The rain had not commenced three minutes before many of the soldiers were affected with vomiting; others fell asleep, and seemed as if half intoxicated. I felt a strong inclination to sleep during the storm; and as soon as it was over I fell asleep on... The Quarterly review - Page 1331815Full view - About this book
| Mungo Park - Africa - 1815 - 404 pages
...Baniserile. But now the rain Jiad set in, and I trembled to think that we were only halfway through our journey. The rain had' not commenced three minutes...soldiers likewise fell asleep on the wet bundles. June llth. — Twelve of the soldiers sick. Went and waited on the Dooty, and presented him with five... | |
| Mungo Park, Isaaco (an African, Mungo Park's guide.) - Africa - 1815 - 406 pages
...Baniserile. But now the rain had set in, and I trembled to think that we were only half way through our journey. The rain had not commenced three minutes...soldiers likewise fell asleep on the wet bundles. June 11th. — Twelve of the soldiers sick. Went and waited on the Dooty, and presented him with five... | |
| Mungo Park, Isaaco (an African, Mungo Park's guide.) - Africa - 1815 - 406 pages
...But now the rain had set in, and I trembled to think that we were only half way through our JQiirney. The rain had not commenced three minutes before many...soldiers likewise fell asleep on the wet bundles. June 11th. — Twelve of the soldiers sick. Went and waited on the Dooty, and presented him with five... | |
| Mungo Park - Africa - 1815 - 336 pages
...Baniserile. But now the rain had set in, and I trembled to think that we were only half way through our journey. The rain had not commenced three minutes...awake. The soldiers likewise fell asleep on the wet bundies. X June llth. — Twelve of the soldiers sick. Went and waited on the Booty, and presented... | |
| English literature - 1815 - 568 pages
...the rain had set in, and I trembled to think that we were only halfway through our journey. The ruin had not commenced three minutes before many of the...affected with vomiting ; others fell asleep, and seemed us if half intoxicated. I felt a strong inclination to sleep during the storm ; and as soon as it i... | |
| English literature - 1816 - 696 pages
...Baniscrile. But now the rain had set in, and I trembled qpthink that we were yet only half way through our journey. The rain had not commenced three minutes before many of the soldiers were affected with a vomiting; others fell asleep, and seemed as if half intoxicated. I felt a strong inclination to sleep... | |
| Mungo Park - Africa, West - 1840 - 262 pages
...Baniserile. But now the rain had set in, and I trembled to think that we were only half way through our journey. The rain had not commenced three minutes...many of the soldiers were affected with vomiting; Q others fell asleep, and seemed as if half inloxicated. I felt a strong inclination to sleep during... | |
| William Winwood Reade - Africa - 1864 - 476 pages
...Bathurst, fires are kept burning to preserve the furniture from being mildewed. Mungo Park writes : " The rain had not commenced three minutes before many...with vomiting ; others fell asleep, and seemed as if intoxicated. I felt a strong inclination to sleep during the storm, and, as soon as it was over, I... | |
| Henry Roe (missionary.) - 1874 - 260 pages
...season, but HM Stanley preferred the dry, and my experience is in favour of the latter. Mungo Park wrote, "The rain had not commenced three minutes before many...with vomiting ; others fell asleep, and seemed as if intoxicated. I felt a strong inclination to sleep during the storm, and as soon as it was over, I fell... | |
| T. A. McBride - Kidneys - 1882 - 520 pages
...perhaps for some months." Mungo Park, alluding to African experience, says : " The rain had not continued three minutes before many of the soldiers were affected...with vomiting, others fell asleep, and seemed as if intoxicated. Twelve of the soldiers were ill the next day. lie felt the same symptoms himself. The... | |
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