 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - عدد الصفحات: 508
...looking forwards, he saw the long-sought-for majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as byroad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward. He hastened to the brink, and, having drank of the water, offered up his fervent thanks to the great Ruler... | |
 | Catherine Hutton - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 564
...Europeans, 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... | |
 | 1858 - عدد الصفحات: 1194
...Niger, near Sego : " I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission, the long sought-for, majestic Niger, glittering to 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... | |
 | 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 876
...about 30,000 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... | |
 | 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 970
...interior Africa, he came at length to Sego, the capital of Bambara, where he beheld " the long-sought majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as...traced its course downwards to Silla, and upwards to Bammakoo, (about 1,000 miles) where it first became navigable to an extent of 300 miles. This, however,... | |
 | Mrs. Hofland (Barbara) - 1828 - عدد الصفحات: 314
...looking forwards, I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission, the long-sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as...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... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - عدد الصفحات: 438
...the Moors, Mr. Park came at last to Sego, the capital of Bambarra, where he beheld what he calls ' the long sought majestic Niger, glittering to the...Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward.' See our article AFRICA. He then traced its course downwards to Silla, and upwards to Bammakoo, where... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 344
...Traveller beheld with infinite pleasure the great object of his mission, — " the long sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as...the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward."f Although Major Houghton had collected information which left little doubt of its having... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 828
...looking forwards, I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission, the long sought for majestic Niger/ glittering to the morning sun, as...as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to Iheemtnard. 1 hastened to the brink, and, having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in... | |
 | Robert Jameson, James Wilson, Hugh Murray - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 394
...forwards, " I saw," says he, " with infinite pleasure, the great object of my mission, the long-sought-for majestic Niger, glittering to 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... | |
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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,... 
