| 单词 | Abyssinia |
| 例句 | “Get out of the country. I wouldn’t go to war. I was at the war once in Abyssinia. Nix. Why do you go?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z "In Abyssinia. When I was twenty-one years old." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I could be the king of Abyssinia as far as they’re concerned. Q&A: Author Amy Wilentz and the Lure of Haiti 2013-01-28T15:00:18Z Among them are huge elephant tusks, a gift from the Emperor of Abyssinia, and a small Samurai statue from Adm. Theodore Roosevelt’s Long Island estate speaks volumes — literally — about his character 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z She set several more books there, including “Bright Shadow” and “House of Light,” which continued Abyssinia’s story. Joyce Carol Thomas, Who Wrote of African-American Life, Dies at 78 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Set in her home town of Ponca City, Okla., the book introduces a memorable and resilient character, Abyssinia Jackson, who appears in several subsequent books and becomes something of a mythic figure. Joyce Carol Thomas, children’s author who accented black rural life, dies at 78 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z By the late 1880s, the former enfant terrible of the Parisian literary scene was at the center of much of the foreign trade in southern Abyssinia. Where Rimbaud Found Peace in Ethiopia 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z It was later made into a musical play, “Abyssinia.” Joyce Carol Thomas, children’s author who accented black rural life, dies at 78 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Over the course of stints in Abyssinia and Burma, he was promoted up through the ranks in the Signal Corps, the communications branch of the military. The Zambian “Afronaut” Who Wanted to Join the Space Race 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Circus Abyssinia: Tulu, a new production from the Ethiopian troupe of aerialists and jugglers, has a noon matinee at the New Victory Theater. New Year’s Eve in New York City: What to Do, See and Eat 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “Marked by Fire” was also adapted into a gospel musical, “Abyssinia,” in 1987. Joyce Carol Thomas, Who Wrote of African-American Life, Dies at 78 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Or, for the full gastronomic immersion, enjoy a spectacular dinner buffet and traditional tribal dancing performances for around £10-£15 a head at Yod Abyssinia Cultural Restaurant. Notes from Ethiopia: the jazz revival in Addis Ababa 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z At age 26, Rimbaud accepted “a job consisting in receiving shipments of bales of coffee” with a French trading firm in a thriving corner of what was then called Abyssinia. Where Rimbaud Found Peace in Ethiopia 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z For years, however, archaeologists of the Royal Society of Abyssinia have been seeking artifacts to help “reconstruct the lost glory of the ‘white man.’” Review | The moon falls to Earth in a 1939 novel that remains chillingly relevant 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z "I remember him talking about Abyssinia, and the Italian invasion," recalled his prep school friend, broadcaster Nicholas Parsons. Sir David Butler, pioneering election analyst, dies aged 98 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z It was first used by the king of Abyssinia to defeat the Italian invaders in the 1890s. Ethiopia civil war: Hyenas scavenge on corpses as Tigray forces retreat 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Italy tried to invade Ethiopia, or Abyssinia as it was also known, in 1895, when European powers were carving up the African continent between themselves - but it went on to suffer a humiliating defeat. Ethiopia: The country where a year lasts 13 months 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Several Catholic ex-soldiers were also among the victims, including elderly widower Bernard Monaghan who was shot dead on a doorstep in Abyssinia Street. NI 100: The truce that followed Belfast's Bloody Sunday 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z In 1904, King Menelik of Abyssinia gave Mr. Roosevelt a lion cub named Joe and a hyena named Bill that “laughs nearly all the time,” The New York Times reported that year. When the White House Was Full of Claws, Scales, Stripes and Tails 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z Fresh recruits arrived by their hundreds every week from as far away as China, Chile and Abyssinia, though most came from Europe or the Americas – and many were already political or economic exiles. The contested legacy of the anti-fascist International Brigades 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Corrections: An earlier version of this report misstated when Abyssinia reopened. Two D.C.-area restaurant employees were assaulted after enforcing mask rules. Others worry they will be next. 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z The British pushed Italy out of Abyssinia and Eritrea, and suppressed a pro-German rising in Iraq. Into the storm: the horror of the second world war 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Despite the restaurant’s success so far, Abdella thinks achieving long-term staying power will depend on how well Abyssinia is able to cater equally to both Ethiopian and non-Ethiopian customers. Ethiopian restaurants foster community in Silver Spring 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The League of Nations and its attempts to establish an international legal order between the wars broke down in Africa over its failure to prevent the Italian invasion of what was then Abyssinia in 1934. Rising nationalism leaves international criminal court at risk 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Muslims have lived as minorities in non-Muslim societies since the beginning of Islam — from Christian Abyssinia to imperial China. Five myths about sharia 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Several migrated and under Muhammad’s direction, sought refuge under the righteous Christian King of Abyssinia, which the King granted. A Ramadan Lesson for Understanding Islam in America 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z And, yet, even as various lords, Egyptian officials, and the Princess of Abyssinia rushed to the valley to witness the discovery, Carter couldn’t shake the sense that something was off. Is Nefertiti in Tut’s Tomb? 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z One way Abyssinia is trying to appeal to non-Ethiopian diners is by offering more familiar American food options alongside native Ethiopian dishes. Ethiopian restaurants foster community in Silver Spring 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z "The lending capacity of banks is growing very slowly," said Mulugeta Asmare, president of Bank of Abyssinia, one of 16 private banks in a sector dominated by state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. Ethiopia bets on grand projects in drive for industrial power 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Ground and air-launched napalm-like bombs were used by both sides in that war and later saw extensive use by the Italian and German air forces in Spain and Abyssinia in the mid-1930s. A long history of incendiary bombings He used poison gas and chemical weapons against Ethiopian tribesmen during Italy's colonial war in what was then called Abyssinia. Row over memorial to Fascist hero 2012-08-15T11:10:23Z I have not seen a single grave since I entered the Christian part of Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z A sense of community and belonging is evident when dining at a restaurant like Abyssinia. Ethiopian restaurants foster community in Silver Spring 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z For this he has sent repeated expeditions up the Nile, and is in a continual 68 conflict with his barbarous neighbors, and has at last got into a serious war with Abyssinia. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z While he held this post he travelled in Abyssinia and Kordofan, making a valuable collection of natural history specimens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z In Abyssinia there is nothing which could by the utmost stretch of courtesy be called a horse. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z In addition to traditional lunch and dinner places like Abyssinia and others, more and more alternative, Americanized Ethiopian eateries – from coffee shops to fast-food restaurants – are popping up in the area. Ethiopian restaurants foster community in Silver Spring 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Professor Paresi, of Athens, when he was in Abyssinia, happened to discover that ordinary cocoanut possesses vermifuge qualities in a high degree. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z It is unknown in Australia, but is very prevalent in China, South Africa, Abyssinia, and Algiers, and but little known in Asia Minor, Arabia, and Egypt. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z To this day, in Abyssinia, fever patients are tied down on a table, and a torpedo is applied to various parts of the body. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z Mr. Speedy—whose residence in Abyssinia has rendered him the reverse of dainty in matters of food—had already set-to with the grave complacency of a man who enjoys his repast. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The chances of his life led him to Abyssinia, and subsequently along the coast of Arabia to India. The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume I (of 2) 2012-03-01T03:00:25.290Z These floods are caused by the heavy rains which fall in the mountains of Abyssinia. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z The British Mission in Abyssinia seems to have got into difficulties. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-17T03:00:35.863Z No account of the plague in Abyssinia, Sennaar, or the interior of Africa, is given by any traveller. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z There was a far greater variety of costume, and much more brilliancy of colour, among their body than we had any notion of seeing in Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z One day, while travelling in Abyssinia, the great German naturalist fell in with a whole troop of baboons, who, bound for some high rocks, were marching along a narrow defile. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z Ras, ras, n. the chief vizier in Abyssinia: a headland, cape. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Even yet, in Abyssinia, on the occasion of royal feasts, only meat and bread are eaten and mead drunk; but not only the great, but even common soldiers are entertained one after the other. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z The confusion between Ethiopia and Farther India, which existed in the minds of the ancients and mediæval geographers, caused some writers to place the Lost Ten Tribes in Abyssinia. The History of the Ten "Lost" Tribes Anglo-Israelism Examined 2012-01-22T03:00:22.903Z The kingdom of Abyssinia is of extreme antiquity, and was once a great and flourishing empire. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z But in Christian Abyssinia, on the other hand, according to Mr. Goodrich, where bibles and churches are numerous, and preaching and praying are heard every day, nearly all the crimes above enumerated are daily committed. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z His chief claim to fame, apart from his knowledge of horses and their training, was an expedition which he had made to avenge his sister’s death in Abyssinia. