 | Books - 1799 - 618 pages
...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,...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 pages
...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,...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... | |
 | History - 1801 - 900 pages
...aï Wefîminfier, 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,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1801 - 864 pages
...Weftminfter, and flowing Cuwi; to the caflward.' ' I hafienerf !» the brink,' (ays Mr. Park, ' arA having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer, ID the great Ruler of ail thinp, fc: having thus far crowned my cadesvours with fuccefs.' The city... | |
 | John Bigland - Geography - 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 Ruler of all... | |
 | Mungo Park - Africa, West - 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,...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... | |
 | Arminianism - 1858 - 1194 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,...the eastward. I hastened to the brink, and, having drunk of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in prayer to the great Ruler of all things, for having... | |
 | Edinburgh gazetteer - Atlases - 1822 - 802 pages
...Segó, the capital of Bambarra, where he beheld " the long sought majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward." He then traced its course downwards to Silla, and upwards to Bamrnakoo, where it first became navigable,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 876 pages
...inhabitants. It was here that Mungo Park at last beheld the long-sought majestic river Niger glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly from west to east. The river is here called the Joliba by the natives. From the times ef the Nasamonian... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1825 - 970 pages
...to Sego, the capital of Bambara, where he beheld " the long-sought majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster and flowing slowly to the eastward." He then traced its course downwards to Silla, and upwards to Bammakoo, (about 1,000 miles) where it... | |
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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,... 
