 How could they be found in a country, where, according to the ideas of the common people, all that is necessary to happiness, is bananas, salted flesh, a hammock, and a guitar? The hope of gain is too weak a stimulus, under a zone, where beneficent nature...  Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain - Էջ 91Alexander von Humboldt - 1814Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1822 - 544 էջ
...the execution of similar projects ; and it would be impossible to procure sailors, willing to embrace so rude a business and so miserable a life, as that...the cachalot fishery, which draws the English and AngloAmericans * to the coast of Peru and Mexico. Before the establishment of that fishery, the inhabitants... | |
 | Thomas Southwood Smith - 1822 - 464 էջ
...necessary to happiness is, bananos, salted fish, a hammock and a guitar. The hope of gain is a weak stimulus under a zone where beneficent Nature provides...a thousand means of procuring an easy and peaceful subsistence/'f " The Negro exists on his native soil in the most agreeable apathy, without even the... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1830 - 332 էջ
...guitar? The hope of gain is too weak a stimulus under a zone where beneficent Nature provides man with a thousand means of procuring an easy and peaceful...without struggling with the monsters of the ocean."* FROM SANTA PE TO NATCHITOCHE9. Major Pike, to whom repeated reference haa been made in the preceding... | |
 | John Bird Sumner (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1833 - 474 էջ
...necessary to happiness, is bananas, salted fish, a hammock, and a guitar. Tlie hope of gaiu is a weak stimulus, under a zone where beneficent nature provides...a thousand means of procuring an easy and peaceful subsistence." Humboldt, vol. iii. p. 92. " During the whole time that I resided in Africa, and in all... | |
 | 1844 - 712 էջ
...necessary to happiness is bananos, Baited fish, a hammock, and a guitar. The hope of gain is a weak stimulus under a zone where beneficent Nature provides...a thousand means of procuring an easy and peaceful subsistence. £ 'The. Negro exists on his native soil in the most agreeable apathy, without even the... | |
 | Elhanan Winchester - 1844 - 478 էջ
...necessary to happiness is hananos, salted fish, a hammock, and a guitar. The hope of gain is a weak stimulus under a zone where beneficent Nature provides...a thousand means of procuring an easy and peaceful subsistence. \ 'The Negro exists on his native soil in the most agreeable apatby, without even the... | |
 | John Bird Sumner - 1818 - 444 էջ
...necessary to happiness, is bananas, salted fish, a hammock, and a guitar. The hope of gain is a weak stimulus, under a zone where beneficent Nature provides...a thousand means of procuring an easy and peaceful subsistence." Humboldt, vol. iii. p. 92. " During the whole time that I resided in Africa, and in all... | |
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