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z The Jews at this time, seem to have enjoyed more peace in Egypt, Abyssinia, and other parts of Africa, than in any other countries in the world. "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z This Galla type does not seem to appear farther north than the southern portion of Abyssinia, and it is not unlikely that the Beja are very early Semitic immigrants with an aboriginal Negroid admixture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The religion of the natives of Abyssinia itself has been from very early times Christian, and they possess a native version of the Scriptures which dates from the fourth century of the Christian era. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z As a proof we will contrast the present condition of heathen Japan with that of Christian Abyssinia. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z It has been overflowing every year for thousands of years, bringing down from the mountains of Abyssinia and the far-away regions of tropical rains a spreading volume of muddy water. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Abyssinia is inhabited by another species, the N. ptilorhyncha,3 which differs from all the foregoing by the absence of any red colouring about the head. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z As I started West, to sail on the Abyssinia, I received message after message from Radebaugh. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z The kingdom of Abyssinia consists of an immense elevated plateau or table-land, of great fertility, and possessing a temperate and agreeable climate. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z He was then in the middle of Abyssinia. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z It is a native of Syria, Egypt, and Abyssinia, frequenting pools and other moist situations. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Eragrostis, one of the larger genera of the order, is widely distributed in the warmer parts of the earth; many species are grown for ornament and E. abyssinica is an important food-plant in Abyssinia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The spotted hyæna belongs to South Africa and seems to possess more daring than his cousin of Abyssinia, and to show a greater preference for human food. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z When at last a servant is obtained who really does mean to go to Abyssinia, there is no little trouble to be gone through with him. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The Nubian goat, which is met with in Nubia, Upper Egypt and Abyssinia, differs greatly in appearance from those previously described. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z In 1859 Stern embarked on the first of his most memorable journeys to Abyssinia. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z In 1862 he accompanied Duke Ernest of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Egypt and Abyssinia, and on his return settled at Coburg, where he wrote a number of novels descriptive of the scenes he had visited. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z As for me, having lately read a story of the Norsemen, I selected the name of Wolfgang; Mary chose that of Abyssinia, and Francis, for what reason I cannot imagine, adopted that of Chickum. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z But in Abyssinia it is not villages which bear names; it is wells. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Thereafter it suffered greatly from the civil wars which raged in Abyssinia, and was more than once sacked. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z This encouraging success led to Stern going out again to Abyssinia in September, 1862, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rosenthal. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z Da Gama was taken prisoner and killed, but his followers enabled the Christians of Abyssinia to regain their power, and a Jesuit mission remained in the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z It was, of course, necessary, as I endeavored to impress upon my fellows—if Abyssinia may be included in such a term—to observe the utmost secrecy and discretion in all our movements. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z I have been so long looking forward to arriving at Attegrat, that, being here, I feel that I have made a long stage into the interior of Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Abyssinia," he went on in his high voice, "is an inland country situated by the Red Sea between 5� and 15� north latitude, and 35� and 42� east longitude. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z Only one seemed possible, and that was Stern, whose health, undermined by his unparalleled sufferings in Abyssinia, no longer permitted him to serve the Society in the East. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z Among the deeply degraded Copts in Egypt, and extending from them into Abyssinia, the Moravians had been working without any apparent result from a.d. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z In this difficult task Abyssinia, Chickum and I shared about equally. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z Consul Plowden wrote strongly to the Egyptian authorities upon their conduct, and in consequence of his representations Lord Clarendon remonstrated energetically with the Viceroy of Egypt upon his aggressions against Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z "By the way, Mr. Poodle, are you interested in Abyssinia?" he inquired. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z Stern, unable to endure the scene, turned round, and in his nervousness bit his finger,—unaware, or forgetful, that such a gesture was in Abyssinia indicative of revenge. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z Only minute Liberia and remote Abyssinia retained a qualified independence. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z I followed, first calling to Abyssinia to bring the twins from the house, for I knew the flight must be a brief one. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z The men were provided with camels to carry their baggage, and were told that these would do for Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z "A most interesting place, Abyssinia—rather a specialty of mine." The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z Hitherto Asia had been the principal scene of Wolff's labours, but in 1835 he was in Abyssinia and in 1836 in Arabia, visiting the Yemen. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z From there, they will go south to Sobat, and then travel eastward, through Abyssinia, to Jibuti, whence they will sail for France. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z "What is it?" whispered Abyssinia, and as she spoke there came a strange, gulping cry from a marshy strip beside the creek, and then, nearer us, one more musical but quite as mournful. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z The rainy season, like most other things connected with Abyssinia, has turned out a myth. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The gelada inhabits the mountains of Abyssinia, where, like other baboons, it descends in droves to pillage cultivated lands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z Within the short period of sixteen years we find him visiting Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Asia Minor, Asiatic Turkey, Persia, India, Bokhara, Abyssinia and Arabia—and some of these countries more than once. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z He is back from Abyssinia, where, alas, he has been unable to join Captain Marchand. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z The idea grew upon me, and an apprehension I could scarce explain—an apprehension shared by Abyssinia and Chickum, with whom I at once consulted. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z As far as fighting goes, her Majesty’s 33d regiment need fear nothing they will meet in Abyssinia, or, indeed, in any part of the world. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z A second species, or race, Theropithecus obscurus, distinguished by its darker hairs and the presence of a bare flesh-coloured ring round each eye, inhabits the eastern confines of Abyssinia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z W. by N. of Gondar, the capital of Amhara, and being on the main route from Sennar to Abyssinia, is a trade centre of some importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z I will show you how the natives of Abyssinia, and I believe in this place also, procure fire when they want it. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z We were informed by Abyssinia that the day had been uneventful save that Krag had stooped too closely in examination of a bumblebee upon a clover blossom. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z The greatest nuisance I have at present met with in Abyssinia are the flies, which are as numerous and irritating as they are in Egypt. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z One of Henty’s principal complaints was still of the flies, which he considered to be, up to the present, the greatest nuisance he had met with in Abyssinia. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z The Abyssinians then held the fort, but as the result of frontier arrangement the town was definitely included in the Sudan, though Abyssinia takes half the customs revenue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z They have settled on Italy for many years past as they are now settling on Abyssinia. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z But we had plenty of flour, and Abyssinia now began making bread. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z They naturally ascribed this conduct on our part to fear—for in Abyssinia the punishment for theft is very severe, the culprit frequently having his hand cut off—and were encouraged to plunder accordingly. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Matters were very different in the breezy, bright uplands of Abyssinia, where, owing to the difficulties of carriage, the correspondents were only allowed to carry with them a very small quantity of stores. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z The Galla are for the most part still in the nomadic and pastoral stage, though in Abyssinia they have some agricultural settlements. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z I have just sent people to Abyssinia to fetch me some big silver-gray lion-monkeys, sometimes called hamadryads. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z Abyssinia thought that to merely mix some of the flour with water and then put the dough in the frying-pan was all that was required for bread. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z A messenger passed through here yesterday from Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The practice was recorded by James Bruce as witnessed by him during his travels in Abyssinia, towards the end of the eighteenth century, in connection with his attempts to discover the sources of the Nile. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Throughout the greater part of Africa south of the 392 Sahara galagos are widely distributed in the wooded districts, from Senegambia in the west to Abyssinia in the east, and as far south as Natal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z My messenger then gives advance money to the hunters, who go into Abyssinia to buy horses for the great hunt. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z This assuredly was glorious news, and we all accompanied Abyssinia to the scene of her discovery. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z They were our first sight of Abyssinia, and were by no means encouraging as a beginning. