 I was anxiously looking around for the river, one of them called out, geo affili (see the water), and looking forwards, I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission — the long sought for majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun,...  Putnam's Monthly - Page 5611855Full view - About this book
 | Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa - 1798 - 136 pages
...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 pages
...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 at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the 'eastward.' — « I hastened to the brink,' says Mr. Park, ' and, having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent... | |
 | 1799 - 614 pages
...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 at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward.' — « I hastened to the brink,' says Mr. Park, ' and, having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1807 - 594 pages
...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 east'ward. I hastened to the 'brink, and, having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer, to... | |
 | John Bigland - 1811 - 588 pages
...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. I hastened ,$p the brink, and having drunk of the water, offered up my fervent thanks to the great... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1813 - 374 pages
...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 at Westminster, and flowing 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... | |
 | Mungo Park, Isaaco (an African, Mungo Park's guide.) - 1815 - 406 pages
...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. I hastened to the brink, and having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer to the... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1815 - 336 pages
...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. I hastened to the brink, and having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer to the... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1816 - 568 pages
...infinite pleasure, the great object of my mission, the long sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to tde morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer to the... | |
 | Catherine Hutton - 1821 - 564 pages
...the Neele of the Negroes, of the Arabs, and Moors, the Great river of the Mandingoes,'glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing to the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and drank of the water, with grateful adoration of that providence... | |
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