 | James Johnson - 1807 - 430 pages
...coarse granite are very common on the hills of Africa, and are frequently inhabited by runaway slaves. To those whom mere curiosity, or the more laudable...access will be •found directly up the face next the town. The ascent is through a deep chasm that divides the f iets from Table Muuntiiin. 1803. curtain... | |
 | 1837 - 260 pages
...resembling very much, from some points of view, the dome of St. Paul's, placed upon a high cone-shaped hill. To those whom mere curiosity, or the more laudable...to the town. The ascent lies through a deep chasm to the left. The length of this ravine is about three-fourths of a mile ; the perpendicular cheeks... | |
 | 1837 - 538 pages
...resembling very much, from some points of view, the dome of St. Paul's, placed upon a high cone-shaped hill. To those whom mere curiosity, or the more laudable...to the town. The ascent lies through a deep chasm to the left. The length of this ravine is about three-fourths of a mile ; the perpendicular cheeks... | |
 | John Elsner, Roger Cardinal - 1994 - 324 pages
...impropriety. For John Barrow, in 1801, discursive authorization was evoked through curiosity's exclusion: 'To those whom mere curiosity, or the more laudable...acquiring information, may tempt to make a visit to Table Mountain [above Cape Town], the best and readiest access will be found directly up the face next... | |
 | Nicholas Thomas - 1997 - 292 pages
...impropriety. For John Barrow, in 1801, discursive authorization was evoked through the curiosity's exclusion: "To those whom mere curiosity, or the more laudable...acquiring information, may tempt to make a visit to Table Mountain [above Cape Town], the best and readiest access will be found directly up the face next... | |
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To those whom mere curiosity, or the more laudable desire of acquiring information, may tempt to make a visit to the summit of the Table Mountain, the best and readiest access will be found directly up the face next to the town. The ascent lies through... 