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The outlook was interesting enough, for this was his first sight of Abyssinia; but then came a very narrow escape. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z A recent traveller in Abyssinia has discovered a tribe of Jews in that country. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z The Ethiopic translation of the Bible is assigned by Guidi to the end of the fifth, or beginning of the sixth century, the time at which Christianity became the dominant religion in Abyssinia. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z Quietly all of us, including Abyssinia and the twins, slipped down through the kitchen garden, across the creek, across a part of the Wooded Pasture and into the Willow Grove. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z The range looked like a mighty natural barrier to our further progress into Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Long after his return from Abyssinia, Henty would amuse his literary friends by chatting over these troubles of the night. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Despite its proximity to Eurasia, Africa was spared until 1887, when the Italian Army, struggling to conquer Abyssinia, imported Indian cattle for food and draft power. Rinderpest, Scourge of Cattle, Is Vanquished 2011-06-27T17:53:43Z The chief imports from Abyssinia are coffee, cattle, transport animals and gold. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z It was nearly midnight when I was aroused by an exclamation from Abyssinia and the sobbing of the twins. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z The view is one of the finest, if not the very finest, we have had in Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Fortunately, from our few losses—unfortunately, from a scientific point of view—we have no record of how clean-cut wounds in the human being fared in Abyssinia. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z It would be as bad as going to Rome or Russia or Abyssinia for Holy Orders. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z To hear them played well, I visited Yod Abyssinia, a cultural centre where the mostly Ethiopian audience is treated to traditional music, dance and food. Jazzing up Ethiopia 2011-06-14T12:44:29Z So many eggs, coupled with Abyssinia's bread, were necessarily trying to the system. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z These robes were put upon the ambassador, who is a son of the Ulem, and one of the most inane-looking young men I have seen in Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z He ended by coming one day to announce that Abyssinia did not agree with him, and that he must go down to the coast and return in some ship that was sailing for India. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z We learned from Ethopus, through the medium of writing, that he had been stolen by a party of marauding soldiers from his quiet and happy home in Abyssinia, where his father was a petty prince. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z Crispi fell on the 4th of March 1896, after the news of the disaster to the Italian troops at Adowa, the war with Abyssinia being a disastrous legacy left by him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z Abyssinia told us, also, that the twins had devoured one entire pot of our limited supply of jam. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z We have had some stiff climbing since we entered Abyssinia, but this altogether surpassed any of our previous experience. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z From Abyssinia came a silver shield, massive and brilliantly polished, and trophy after trophy had been garnered in other countries, including weapons from China and Japan. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z “There are men and women in Abyssinia with tails like dogs and horses.” Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z Just now we know very little about Abyssinia and therefore trustworthy facts will be read with eagerness.”—Times, William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z Of course we had our pocket-knives, and Abyssinia had needles and strong thread. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z All along our march over Salamgi this extraordinary scene continued; and we saw more people than we have seen during the whole time we have been in Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Hardly surprisingly, early forays into air power were led by imperialist powers — the British in Iraq, the Italians in Abyssinia — revelling in their technological superiority over troublesome natives. The Muddle at the Middle of NATO's Libya Efforts 2011-04-23T05:45:00Z In the fourteenth century it was supplanted as the language of the Christian Church of Abyssinia by the Amharic. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z On his return, Bruce, the African traveller, brought with him from Abyssinia two manuscripts containing the Ethiopic translation of it. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z On my seventh birthday my father gave me Cook’s “Voyages Round the World,” and this volume was followed by Anson’s “Voyage,” by Mungo Park’s “Travels in Africa,” and Bruce’s “Travels in Abyssinia.” All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The one was, one of the royal shields of Abyssinia, one of which I described as having been borne by Gobayze’s uncle when he visited our camp. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The Gallas, who have crossed the Tana and here encroached on Bantu territory, have reminiscences of a higher civilisation and apparently of Christian traditions and observances, derived no doubt from Abyssinia. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Ethiopian Language, The, or more accurately the Geez language, is the old official and ecclesiastical language of Abyssinia, introduced into that kingdom by settlers from South Arabia. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z After studying theology, medicine, and natural history, he joined in 1820 an expedition to Palestine, Egypt, and Abyssinia, returning to Berlin in 1825. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Other collections exist in Abyssinia, and many MSS. are in private hands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z There are several half-castes among the party that have come in; their fathers being English or other Europeans who have resided in Abyssinia, their mothers natives. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z This occupation led to wars with Abyssinia and finally to the establishment of the colony in its present limits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Numerous bracelets, the reward of distinguished gallantry, glittered throughout the band, and the fixed bayonets, heretofore unknown in Southern Abyssinia, gleamed brightly in the sunshine. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Abyssinia now draws a wide range of people, including natives of India who prize his lentil dishes. United Tastes: In Indianapolis, the World Comes to Eat 2011-02-23T03:40:02Z Many compilations of the sort exist in MS. in libraries, and great praise is bestowed on the one which E. R�ppell, when travelling in Abyssinia, ordered to be drawn up for his use. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Commander-in-chief has lately received from the Director Transport Train, Abyssinia field force, a full and particular report of the service rendered to the corps by the officers under his command. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z There is a little trade with northern Abyssinia, but it is undeveloped. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z It is confidently believed that this saint will rise again from the dead, and reign a thousand years, during which period neither war, famine, nor discord, is to disturb the happiness of Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Those occupying the southern borders of Abyssinia are brave warriors and keen traders. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The emperor of Abyssinia had, for some time, detained some Englishmen prisoners in his country; and the government, unable to obtain redress in other ways, decided on sending an army to release them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Such would have been the fate of three thousand men landing in Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The great arteries, however, number three, which, starting from Massawa by way of Asmara, run, two to Abyssinia, and one to Kassala and Khartum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The patient having pledged himself to submit to the prescribed treatment, which few in Abyssinia will do, an operation was successfully performed by Dr Kirk. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The force of these winds becomes somewhat broken, and their influence diminished, by the vast table-lands of Abyssinia. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Thus in remote Abyssinia rest the mortal remains of one who in the happy unconsciousness of childhood, sported here in grounds and groves which we are now passing on Queen Street. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z This is by far the most satisfactory intelligence we have yet received since we landed in Abyssinia, and if these supplies continue to come in, it will very greatly shorten the duration of our campaign. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z A tripartite agreement between Italy, Abyssinia and Great Britain, dated the 15th of May 1902, placed the territory of the Kanama tribe, on the north bank of the Setit, within Eritrea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z But the new apartments were elegantly furnished throughout, and with their couches, ottomans, carpets, chairs, tables, and curtains, had assumed an aspect heretofore unknown in Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Assal Lake, in Abyssinia, is the most remarkable of these salt lakes. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The infamous Dreadnought hoax was dreamed up by aristocratic joker Horace de Vere Cole, who contacted the British Admiralty pretending to be the Emperor of Abyssinia. Berlusconi's brainteaser 2011-02-05T08:55:34Z “A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband:” I fear there are very few crowned heads in Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Relying on this, as birds did, there was safety, unerring intelligence, infallible guidance, flight from Siberia to Abyssinia possible without a leader. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z The highlands included betwixt Abyssinia and the equator are unquestionably among the most interesting regions in Africa, whether viewed with reference to their climate, their soil, their productions, or their population. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The river flows on to Khartoom, where it is joined by the Blue Nile, which has been tortuously working a passage for itself through the highlands of Abyssinia. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Salt has been circulated not only in Abyssinia, but in Sumatra, Mexico, and elsewhere. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z I am happy to say, however, that the army in Abyssinia has altogether overcome any feeling of squeamishness. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Henry the Navigator had been attracted by the story of Prester John, the legendary Christian king of Abyssinia, who was said to rule over a large part of Africa. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Since the commencement of the present century, the custom of consigning to a dungeon the brothers and kindred of the reigning monarch has fallen into desuetude in Northern Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z It includes the countries of Abyssinia, Nubia, and Egypt. