An Essay On Colonization, Particularly Applied To The Western Coast Of Africa, With Some Free Thoughts On Cultivation And Commerce: Also Brief Descriptions Of The Colonies Already Formed, Or Attempted, In Africa, Including Those Of Sierra Leona And Bulama : In Two Parts, Volume 1Selbstverl., 1794 - 196 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 30
Page 2
... things delightful as well as convenient , seems utterly neglected by those who are civi- lized themselves * . " It may not be amifs briefly to state what appear to me to have been among the causes of the neglect which the respectable ...
... things delightful as well as convenient , seems utterly neglected by those who are civi- lized themselves * . " It may not be amifs briefly to state what appear to me to have been among the causes of the neglect which the respectable ...
Page 5
... things diftant and difficult to be obtained . Dif- tance , like a fog , confuses objects , and lends them a magnitude that does not belong to them ; and thus fascinates and mif- leads men of warm imaginations , often to their injury ...
... things diftant and difficult to be obtained . Dif- tance , like a fog , confuses objects , and lends them a magnitude that does not belong to them ; and thus fascinates and mif- leads men of warm imaginations , often to their injury ...
Page 11
... things considered , is perfectly surprising . Perfons of this description may , and often do , reside among them in ... thing that is European - a disposition which might long ago have been improved to the best purposes . 17. On those ...
... things considered , is perfectly surprising . Perfons of this description may , and often do , reside among them in ... thing that is European - a disposition which might long ago have been improved to the best purposes . 17. On those ...
Page 16
... thing in a solita- ry , defultory manner . Each individual or family , like the peasants in fome parts of Europe , fpins , weaves , fews , hunts , fishes , and makes baskets , fishing - tackle and implements of agriculture ; fo that ...
... thing in a solita- ry , defultory manner . Each individual or family , like the peasants in fome parts of Europe , fpins , weaves , fews , hunts , fishes , and makes baskets , fishing - tackle and implements of agriculture ; fo that ...
Page 20
... thing , to point out the method of forming them to the habits of civilized life . In order to improve their intellects , we must endeavour to set their active powers in motion . New objects must be pre- fented to them , which will ...
... thing , to point out the method of forming them to the habits of civilized life . In order to improve their intellects , we must endeavour to set their active powers in motion . New objects must be pre- fented to them , which will ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Africa againſt alfo almoſt alſo Angola anſwer beſt Britiſh Bulama buſineſs CANARIES Cape Verd cauſes CHAP chiefs civilized climate coaft coaſt coloniſts colonization of Africa colony commerce commodities confiderable cotton Count cultivation diſeaſes Dutch Eaft Eaſt Engliſh eſpecially eſtabliſhment Europe European expenſe faid fame fays feems fent fettlement fettlers fhall fhips filk fimilar firſt fituation flave-trade flaves focial fociety foil fome foon France French fuch fufficient fugar fupply fupport furniſh governor himſelf houſes increaſed induſtry inhabitants intereſt iſlands itſelf Jamaica juſt labour land laſt leaſt MADAGAS Madagaſcar Madeira moſt muſt nations natives neceffary neceſſary negroes obſerved perfons plough Portugal Portugueſe preſent preſerve Privy Council's produce purpoſe raiſe reaſon reſpect ſay ſeems ſeen Senegal ſent ſeveral ſhall ſhips ſhort ſhould ſmall Sofala ſome ſpirit ſtate ſubject ſuch ſyſtem Tenerife themſelves theſe theſe iſlands thofe thoſe tion trade uſe Weft Weſt Indian Weſt Indies whoſe