 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 - Seite 5671855Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Henry Giles Kingston, Charles Rathbone Low - 1890 - 548 Seiten
...forward, he says : — " I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission, the long-sought for majestic Niger, glittering in the morning sun, as...the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the east. I hastened to the brink, and having drunk of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer... | |
 | Robert Richardson - 1893 - 376 Seiten
...imagined, the great object of his 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." The discoverer of the great river, with mingled emotions of elation and thankfulness, hurried forward... | |
 | Sir Clements Robert Markham - 1895 - 282 Seiten
...first saw " the great object of his mission — the longsought-for majestic Niger — glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward." It was when refused permission to cross the ferry to Sego, denied hospitality by all the inhabitants... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1897 - 340 Seiten
...infinite pleasure the great object of my mission, the long-soughtfor 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... | |
 | Elizabeth Lee - 1901 - 302 Seiten
...looking forwards, I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission — the long-sought-for, majestic Niger, glittering in the morning sun, as...at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and having drunk of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer to the... | |
 | Fanny Louisa Dorothea Herbertson - 1902 - 308 Seiten
...looking forwards, I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission, the long-sought-for majestic Niger, glittering in the morning sun, as...at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and having drank the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer to the great... | |
 | Margaret Bertha Synge - 1903 - 258 Seiten
...he says, " I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission — the long - sought - for, majestic Niger, glittering in the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster and flowing to the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and having drunk of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks... | |
 | Jules Verne - 1911 - 394 Seiten
...he says, " I saw, with infinite pleasure, the great object of my mission — the long-sought- for, majestic Niger, glittering in the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing to the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and, having drunk of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks... | |
 | Henry Buswell Wetherill - 1914 - 330 Seiten
...', and looking forward the traveller saw with joy the object of his mission — ' the longsought-for majestic Niger, glittering in the morning sun, as...the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the east.' Sego was upon the southern bank of the river, and as the ferries were crowded, Park was obliged... | |
 | Arthur Bennett Archer - 1915 - 224 Seiten
...At length Park reached Sego, and he saw the object of his mission, "the long sought majestic Niger, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward." He was much astonished by the prosperity of the country round Sego, "altogether a prospect of civilisation... | |
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