... (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, and flowing slowly to the eastward. I... Annual Register - Seite 416herausgegeben von - 1801Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Oliver Elton - 1920 - 500 Seiten
...broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing steadily to the eastward ; and I hastened to the brink, and having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent...to the great Ruler of all things, for having thus crowned my endeavours with success. The discoveries of Cook opened up Polynesia, and a multitude of... | |
| Oliver Elton - 1920 - 544 Seiten
...Thames at Westminster, and flowing steadily to the eastward ; and I hastened to the brink, and haying drank of the water, lifted up my fervent thanks in...to the great Ruler of all things, for having thus crowned my endeavours with success. The discoveries of Cook opened up Polynesia, and a multitude of... | |
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| Oliver Elton - 1924 - 500 Seiten
...broad as the Thames at Westminster, and flowing steadily to the eastward ; and I hastened to the brink, and having drank of the water, lifted up my fervent...to the great Ruler of all things, for having thus crowned my endeavours with success. The discoveries of Cook opened up Polynesia. and a multitude of... | |
| Maurice Collis - 1942 - 64 Seiten
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