 | 1864 - 814 pages
...longer felt any doubt that the lake at my feet gave birth to that interesting river, the source of which has been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers." — (MAOA for October 1859, pp. 411, 412). And this faith, grounded on a special sagacity or instinct... | |
 | 1864 - 940 pages
...own confident belief that this vast inland sea " gave birth to that interesting river, the source of which has been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers." * Before giving the details of captain Speke's discovery, and in order that we may measure its exact... | |
 | 1859 - 826 pages
...longer felt any doubt that the lake at my feet gave birth to that interesting river, the source of which has been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers. The Arab's tale was proved to the letter. This is a far more extensive lake than the Tanganyika ; " so... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1860 - 520 pages
...inspiration, perhaps : the moment he sighted the Nyanza, he felt at once no doubt but that the " fake at his feet gave birth to that interesting river which...the damsel Lucetta, when justifying her penchant in favour of the " lovely gentleman," Sir Proteus : I have no other but a woman's reason. I think him... | |
 | 1863 - 568 pages
...sources of the White Nile. It was an inspiration perhaps : the moment he sighted the Nyanza, he fult at once no doubt but that ' the lake at his feet gave birth to that interesting river, which had been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers ;' the fortunate discoverer's... | |
 | John Hanning Speke - 1864 - 396 pages
...longer felt any doubt that the lake at my feet gave birth to that interesting river, the source of which has been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers. The Arabs' tale was proved to the letter. This is a far more extensive lake than the Tanganyika ; " so... | |
 | 1864 - 820 pages
...longer felt any doubt that the lake at my feet gave birth to that interesting river, the source of which has been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers." — (Млел for October 1859, pp. 411, 412). And this faith, grounded on a special eagacity or instinct... | |
 | 1864 - 922 pages
...own confident belief that this vast inland sea " gave birth to that interesting river, the source of which has been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers." * Before giving the details of captain Spekc's discovery, and in order that we may measure its exact... | |
 | 1864 - 890 pages
...own confident belief that this vast inland sea " gave birth to that interesting river, the source of which has been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers." Before giving the details of Captain Speke's discovery, and in order that we may measure its exact... | |
 | 1870 - 936 pages
...no longer felt any doubt that the lake at my feet gave birth to that interesting river the source of which has been the subject of so much speculation and the object of so many explorers." Speke had then the idea of descending the Nile from the Victoria Nyanza, but being unprepared for the... | |
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I no longer felt any doubt that the lake at my feet gave birth to that interesting river, the source of which has been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers. 
