 | Mungo Park - Africa - 1815 - 404 pages
...was anxiously looking around for the river, one of the Negroes called out, " Geo affilli" (see tl e water) ; and looking forwards, I saw with infinite...the great object of my mission, the long sought for, majt'stic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing... | |
 | Mungo Park - Africa - 1816 - 568 pages
...together, and I was anxiously looking around for the river, one of the Negroes called out, " Geo ajfilli" (see the water) ; and looking forwards, I saw with...the long sought for, majestic Niger, glittering to tde morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing slowly to the eastward. I hastened... | |
 | Catherine Hutton - Africa - 1821 - 602 pages
...smoke over the capital. As I was riding over some marshy ground, one of my fellow-travellers exclaimed "see the water !" and looking forwards, I saw, with infinite pleasure, the great object of my journey, the majestic Niger of the Europeans, the Neele of the Negroes, of the Arabs, and Moors, the... | |
 | Catherine Hutton - Africa - 1821 - 564 pages
...over the capital. As I was riding over some marshy ground, one of my fellow-travellers exclaimed " see the water!" and looking forwards, I saw, with infinite pleasure, the great object of my journey, the majestic Niger of the Europeans, the Neele of the Negroes, of the Arabs, and Moors, the... | |
 | Arminianism - 1858 - 1194 pages
...His remarks bring to mind the words of Mungo Park, when he came in sight of the 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 broad as the Thames at Westminster, and... | |
 | Mrs. Hofland (Barbara) - Africa - 1828 - 314 pages
...to the king, when, as I was anxiously looking for the river, one of them called out, ' Geo affili i' 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, as broad as the Thames at Westminster,... | |
 | Mungo Park - Africa - 1840 - 270 pages
...looking round for the river, one of them called out, ' Geo affili' (see the water) ; and looking forward, I saw with infinite pleasure the great object of my mission, the long-sought and majestic Niger, glittering to the morning sun, as broad as the Thames at Westminster,... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1847 - 850 pages
...where, as I was anxiously looking around for the river, one of them called out, ' Gco qffilli ! ' (' 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, as broad as the Thames at Westminster,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1849 - 264 pages
...ground, where, as I was looking anxiously around for the river, one of them called out geo affilli (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, as hroad as the Thames at Westminster,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English literature - 1852 - 460 pages
...ground, where, as I was looking anxiously around for the river, one of them called out geo affilli (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, as broad as the Thames at Westminster,... | |
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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 thus far crowned my endeavours... 
