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  • Fetigo, and Fertit, to the south and south-west of Darfour, from twenty to forty days from Kobbe; each of these countries speaks a separate language.

    Travels in Nubia 2004

  • The greater part of the Tekayrne who visit Mekka come from the schools of Darfour, the principal of which are at Kondjara, in the neighbourhood of Kobbe.

    Travels in Nubia 2004

  • These sell them to the traders of Kobbe, who repair to Fertit in small caravans for that purpose.

    Travels in Nubia 2004

  • The Darfour merchants trade with Fertit, which lies about twenty days distant from Kobbe, in a southerly direction: the country is mountainous, and its inhabitants are wholly ignorant of agriculture; but they have tasted the luxury of

    Travels in Nubia 2004

  • Egan turned up in the evening and dined with John and Cecil and me in the Grand Hotel and told us first of all the story the correspondents had brought back to Kobbe for which every one from the Government down has been waiting.

    Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis 1917

  • Egan turned up in the evening and dined with John and Cecil and me in the Grand Hotel and told us first of all the story the correspondents had brought back to Kobbe for which every one from the Government down has been waiting.

    Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 1917

  • "Wal," said my soul's companion, with the fire all gone from his manner, "I'll kinder han '' er into the boat, an 'shake my han'kercher at' er an 'smile, when Mis' Kobbe ain't lookin ', an' the rest o 'these ere s'ciety ructions, jest t' show ye how."

    Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895

  • Kobbe that they were awesome cosmopolites from some source.

    Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895

  • 'S I sums it up, bet ye, goin ''tween here and the Point I could scrape twenty-five pound o' mud off 'n yer kerridge time ye gits thar', Kobbe.

    Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895

  • "Ef 't you _could_ get anything, Cap'n Kobbe," said his wife, "I sh'd think you had."

    Vesty of the Basins Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895

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