...numbers of guinea-fowl. But by far the most gratifying and inspiring sight was the great fresh-water lake Tchad, ' glowing with the golden rays of the sun in his strength,' first seen by European eyes on the 5th of February 1823. Heeds and tall grasses which overtopped the...

...route across the Great Desert, reached the heart of North Afrira, beholding, on February 4th, 1823, "the great Lake Tchad, glowing with the golden rays of the sun in his strength." The last-mentioned officer, by arriving, during a second expedition, from the south, at Sokoto, before...

...gratifying and inspiring that it would be difficult for language to convey an idea of its force or pleasure. The great Lake Tchad, glowing with the golden rays of the sun in its strength, appeared to be within a mile of the spot on which we stood." How the gallant major's...

...and inspiring, that it would be difficult for language to convey an idea of its force or pleasure. The great Lake Tchad, glowing with the golden rays of the sun in its strength, appeared to be within a mile of the spot on which we stood." On leaving Lari, the appearance...

...numbers of guinea-fowl. But by far tho most gratifying and inspiring sight was the great fresh-water lake Tchad, ' glowing with the golden rays of the sun in his strength,' first seen by European eyes on the 5th of February 1823. Reeds and tall grasses which overtopped tho...

...tact and prudence" in dealing with African rulers. Although it is true that his reaction to reaching "the great Lake Tchad, glowing with the golden rays of the sun in its strength" is a ridiculous parody of Park's words on reaching the Niger — to reach and describe...