female. Marriage is celebrated by the natives as unconcernedly as possible ; a man thinks as little of taking a wife, as of cutting...corn — affection is altogether out of the question. A village in ruins, and a small town called Ndma, where we halted for a short time, were the only inhabited... | |
 | Richard Lander, John Lander - 1832 - 412 էջ
...I.— O attachment for a female. Marriage is celebrated by the natives as unconcernedly as possible; a man thinks as little of taking a wife .as of cutting...corn — affection is altogether out of the question. A village in ruins, and a small town called Ndma, where we halted for a short time, were the only inhabited... | |
 | Robert Huish - 1836 - 824 էջ
...strong attachment for a female. Marriage is celebrated by thu natives as unconcernedly as possible. A man thinks as little of taking a wife as of cutting...corn ; affection is altogether out of the question. A village in ruins, and a small town called Nama, where they halted for a short time, were the only... | |
 | 1852 - 506 էջ
...tenderness or domestic affection." " Marriage is celebrated by the nations as unconcernedly as possible ; a man thinks as little of taking a wife, as of cutting...indignity can be offered an individual, than to throw opprobrinm on his parents. On this point of their character I think I have remarked, that, contrary... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow - 1852 - 576 էջ
...by the natives as unconcernedly as possible ; a man thinks as lit 'It of taking a wife aa of catting an ear of corn ; affection is altogether out of the...chiefs, priests, and masters. No greater indignity ran be offered an individual than to throw opprobrium on his parents. On this point of their character... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1852 - 676 էջ
...they are left behind with the father, who delivers them over to the care of other women." P. 158. " A man thinks as little of taking a, wife as of cutting...corn ; affection is altogether out of the question." Vol. ii. p. 208. " Africans, generally speaking, betray the most perfect indifference on losing their... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1852 - 650 էջ
...they are left behind with the father, who delivers them over to the care of other women/' P. 158. " A man thinks as little of taking a wife as of cutting...corn ; affection is altogether out of the question." Vol. ii. p. 208. " Africans, generally speaking, betray the most perfect indifference on losing their... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1852 - 712 էջ
...they are left behind with the father, who delivers them over to the care of other women." P. 158. " A man thinks as little of taking a wife as of cutting...corn; affection is altogether out of the question." Vol. ii. p. 208. " Africans, generally speaking, betray the most perfect indifference on losing their... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1852 - 666 էջ
...they are left behind with the father, who delivers them over to the care of other women." P. 158. " A man thinks as little of taking a wife as of cutting...corn ; affection is altogether out of the question." Vol. ii. p. 208. "Africans, generally speaking, betray the most perfect indifference on losing their... | |
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Marriage is celebrated by the natives as unconcernedly as possible ; a man thinks as little of taking a wife, as of cutting an ear of corn — affection is altogether out of the question. 