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In Abyssinia I acquired several lessons from English journalists, the most important being what chaff is, and the second—that black trousers in the daytime are not suitable. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Instead of the bare hills and plains over which, interspersed with wooded valleys, we had journeyed since we entered Abyssinia, we were transported at one bound into the very heart of Switzerland. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Then it found other channels to east and to west, to Central Africa and to Abyssinia, and retired a little on the side of Egypt. The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure 2011-01-01T03:00:24.903Z But of all the isolated remnants of the ancient Ethiopic empire to the south of Abyssinia, Susa would appear to be the most important and the most powerful. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Between Abyssinia and the Mediterranean Sea is the low valley of the Nile. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Here the sons and daughters of Abyssinia lived only to know the soft vicissitudes of pleasure and repose, attended by all that were skilful to delight, and gratified with whatever the senses can enjoy. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z It was one of the ten royal shields, all precisely similar, which exist in Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z On the west its limit is in the Cape Verde Islands, and it is partially represented in Abyssinia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Ethiopia is the classical appellation for Abyssinia, or Hábesh, the most ancient as well as the greatest monarchy in Africa. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The plains of Nubia and Kordofan form the northern and western boundaries of Abyssinia. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z They deliberated awhile what was to be done, and resolved, when the inundation should cease, to return to Abyssinia. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z England had, pace our French critics, no possible benefit to derive from the conquest or occupation of Abyssinia. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z A View of Ancient and Modern Egypt, and an Account of Nubia and Abyssinia, the Ethiopia of the ancients, are comprised in the third and twelfth volumes. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History Deputies followed from the victorious camp, to supplicate him to take pity upon his subjects, and to dismiss those evil-minded strangers who had so long oppressed Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z In the elevated sections of Abyssinia the climate is temperate and salubrious. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z When this thought had taken possession of my mind, I considered every moment as wasted which did not bring me nearer to Abyssinia. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Ax�um, or Aksum, a town in Tigr�, a division of Abyssinia, once the capital of an important kingdom, and at one time the great depot of the ivory trade in the Red Sea. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis In 1770 James Bruce reached the source of the Blue Nile in Abyssinia. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Baptism was instituted, deacons and presbyters appointed, churches erected, and a firm foundation laid whereon to establish the Christian religion in Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Between the highlands of Abyssinia and the Red Sea, lies a flat tract of country called Adal. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Remember that you are the companion of the Princess of Abyssinia.” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Apparently for this reason Christian Abyssinia was supported from Byzantium in its attempts to regain power. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" To the Semitic stock belong the Arabs, who form a considerable portion of the population in Egypt and along the north coast, while a portion of the inhabitants of Abyssinia is of the same race. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The other provinces of Abyssinia have also furnished various kinds; but the most esteemed are indigenous, viz. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The boundaries of Nubia are the Red Sea on the east, Egypt on the north, Abyssinia on the south, and the Sahara on the west. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The group is unknown in America, and in Africa is only represented in the mountains of the north, extending, however, some distance south into the Sudan and Abyssinia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Of the products special to Arabia coffee comes first; it is nowhere found wild, and is believed to have been introduced from Abyssinia in the 6th century A.D. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The Amharic language, developed from the ancient Gheez, and written since the sixteenth century, has gradually gained ground in Southern and Central Abyssinia, and has also become the Court language. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Little sickness of any sort prevails, and mendicants, the pest of Abyssinia, are said to be unknown in the land. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The eastern extremity of the table-land stretches into the mountainous country of Abyssinia. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z When a woman hails a car there is no question of its being the King of Abyssinia's war-chariot. Last Words Female chastity is much valued, but women have no rights, inherit nothing, and are classed with the hyaena, the most despised animal throughout Abyssinia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Abyssinia proper is an elevated region, with a general slope to the north-west. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The most pressing solicitations were despatched to Goa for assistance; and the dauntless Oviedo pledged himself with six hundred staunch Europeans to convert, not only the empire of Abyssinia, but all the countries adjacent. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Abyssinia, or Habesh, as the Arabs call it, is a large highland tract in East Africa. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z CATHA, the khat of the Arabs, a shrub widely distributed and much cultivated in Arabia and tropical Africa from, Abyssinia to the Cape. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" They were formerly a self-governing community, though subject to Abyssinia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" During the troubles in Abyssinia the Egyptians annexed Massowa and the region adjacent, Abyssinia being thus shut out from the sea. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide But these harsh prohibitions, which exist under no other government in Abyssinia, originated long before the present reign, and have been enforced during so many generations, that they are now little irksome to the people. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Taken as a whole, Abyssinia is a very fertile country. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In Abyssinia is the old Coptic Church which is without much real Christian life. The Call of the World or, Every Man's Supreme Opportunity To compare the Argentine with San Domingo is to discover differences almost as great as between Holland and Abyssinia. American World Policies There has been a great intermixture of races in Abyssinia. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide It is not therefore surprising, that amid the perpetual quarrels of the Christian princes, the Galla should have been left in undisturbed possession of the lands which they had wrested from Southern Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z They are either Mohammedans or professed followers of the Christianity of Abyssinia. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The Capuchins still keep up their missionary work and have some 200 missionary stations in all parts of the world—notably India, Abyssinia and the Turkish empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Across the desert come caravans from Abyssinia, with coffee and incense from Arabia; pearls, precious stones, cassimeres and silks from India. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 To protect himself from the latter the Emperor of Abyssinia applied, about the middle of the sixteenth century, to the King of Portugal for assistance, promising, at the same time, implicit submission to the Pope. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide All the absurd ideas of the Jewish rabbins regarding the dead have been received and embraced by the fathers of Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z There are two great branches of the African people, the Somal and Galla tribes, that occupy a large portion of Eastern Africa lying south and east of Abyssinia. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Nay, so late as 1870 a traveller was informed that the Bagos, a people of Abyssinia, still made and used stone hatchets and flint knives. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science In a country where rain is almost unknown, the fertility of the fields depends upon the annual inundation of the Nile when swollen by the melting snows of Abyssinia. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments Mohammedanism appears to be gaining ground in Abyssinia. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide But throughout Abyssinia the evil is in full force. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z It is known as the Beit el Antikat, and contains numbers of interesting things, such as trophies from Darfur, Abyssinia, and Egypt. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Internal strife prevented the new negus of Abyssinia from prosecuting the war, which thus, in spite of the Abyssinian success, resulted in the increased prestige of the khalifa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The modern language of Abyssinia is called Amharic. Lectures on The Science of Language A few years later a Portuguese traveller visited Abyssinia. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide Easter day, instead of being celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox, is in Abyssinia kept one lunation later. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Let us now revert to the operations against Abyssinia. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Subsequently parts of Syria, Arabia and Abyssinia were examined. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Her track was imprinted in the sands of Sahara, by the banks of the Niger, on the rocks of Bengola, in the vales of Abyssinia—but all in vain. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. The region of the Upper Nile, the territory of the modern Nubia and Abyssinia. The Bible Story The separation of Shoa from the imperial sway of Northern Abyssinia, by the Galla invasion, was, as may be supposed, far from improving the morals of the people. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He despatched Abdullah Ibrahim into Abyssinia with several thousand men, and a few words respecting the career of this emir may not be amiss. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Abyssinia, by the same arts, was steeped in blood, and two or three Abyssinian emperors lost their lives in endeavouring to establish the pope's supremacy. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Only the northern part of the Alexandrian patriarchate is seen, as the Map does not reach far enough to take in Abyssinia, which belonged to it. