 | 1864 - 814 pages
...harbingers of a mighty discovery. When, on this expedition, he set eyes on the broad waters of the Victoria N'yanza, he said to himself, "All right — here's...speculation, and the object of so many explorers." — (MAOA for October 1859, pp. 411, 412). And this faith, grounded on a special sagacity or instinct... | |
 | 1864 - 940 pages
...of the Victoria N'yanza was enabled to verify his own confident belief that this vast inland sea " gave birth to that interesting river, the source of...speculation, and the object of so many explorers." * Before giving the details of captain Speke's discovery, and in order that we may measure its exact... | |
 | 1860 - 772 pages
...up by the consideration of the commercial and geographical importance of the prospect before me. 1 no longer felt any doubt that the lake at my feet...to that interesting river, the source of which has beeu the suhject of 60 many explorers."* Captain Speke stayed his advance northward at a point 2-Г.... | |
 | Sir Richard Francis Burton - 1860 - 506 pages
...Nyanza, he felt at once no doubt but that the " Lake at his feet gave birth to that interesting river which has been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers." The fortunate discoverer's conviction was strong ; his reasons were weak — were of the category alluded... | |
 | 1863 - 568 pages
...fult at once no doubt but that ' the lake at his feet gave birth to that interesting river, which had been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers ;' the fortunate discoverer's conviction was strong ; his reasons were weak — were of the category... | |
 | John Hanning Speke - 1864 - 396 pages
...called up by the consideration of the commercial and geographical importance of the prospect before me. I no longer felt any doubt that the lake at my feet...speculation, and the object of so many explorers. The Arabs' tale was proved to the letter. This is a far more extensive lake than the Tanganyika ; "... | |
 | 1864 - 890 pages
...of the Victoria N'yanza was enabled to verify his own confident belief that this vast inland sea " gave birth to that interesting river, the source of...speculation, and the object of so many explorers." Before giving the details of Captain Speke's discovery, and in order that we may measure its exact... | |
 | 1864 - 922 pages
...of the Victoria N'yanza was enabled to verify his own confident belief that this vast inland sea " gave birth to that interesting river, the source of...speculation, and the object of so many explorers." * Before giving the details of captain Spekc's discovery, and in order that we may measure its exact... | |
 | 1870 - 936 pages
...the southern end of the Victoria Nyauza. In his journal he says of this immense sheet of water : " I no longer felt any doubt that the lake at my feet...speculation and the object of so many explorers." Speke had then the idea of descending the Nile from the Victoria Nyanza, but being unprepared for the... | |
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I no longer felt any doubt that the lake at my feet gave birth to that interesting river, the source of which has been the subject of so much speculation, and the object of so many explorers. 
