"It is an error to suppose that lions do not approach a fire": Observations of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier

 “It is the custom of the Dutch to send parties from time to time to explore the country, and those who go furthest are best rewarded. A number of soldiers went in a party with a sergeant who commanded them, and advanced far into the country, where they made a large fire at midnight, both …

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