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation They produced so little effect that the general election of 1895 gave Crispi a huge majority, but, a year later, the defeat of the Italian army at Adowa in Abyssinia brought about his resignation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Forty-three species of grain and other useful products are already cultivated in Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z After the King's death Abyssinia became a prey to civil and internecine war, which left the inhabitants no time to revenge themselves for the death of their King. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 I have had no means of ascertaining whether all the libraries of Abyssinia are arranged in the same style. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant It is a war party," said Canaris, "and we are not so far from the borders of Abyssinia, after all. Guy in the Jungle A Boy's Adventure in the Wilds of Africa His services as an interpreter were valuable to Rodrigo de Lima’s embassy; but he never succeeded in escaping from Abyssinia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Whatever Abyssinia may once have been, it is not to be expected that she should, under a great lapse of time, again take place among those countries which are peculiarly happy, opulent, or abundant. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He now settled down, and, to his credit, he occasionally made raids into Abyssinia, destroyed a few villages and churches, and sent the ornaments he took to Omdurman. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 In his earlier days he had sailed on the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, visiting Abyssinia and Socotra and apparently also the Persian Gulf, western India and Ceylon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Jurisdiction over Abyssinia remains, but from Nubia and Pentapolis Christianity has disappeared. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" The frogs are Rana mascareniensis, found also in Mauritius, Bourbon, Angola, and Abyssinia, and probably all over tropical Africa; and Megalixalus seychellensis a peculiar tree-frog having allies in Madagascar and tropical Africa. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras All these countries are believed to be accessible from the Juba, more commonly called the Govind, which is said to rise in Abyssinia, and to be navigable in boats for three months from its mouth. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z In battle his cruelty knew no bounds, and the most horrible atrocities were perpetrated by his men, especially in Abyssinia. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 In 1835 the Doctor left England for a Missionary tour in Abyssinia—thence for Bombay—thence for the United States. The London Pulpit At present there remain ten in Egypt, one at Khartum and three in Abyssinia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" There is a mode of execution used in distant Abyssinia, where the black skins of evil-doers are insensible to ordinary torture. Pretty Michal Among such a nation of beggars as the people of Southern Abyssinia, it was not always easy to satisfy the rapacity of fastidious extortioners. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z When the revolt in Darfur had been suppressed, and Abyssinia had been humbled, the Khalifa turned his attention more earnestly than ever to the invasion of Egypt. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 This important and valuable article of food is the produce chiefly of Coffea arabica, a Rubiaceous plant indigenous to Abyssinia, which, however, as cultivated originally, spread outwards from the southern parts of Arabia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" The Nile overflow results from the rainfall on the mountains of Abyssinia during the northward migration of the belt of equatorial rains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Another region in which the volcanic phenomena bear a remarkable analogy to those of Central India, just described, is that of Abyssinia. Volcanoes: Past and Present The power of Abyssinia, once so extended in this quarter, was known even to the Delta of the Niger. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Let us now leave Abyssinia for a moment, and turn to the course of events in other parts of the country. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 In Somaliland and Abyssinia coffee cultivation is of very ancient date. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Only in Abyssinia the daughter church of the Coptic church succeeded in keeping the whole people in the Christian faith. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" My father, dead too, a soldier like him'—she nodded towards the head and bayonet sliding backwards and forwards—'in Abyssinia, you know.' Aliens Previously, every position in the maps of Southern Abyssinia was calculated from a false position, and therefore of necessity wrong. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z In the meantime Abdullah was considering with his advisers the desirability of permitting war to break out with Abyssinia. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Finding it impossible to breach the walls from the sea Albuquerque then set out to explore the coasts of Arabia and Abyssinia. Rulers of India: Albuquerque The Alexandrian 315 era continued to be followed by the Copts in the 15th century, and is said to be still used in Abyssinia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" “Trousers,” said Algernon, getting to her side again, “were worn in Abyssinia as early as–” Catherine heaved a mighty sigh. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted But the arms of Abyssinia are, it seems, the “Lion of the Tribe of Judah,” to which the Catholic missionaries have added a cross. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Horses and horsemanship are a great delight to the Sudanese; the best breeds are from Dongola and Abyssinia. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Incidentally the Portuguese were interested in the discovery of native Christians on the Malabar coast and of a Christian Empire in Abyssinia. Rulers of India: Albuquerque You will also have the rare and weird sight of a black from Abyssinia whose splendid ebony hide has been tattooed in white. The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales The baboons in Abyssinia descend in troops from the mountains to plunder fields, and when they meet troops of another species a fight ensues. Was Man Created? Written in the heart of Abyssinia, amidst manifold interruptions and disadvantages, the following pages will, in many respects, be found imperfect. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z It was principally owing to this invention that the Khalifa was enabled to conduct his successful campaigns against Abyssinia. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Ambassadors had also been sent to that country by way of Melinda in Vasco da Gama's second voyage to the East, and had been favourably received by David, the then Emperor of Abyssinia. Rulers of India: Albuquerque Yet you must bear in mind that the Mahdi is waging war against the whole world and, therefore, against Abyssinia. In Desert and Wilderness In his first original composition, the preface to Father Lobo's 'Abyssinia,' the style is as distinctive as in the 'Rambler.' Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Men learned in the arts and sciences were despatched to settle in Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Whilst the operations against Abyssinia and Egypt were being carried on, the provinces in the interior of the Sudan were slowly recovering from the terrible strain through which they had passed. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 He was refused a passage from Calicut to Africa by the jealous Muhammadan merchants, but he managed to find his way through Arabia to Abyssinia, where he died. Rulers of India: Albuquerque He had reached as far as the Great Lakes and intended to penetrate into Abyssinia along the Karamojo Mountains, which up to that time were unknown, and from there to proceed to the ocean coast. In Desert and Wilderness It went to far off Abyssinia, where it is said the monkeys use the cables for swings and the elephants use the poles for scratching posts. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades All entrance was denied to the Pagan,—a custom which is rigorously enforced in Abyssinia; and her churches are in like manner divided into three parts. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The allusion to an Asiatic Ethiopia is hopelessly confused, and may have arisen from Marco Polo’s second division of India, which includes Abyssinia. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Another singular case of German subtlety was that of an alleged Swiss explorer, who arrived on the 10th November at Khartum on his way from Abyssinia to undergo the Pasteur treatment at Cairo. With Manchesters in the East After long months' travel they arrived at a lake lying south of Abyssinia. In Desert and Wilderness Among the Islamites and Hindus intrigue and jealousy are common with the women; the same in Abyssinia, among the Hovas of Madagascar and the Zulus. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study There are, perhaps, more churches in Abyssinia than in any other part of the Christian world; and he who has erected one believes that he has atoned for every sin. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The black prince of Abyssinia asked the young Queen of England what was the secret of England's glory and she pointed to the "open Bible." In Times Like These Lying between Meroe and the sea, the country called Abyssinia is also inhabited by a race of Arab blood, but differing more from us than those of Meroe. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt If we succeed in reaching Abyssinia, then we are saved, and if not, you will not fare any worse, but better, for tyrants worse than those men probably cannot be found in the world. In Desert and Wilderness To Abyssinia another “scientific expedition” was despatched, which consisted of a number of German officers and one explorer. England and Germany The roll is still used in their synagogues; and being introduced into Abyssinia on the Hebrew emigration, it continues the only material used by the scribe. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The geology of Abyssinia he has thoroughly investigated. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 “We fought together in Abyssinia,” Ughtred answered, “and I found him always a capital soldier and a pleasant companion.” The Traitors Near Fashoda, indeed, lay Abyssinia, with which the dervishes likewise waged war. In Desert and Wilderness But Italy, although still neutral, understood too well how difficult it would have been for her to limit Abyssinia’s warlike operations to the French and British possessions and ward them off from her own colonies. England and Germany Abyssinia, as she now is, presents the most singular compound of vanity, meekness, and ferocity—of devotion, superstition, and ignorance. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The local army has, however, rendered important services in Afghanistan, Persia, Burmah, China, Aden, and Abyssinia. Les Parsis It was the same, Erlito, when I travelled with you to Abyssinia!” The Traitors Stas understood also that Abyssinia could be reached only from the southern side where that country borders on a great wilderness and not from the eastern boundary which was carefully guarded by dervishes. In Desert and Wilderness It is making headway with the Negus of Abyssinia. England and Germany It prevails in Shoa, as well as in all the provinces included between the Taccázê and the blue Nile, and is thus spoken by the greater portion of the population of Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z It is used in Abyssinia instead of money, where it passes from hand to hand, under the shape of a brick, worth about eighteen pence. