A Voyage to Abyssinia
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A Voyage to Abyssinia is a book by Jerónimo Lobo, and it carries the line "Translated from the French by SAMUEL JOHNSON". The introduction says "Jeronimo Lobo was born in Lisbon in the year 1593" and "He entered the Order of the Jesuits at the age of sixteen". The introduction adds that "Father Lobo was sent as a missionary to India at the age of twenty-eight, in the year 1621".
The text says Mr. Le Grand "has given in one dissertation an example of great moderation, in deviating from the temper of his religion". The narrator says "Whilst I was in these mountains, I went on Sundays and saints’ days sometimes to one church and sometimes to another". The narrator speaks of "the mercy of God to three young children who were destitute of all succour, and at the point of death". The narrator speaks of the bassa and says "This violent resolution was not lasting; his zeal gave way to his avarice".
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Book facts
- Author
- Jerónimo Lobo
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 72
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Christianity
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online