 Peaceful, beneath primeval trees, that cast Their ample shade o'er Niger's yellow stream, And where the Ganges rolls his sacred wave; Or mid the central depth of blackening woods, High rais'd in solemn theatre around, Leans the huge elephant...  The African Repository - Page 2521831Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...herds, In widening circle round, forget their food, And at the harmless stranger wondering gaze. 7 1 5 PEACEFUL, beneath primeval trees, that cast Their...rolls his sacred wave ; Or mid the central depth of blackening woods, High-rais'd in solemn theatre around, 720 77 Revolving ages sweep the changeful earth,... | |
 | Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa - 1798 - 136 pages
...the Great Desert ; thus forming a great * Thomson seems to have understood this, when he says, — Beneath primeval trees, that cast Their ample shade o'er NIGER'S yellow stream. triangular space, whose vertex is on the north of the little kingdom of Kasson. This vast upland tract... | |
 | Mungo Park - 1799 - 520 pages
...from Mr. Park's observations, the • Thomson seems to have understood this, when he says, — — beneath primeval trees, that cast Their ample shade o'er NIGER'S yellow stream. Summer, v. 705. general levels of the countries, near the sources of the great rivers are thus distributed... | |
 | James Thomson - 1800 - 302 pages
..., And at the harmless stranger wondering gaze. Peaceful , beneath primeval tree* , that cast Tlieir ample shade o'er Niger's yellow stream , And where...Ganges rolls his sacred wave ; Or mid the central depht of blackening woods, High-rais'd in solemn theatre around, Leans the huge elephant : wisest of... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 320 pages
...the herds, In wid'ning circle round, forget their food, And at the harmless stranger wond'ring gaze. Peaceful, beneath primeval trees, that cast Their...wave; Or mid the central depth of black'ning woods, High-rais'd in solemn theatre around, Leans the huge elephant: wisest of brutes ! O truly wise ! with... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1802 - 368 pages
...round, forget their food, And at the harmless stranger wondering gaze. Peaceful, beneath primaeval trees, that cast Their ample shade o'er Niger's yellow...rolls his sacred wave; Or mid the central depth of blackening woods, High-raised in solemn theatre around, Leans the huge elephant — wisest of brutes... | |
 | James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pages
...round, forget their food, And at the harmless stranger wondering gaze. Peaceful, beneath primaeval trees, that cast Their ample shade o'er Niger's yellow...rolls his sacred wave; Or mid the central depth of blackening woods, High-raised in solemn theatre around, Leans the huge elephant—wisest of brutes!... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 268 pages
...• ' - "• ' (x) The Hippopotamus , or river-horse. And at the harmless stranger wondering gaze. Peaceful , beneath primeval trees , that cast Their...rolls his sacred wave; Or mid the central depth of blackening woods , High-rais'd in solemn theatre around , Leans the huge elephant : wisest of brutes... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 524 pages
...state : Peaceful beneaih primeval trees, that casi Their ample shade o'er Niger's yellow strean)» And where the Ganges rolls his sacred wave, Or mid the central depth of black'rting woodsj High ralsM in solemn theatre around, Leans the huge Elephant : wisest of brutes... | |
 | James Thomson - 1803 - 186 pages
...widening circle round, forget their food, And at the harmless stranger wondering gaze. Peaceful, heneath primeval trees, that cast Their ample shade o'er Niger's yellow stream, And where the Granges rolls his sacred wave; Or 'mid the central depth of hlackening woods, High rais'd in solemn... | |
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