| Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa - 1798 - 136 páginas
...inexpressible satisfaction to behold the great object of his wishes — the long-sought majestick Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing majestically, but slowly, from west to east, through the middle of a very extensive town, which his... | |
| Mungo Park - 1799 - 520 páginas
...I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission ; the long sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames...the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and, having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer, to the Great Ruler of all things, for having... | |
| 1799 - 614 páginas
...July he came in sight of Sepo, and ' of the great object of his mission; the bug sought-for Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames...to the eastward.' — « I hastened to the brink,' says Mr. Park, ' and, having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer, to the great... | |
| 1799 - 618 páginas
...July he came in sight of Sego, and ' of the great object of his mission; the long sought-for Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames...to the 'eastward.' — « I hastened to the brink,' says Mr. Park, ' and, having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer, to the great... | |
| 1800 - 490 páginas
...tht morning fun, a? broad as the Thames at VVedminder, and flowing fluwly » ibeeaßwjard. I battened to the brink, and, having drunk of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer, to i!.c Great Ruler of all things, fot hanrig thus fur crowned my endeavour* with fuccefs. " The circumdance... | |
| 1801 - 900 páginas
...and flowing flowK to the eaihvard.' • I haftened to the brink/ favs Mr. Park, ' and, having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer, to the great Ruler of all things, lor having thus far crowned my endeavours with fucceis/ The city of Sc-go, the capital rf Bambarra,... | |
| Mungo Park - 1807 - 594 páginas
...I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission ; the long sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames...the east'ward. I hastened to the 'brink, and, having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer, to the Great Ruler of all things, for having... | |
| John Bigland - 1811 - 588 páginas
...says he, " with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission, the long sought for majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames...Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward. I hastened ,$p the brink, and having drunk of the water, offered up my fervent thanks to the great Ruler of all... | |
| Mungo Park - 1813 - 374 páginas
...I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission ; the long sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to the morning s.un, as broad as the Thames...slowly to the east-ward. I hastened to the brink, and havmg drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer to the Great Ruler of all things, for... | |
| Mungo Park, Isaaco (an African, Mungo Park's guide.) - 1815 - 406 páginas
...I saw with infinite pleasure, the great object of my mission, the long, sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames...the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer to the great Ruler of all things for having... | |
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