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Though he was sick in body his brave spirit showed no signs of yielding as long as there was duty to be done, and off he went to Abyssinia. General Gordon A Christian Hero If you only retain your health, we shall succeed, for it is not so very far to Abyssinia. In Desert and Wilderness British arms have carried the influence of arts and letters, through Hindostan, Abyssinia, Persia, and the valley of the Euphrates, have been visited and explored. Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History An address, delivered before the New York Historical Society, at its forty-second anniversary, 17th November 1846 Amháric excepted, none of the many languages extant in Abyssinia have assumed a written form. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The skin was found to come from a sheep living in Arabia, Abyssinia, and near the headwaters of the river Nile. Makers of Many Things After being appointed Governor-General of the Soudan, the first thing Colonel Gordon did was to attempt to bring about a definite peace between the Khedive and the King of Abyssinia, whose territory adjoins the Soudan. General Gordon A Christian Hero For what reason did the boy not attempt to fly with his little companion to Abyssinia? In Desert and Wilderness Careful research discloses that most authorities agree that the coffee plant is indigenous to Abyssinia, and probably Arabia, whence its cultivation spread throughout the tropics. All About Coffee Artillery and muskets were for the first time opposed in Abyssinia; and the Portuguese leader being wounded, took refuge in a cave. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z This is exemplified in the people of mountain lands like Switzerland, Abyssinia, and Nepal; of peninsulas like Korea, Spain, and Scandinavia; and of islands like England and Japan. Introduction to the Science of Sociology It was in this spirit he visited Harrar, a small province detached from the Soudan, and lying to the south of Abyssinia, on the eastern coast of Africa, almost opposite to Aden. General Gordon A Christian Hero On arriving at Cairo, the kh�dive induced him first to undertake a mission to Abyssinia to prevent, if possible, an impending war with that country. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Upon his return to Aden, his health became impaired; and remembering the coffee he had seen his countrymen drinking in Abyssinia, he sent for some in the hope of finding relief. All About Coffee But, compared with the other orders of plants, the cellulars are most defective in numbers throughout Abyssinia, the peculiarities of the climate being very unfavourable to their development. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Another noted estate in the same general neighborhood, was "Abyssinia," owned and occupied for a long period by the Ricketts family, whose walls were highly decorated by one of its artistic members. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Tewfik, however, was not to blame for this, and he wanted to express his regret at the past and his desire to renew the old friendship between Egypt and Abyssinia. General Gordon A Christian Hero Returning to the United States, he entered the service of the New York Herald, and went to Abyssinia as war correspondent, as before stated. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History To proceed in alphabetical order, and beginning with Africa, coffee drinking is indulged in largely in Abyssinia, Algeria, Egypt, Portuguese East Africa, and the Union of South Africa. All About Coffee Every kind of parasitic plant is looked upon with a suspicious eye in Abyssinia; and those of the vascular orders furnish to the conjuring practitioner his principal remedies. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Earlier in that year, 1894, fighting took place between the Italian forces and dervishes in Abyssinia, which ended in success for the Italian arms. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Khedive Ismail had undoubtedly behaved very badly to Abyssinia, and had treated the Abyssinian envoy with a great want of courtesy. General Gordon A Christian Hero The old fortifications have gone mostly to decay, but two floating monitors, the Abyssinia and the Magdala, now form the principal defense of the port. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Coffee Manners and Customs in Africa In Abyssinia and Somaliland, among the native population, the most primitive methods of coffee making still obtain. All About Coffee This fabric also furnishes a costume indispensable in so rigorous a climate, where the bleak unsheltered hills, swept by a cutting easterly wind, rank among the coldest portions of Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The combination of Egypt and Abyssinia is common enough; but that Bobbio should be added to that, and Asia Minor and Greece omitted, is indeed a strange thing. The Wanderings and Homes of Manuscripts Helps for Students of History, No. 17. From the day he entered Abyssinia to the day he left it, he was constantly insulted, and he gained very little by the journey, in which he risked his life. General Gordon A Christian Hero Guarding the intriguing and inflammable harem are eunuchs, imported at great expense from Abyssinia, and responsible for the Sultan's wives and concubines, whom "wise women" prepare to meet their lord. In the Tail of the Peacock Abyssinia's coffee reaches the outside world through three different gateways; and as the neighboring countries, through which the produce passes, also produce coffee, no accurate statistics are available to show the country's annual export. All About Coffee Although, like other rulers of Abyssinia, he is ever entertaining some project of aggrandisement, his mind is yet filled with trifles, and not sufficiently expanded to mature a plan of operations upon an extended scale. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Another English traveller to Abyssinia, Salt, makes no mention of them; while the German, Ehrenberg, says that he has seen them in the mountains of Abyssinia, and heard of them also in Arabia Felix! Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt For the chase of elephants they went still further south; and, in after times, the Ptolemies had hunting places in Abyssinia. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Mr. Salt, who visited Abyssinia some years afterwards, gives a somewhat different account. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. In Yemen and in Abyssinia the ripened berries were sun-dried on beaten-earth barbecues. All About Coffee The most despotic measures marked his transient but iron rule; and had he survived, the expectations formed of him would in all probability have been realised, and he would have become monarch of all Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Thence they penetrated into the interior of Abyssinia, where they founded a mighty kingdom extending to the river Sobat. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Our course after leaving Aden is nearly north; the headlands of Abyssinia are long visible on our port side, while on the other we have a distant view of Arabia. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands This singular animal is only found in Abyssinia, and is famous on account of its horns, which are of an almost incredible size. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. Undoubtedly the plant grew wild all through tropical Africa; but its value as an addition to man's dietary was brought forth in Abyssinia. All About Coffee The highlands of Abyssinia can, however, offer but a small number of wild animals, and even of these very few are exclusively her own. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z It is said that the Queen of Sheba bore King Solomon a son, named Menelek, whom he sent to Abyssinia with a numerous retinue to found an independent kingdom. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Less important deposits are known in Galicia, Tunis, Russia, and eastern Abyssinia, and the nitrate deposits of Chile contain a small percentage of potash which is being recovered in some of the operations. The Economic Aspect of Geology He was honored as a Saint in Abyssinia, where he labored zealously all his life for Christ. Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy Abyssinia, while it may have given coffee to the world, no longer figures as a prime factor in supplying the world, and now exports only a limited quantity. All About Coffee None but the edible kinds of Allium are cultivated in Abyssinia, ornamental gardens being quite unknown throughout the country. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z In Abyssinia, the salt-bars are generally six inches long, three inches broad, one and a half inches thick, and they are bound with an iron ring to protect them against fracture. Principles Of Political Economy In the same year he published The Albert N'yanza, Great Basin of the Nile, and Explorations of the Nile Sources, and in 1867 The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, both books quickly going through several editions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The two last-named sects still exist in large numbers in Persia, Abyssinia and along the coast of Malabar, and retain Confession as one of their most sacred and cherished practices. The Faith of Our Fathers Whether the coffee tree was first discovered indigenous in the mountains of Abyssinia, or in the Yemen district of Arabia, will probably always be a matter of contention. All About Coffee The low temperature reigning in the Alps of Abyssinia does not prohibit the growth of a species of fig, which contrasts strangely enough with the tall juniper. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Abyssinia and back again, but somewhere or other in people's vague mental picture of the East it was sure to occur. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest Following the snow-line, they also climbed to the cool heights of the lofty mountains of Central India and of Abyssinia, and even crossed the equator. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore Its annual inundations covered the valley with a rich soil brought down from the mountains of Abyssinia, making it the most fertile in the world. Ancient States and Empires Such cultivation as the plant received in early Abyssinia and Arabia was crude and primitive at best. All About Coffee Christianity became the national religion of Abyssinia in the beginning of the fourth century. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Abyssinia, where the semi-Christian king took such a liking to him that he would never let him go. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest Abyssinia has been Christian ever since the fourth century, but the missionaries are not happy about the country at all. Pan-Islam Married couples spend their honeymoon hippopotamus hunting in Abyssinia, or exploring the sources of the Nile. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Throughout the intervening centuries, there has been little improvement in Yemen; but modern cultural methods obtain in the Harar district in Abyssinia. All About Coffee Albuquerque was at that period viceroy of India, and to him the queen-dowager sent to implore assistance for troubled Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z From Arab sailors, accustomed to the Indian ocean, he learned something about Zanzibar and Madagascar and the semi-Christian kingdom of Abyssinia. