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Title: Zanzibar: city, island, and coast
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
Subjects: Ethnology
Publisher: London, Tinsley brothers
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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subject of the so-called Victoria NyanzaLake. I had proposed to enrich the Appendix with extractsfrom Arab and other mediaeval authors, who have treatedof Zanzibar, Island and Coast. Such an addition, however,would destroy all proportion between the book and itssubject: I have therefore confined myself to notes on com-merce and tariffs of prices in 1857 to 1859, to meteorolo-gical observations, and to Capt. Smees coasting voyage,which dates from January, 1811. The latter will supplyan excellent birds-eye view of those parts of the Zanzibarmainland which were not visited by the East African Ex-pedition. Eichard F. Burton. London, Oct. 15, 1871. ZANZIBAR. PART I. THE CITY AXD THE ISLAND. Of a territory within a fortnights sail of us, we scarcely know more than we do ofmuch of Central Africa, infinitely less than we do of the shores of the Icy Sea.—Trans. Bombay Geog. Soc, vol. xii. Si fueris sapiens, sapientibus utere factis,Si ignarus mordax, utere dente tuo. Fe. Joao de Sant Axgelo.
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1 f I ZANZIBAR. CHAPTER I. PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE. 1 We were now landed upon the Continent of Africa, themost desolate, desert, and inhospitable country in the world,even Greenland and Nova Zembla itself not excepted.—Defoe. I could not have believed, before Experiencetaught me, how sad and solemn is the momentwhen a man sits down to think over and towrite out the tale of what was before the last De-cade began. How many thoughts and memoriescrowd upon the mind! How many ghosts andphantoms start up from the brain—the shreds ofhopes destroyed and of aims made futile; ofends accomplished and of prizes won; the fail-ures and the successes alike half forgotten!How many loves and friendships have waxed coldin the presence of new ties ! How many graves VOL. I. 1 2 JOIN THE BASH I BUZUKS. have closed over their dead during those shortten years—that epitome of the past ! * And when the lesson strikes the head,The wearj heart grows cold.***** The result of a skirmish with the Somal of

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