 | Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa - 1798 - 136 pàgines
...the 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... | |
 | 1799 - 618 pàgines
...zist of 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...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 - 614 pàgines
...aist of 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...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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...looking forwards, I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission ; the long sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as...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 pàgines
...Niger. " J saw," says he, " with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission, the long sought for majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as...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 pàgines
...looking forwards, I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission ; the long sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to the morning s.un, as...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 - 1815 - 406 pàgines
...looking forwards, I saw with infinite pleasure, the great. object of my mission, the long sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as...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... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1815 - 336 pàgines
...looking forwards, I saw with infinite pleasure, the great object of my mission, the long sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as...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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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 at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward. 