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest With details of that event I am not acquainted, and I never saw the papers, for I went to Abyssinia. The Life of Gordon, Volume II One was with Abyssinia, of which we shall hear much in the next chapter; and the other was with the kingdom of Uganda and the kinglets who regarded Mtesa as their chief. The Life of Gordon, Volume I The history of the churches of Ethiopia and Abyssinia is especially significant. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan The monk who had thus delivered Abyssinia from her worst scourge, was welcomed with the applause of the whole nation. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Colonel Yule suspects that its prototype may have been the semi-Christian kingdom of Abyssinia. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest Abyssinia extends along a great part of the frontiers of the Soudan. The Life of Gordon, Volume II The Nilometer at this place used to give the first and early intimation to the cultivators in Lower Egypt of the quantity of water being brought down from the rivers of Abyssinia. The Life of Gordon, Volume I There are other tribes of dwarfs in Abyssinia and also in Somaliland. Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2 Claudius, who had almost by a miracle rescued Abyssinia from the Mohammadans, marched instantly to accept the challenge. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z A manufacture of a coarse cotton cloth which circulates as current money in Abyssinia was established there. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century During his mission into Abyssinia his natural demands for support were completely ignored, and he was left to whatever fate might befall him. The Life of Gordon, Volume II When he was about thirty years old Christianity had made its way into Arabia through Syria on one side, and Abyssinia on the other, and there were Jewish colonies in the peninsula. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing He dreamed of an Africa for the blacks and took his inspiration from the old kings of Abyssinia. An African Adventure Vast flights of locusts, which had assisted to lay the country bare, still carrying desolation in their progress, were shaping their destructive course towards Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Two days' journey further on, one comes to the ruins of Axum, the ancient capital of Abyssinia. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century Italy to be allowed to extend towards Abyssinia. The Life of Gordon, Volume II Yemen changed hands several times, belonging to Abyssinia, Persia, and the caliphs of Arabia, and has been fought for by Portuguese, Turks, and Egyptians; but now it is a Turkish province. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing Major Marchand furthermore declared that by treaty the territory belonged to France and he had communicated the fact to his Government, sending his despatches through Abyssinia. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Whether in Europe or in half-civilised Abyssinia, monastic establishments are invariably seated in spots the most romantic. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z This was fortunate, for the Nawab, or governor did all in his power to prevent his entering Abyssinia, and endeavoured to make him pay heavily with presents. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century The envoy then returned to Abyssinia, and nothing further took place until Gordon's departure for Massowah in August, when the rumoured plans of Michael and Ras Alula were causing some alarm. The Life of Gordon, Volume II Incidentally, he landed in Abyssinia, which is another story. The Rogue Elephant The Boys' Big Game Series In due course, those who cared to go—men, women and children—were provided with free passages back to Abyssinia. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Thrice during the year a festival is held in celebration of his birth, death, and ascension, and by the entire Christian population he is regarded as the patron saint of Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Abyssinia had been explored by Portuguese Missionaries, thanks to whose zeal some information about the country had been obtained, although far less accurate in detail than that which we owe to Bruce. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century As regards Abyssinia, the old warning should not be lost sight of—"Put not your trust in princes"; and place no reliance upon the King of Abyssinia, at least outside his own country. The Life of Gordon, Volume II In the Paris Academy of Sciences an extended Report was read at a recent meeting from a committee on M. Rochet d'Hericourt's third journey in Abyssinia, in the northern part. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 On receiving the check from the gunboats, Fadl and his dervishes retreated up the Blue Nile to where they had come from, their own country upon the borders of Abyssinia. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Predictions of the impending fate of Abyssinia were derived from the fact of the foreigners employing instruments which read the stars; and the despot was repeatedly and earnestly warned to be upon his guard. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z And now having visited Abyssinia with Bruce, let us return to the north. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century From Abyssinia, the caravans carry yearly to Cairo nearly two thousand Negroes, those poor creatures having unfortunately been captured in war. The Right of American Slavery The geological constitution of Abyssinia is now made known over the greater part of its surface. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 In short, the arsenal held the jettisoned cargo of the whole aforetime Egyptian Soudan, with much besides drawn from Abyssinia and Central Africa. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The presence of the priest is so far from being held indispensable, that a wedded pair forms a rare phenomenon in Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Accounts of the Indian and Arabian trading stations upon the east coast of Africa, and of the form of the southern extremity of the Continent, may have extended to Venice, through Egypt, Abyssinia, and Arabia. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) In the British Museum there is a chequered pigeon, probably the C. Schimperi of Bonaparte, from Abyssinia. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. He succeeded in getting home a sheep of Abyssinia, remarkable for the long hairs of its fleece. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Abyssinia has the natural advantages of gold, iron, pasture-lands, and forestry, and the possibilities of cotton cultivation. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges “Fishes live in the great sea between Abyssinia and Bombay, and he whose eyes have not suffered under Oubié’s searing irons, might behold numbers every day of the voyage.” The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Senegal, Congo, the valley of the Nile, and Abyssinia, were all that were known with some degree of detail and of certainty. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World The King of Abyssinia had made urgent requests for him to come to his borders. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist Salt is the money of Abyssinia, and codfish in Iceland. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Their attempts to conquer Abyssinia have been unsuccessful. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Yet another six months, and the purse-proud merchant of Hurrur is again there, with his drove of comely slaves newly exported from the highlands of Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z If there be any country to which these reflections more particularly apply, it is to Africa, and especially to Abyssinia. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Coffea arabica.—The coffee plant, which belongs to the Cinchonaceæ and is a native of Abyssinia, but is now cultivated in many tropical regions. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture A traveller in Abyssinia speaks of having seen them hovering, as a black cloud, over an army of soldiers, in numbers like the sands of the sea. Mamma's Stories about Birds We have received from certain sources information to the effect that the Emir of Harar, on the southern harbor of Abyssinia, contemplates at no distant date an attack on Zaila. The River of Darkness, or, Under Africa An extensive traffic is carried on with Aussa and Abyssinia, in which nearly all are engaged at some period of the year. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Lastly, when the Portuguese, led by Vasco da Gama, have completed the circumnavigation of Africa, some of them remain in Abyssinia, and in a short time diplomatic relations are established between that country and Portugal. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World I saw parch'd Abyssinia rouse and sing To the silver cymbals' ring! Endymion A Poetic Romance In northern Abyssinia people when eating are concealed. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals In my judgment, they are of the semi-Shem-Hamitic race of Ethiopia, at some early date having, from Abyssinia, invaded the rich pasture lands of Unyoro, and founded the great kingdom of Kittara. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Importunity is an attribute which stands prominently forth in the character of a native of Southern Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Doris had begun to read aloud to Miss Recompense "The Story of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia." A Little Girl in Old Boston Of these there are also varieties; for, although very much alike in habits, the Fennecs of Abyssinia and those of the Cape are evidently distinct species. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys She has fixed herself at Massuah and Buro, on the west shore of the Red Sea, commanding the inlets into Abyssinia. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 On January 17, 1770, we set out on our way to Gondar, and on the following day reached the plain where the ruins of Axum, supposed to be the ancient capital of Abyssinia, are situated. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The process of smelting and refining pursued in Abyssinia has been common to almost every age and country from the earliest antiquity. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z It was not till July 1768 that the explorer at last reached Cairo en route for Abyssinia, and five months later embarked on board a Nile boat, or canja. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Besides the Egyptian ichneumon, there are several other species in Africa—one belonging to Abyssinia, and no less than six to the countries near the Cape. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Her active agents are placed in Southern Abyssinia, and are traversing the borders of the Great Bahr-el-Abiad; while the northern shores of Africa will speedily be her own. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 Merchants from Sennaar buy up the salt and trade it as far as Abyssinia. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The second knot in the string of the tedious journey had been unloosed by arrival at Killulloo, which is considered exactly half-way from the sea-coast to the frontier of Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Here lived the King of Abyssinia, a supposed descendant of King Solomon; but at the present time the country was in a lawless and unsettled condition. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole The true Oryx, or Milk-white Antelope, mentioned by early writers, is a kindred species to the Gemsbok; and is found in Northern Africa—in Sennaar, Nubia, Abyssinia, and Senegal. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys In early times this country, however, was rich and powerful, from being the channel of commerce between Abyssinia when powerful, and the countries to the east, Arabia, Persia, and India. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 In the 14th century his kingdom was supposed to be Abyssinia. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Although the majority of the slaves imported with the caravan from Abyssinia were of tender years, and many of them extremely pretty, they did not excite that interest which might have been anticipated. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He studied Arabic and the ancient language of Abyssinia. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole A very similar species, called the gibari, exists in Northern Africa—Abyssinia—and also on the western coast. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys These are the principal rivers of Kaffa, which is described as a high, cold country, as cold as Samen, or Simien, as Major Harris writes it, in Abyssinia. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 Abyssinia," I find the following remarks upon this subject: "When getting sleepy, you return your rifle between your legs, roll over, and go to sleep. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions To Gobaad, from the shores of Lake Abhibbab, which is formed by the waters drained from Abyssinia, it is said to be one easy day’s journey for the pedestrian. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Being now on English ground, he drank the King's health and sailed across to Masuah, the main port of Abyssinia. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole They are all tropical animals, and inhabit the middle zone of Africa—their range extending from Abyssinia to the shores of the Atlantic. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys The inhabitants offered to conduct him in safety to Abyssinia, and into very remote districts in the interior. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 The most invincible enemies of the Amharas have been the heathen tribes of the Gallas, inhabiting the regions to the south of Abyssinia. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign While in Abyssinia, my official position very greatly interfered with my predilections as a traveller. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The religion of the Bakuba tribe of Abyssinia was almost wholly Pagan as the natives believed fully in witchcraft, sorcery, myths and superstitions. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 The Prince of Abyssinia left the gate open when he, poor fool! went forth in search of happiness and found it not. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska In return for the cessation of the piratical attacks, Chamberlain was ready to offer recognition of Abyssinia and even loans to Italy to develop her captured territory. Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare He now became sovereign of Tigre and Amhara, the principal provinces of Abyssinia. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Other people understand my account of Abyssinia; and if he really does not, I am sorry for him, but can offer him no assistance. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z P. T. Barnum had captured my husband when he was a boy and brought him to America from Abyssinia, educated him and then sent him back to his native country. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 An account of the Persecutions against the Christians in Abyssinia, or Ethiopia. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Eden, who had fought for sanctions against the aggressor when Abyssinia was invaded, obeyed orders but insisted that Italy must first get her soldiers out of Spain. Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare The English Government, desirous of cultivating friendly relations with Abyssinia, had appointed Captain Cameron as consul to that country. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign For example, it is said, I have made no addition to the information already existing respecting the southern provinces of Abyssinia. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z They consisted of barley from Lapland, from Russia, from Abyssinia, Mansbury barley and Finnish oats. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell In Syria Monophysitism joined Nestorianism in the confusion of thought: in Egypt the Coptic Church arose which repudiated Chalcedon: Abyssinia and Southern India were to follow. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 Three camels, worth twenty dollars each, or a total of sixty dollars, is usual blood-money in Abyssinia. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier He expressed his satisfaction at the progress made by the expedition, which had now obtained a firm footing on the highlands of Abyssinia. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign At some distance from the beach was a caravan of Bedouin salt-diggers, busily loading their camels for the markets of Aussa and Abyssinia, where it forms on article of extensive traffic and barter. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Bruce found in Abyssinia the silver horns of warriors and distinguished men. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II With him and his successors Justinian entered into treaties, as also with the kings of Axum or Abyssinia. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 William Northrup McMillan, a native of St. Louis, who has spent the last eight years in exploration of the Blue Nile and in travel through Abyssinia and British East Africa, is such a man. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier It is hard indeed if after a time I cannot manage to escape, and to make my way either back to Egypt or down to the Red Sea, or into Abyssinia. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition In Abyssinia they form part of a marriage dowry, for fear the mice should eat up the other portions. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals Was it also on account of this trip in Abyssinia that I have not seen you for two years? French and Oriental Love in a Harem In Abyssinia and Egypt there is a smooth-haired, dark-complexioned, long-headed stock which I am strongly inclined to regard as a westward extension of the Australoid race. Folklore as an Historical Science Few mightier monarchs than Menelek II of Abyssinia ever swayed the destinies of a people. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier The safest route would certainly be to go through Abyssinia, but the Arabs wouldn't like to travel that way if they could help it. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition Too long had this Rasselas—occupied, like the famous Prince of Abyssinia, with the choice of life—neglected to resort to his academic Imlac. The Mark Of Cain I made an excursion into Abyssinia, in order to see the Negus, who owed me two hundred thousand francs. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Only Abyssinia has a more copious rainfall, which makes its plateau more productive. Southern Arabia About fourteen miles off rose the lofty mountains of Abyssinia, which it was the destined task of the British soldiers to scale. The Three Admirals Europe knew nothing of Abyssinia worth the name for ages. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign The travels of Mansfield Parkyns, and his description of life in Abyssinia, as well as Plowden’s, Stern’s, and many others, are of the deepest interest. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley On shore I learnt that she was carrying a Commission sent out to make some diplomatic representations to the Negus of Abyssinia. French and Oriental Love in a Harem These tombs reminded us very forcibly of the Bogos tombs in Northern Abyssinia, and evidently point to a kinship of custom. Southern Arabia A second species is the hyena which so much annoyed the celebrated Bruce while travelling in Abyssinia, and may be appropriately named “Bruce’s hyena.” The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family Then a princess of Judah, Judith, prosecuted designs upon poor Abyssinia, sought out the members of the reigning family, and would have caused each one to be slain. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign The rains were pouring down in Abyssinia—these were the sources of the Nile. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley They tell us that away up in Abyssinia there form across the bed of one of the branches of the Nile great fields of weed. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. If we consider that the ordinary village churches in Abyssinia are of the flimsiest character—a thatched roof resting on a low round wall—we can easily understand how the churches of Sokotra have disappeared. Southern Arabia In Abyssinia, and other parts of Northern Africa, where swords are in use, sword-hilts are made from the horns of the rhinoceros. The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family In Abyssinia it is the priests only who wear head-gear, and the people viewed the helmets of our soldiers as signs that, if not absolutely clerical, they were at least men of a peaceful disposition. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign We made the acquaintance on board the old P. & O. Abyssinia of the late Captain MacArthur, a kindly and genial naval man. Seen and Unseen Those who were weak and without protection had to leave their city, and twice fly to the Christian land of Abyssinia, pursued by the wrathful Koreish, but in vain. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 The kings of Ethiopia or Abyssinia, from a gemmed ring given to Queen Saba, whose son by Solomon was king of Ethiopia, and was called Melech, with the “precious stone,” or Melech Gian-Belul. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 These zones stretch horizontally across the continent except in case of the cattle zones, which, on account of the mountainous character of East Africa, include the plateau extending from Abyssinia to the Zambesi river. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Abyssinia has throughout the ages been divided into provinces, although the greatest authority has been nominally centred in one royal personage, or Negus. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign Nothing of the kind had ever occurred to me before, though he had been through many campaigns in India, China, Abyssinia, and elsewhere. Seen and Unseen Some believers, sixteen in number, had already left for Abyssinia. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 The Khedive had carried on an unsuccessful war against the Christian King of Abyssinia, and the Mohammedan states of Kordofan and Darfur were in revolt against Egypt. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People I believe it is a fact that in Abyssinia, again, the liturgy is in a language called Geez, which is no longer in use as a living tongue and is not understood. Chosen Peoples Being the First "Arthur Davis Memorial Lecture" delivered before the Jewish Historical Society at University College on Easter-Passover Sunday, 1918/5678 Many merchants and artisans in search of employment under another flag went out to Abyssinia, therefore, and found employment; while consuls, or representatives, of European powers were appointed, and welcomed by Theodore to his court. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign No country in the world is so full of churches, monasteries, and ecclesiastics, as Abyssinia. General Gordon Saint and Soldier |
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