| David Livingstone - 1872 - 636 pages
...Europeans who are with me should die," said ho, in his last letters to England, " and though I myself were half dead, I would still persevere; and, if I could...not succeed in the object of my journey, I would at least die in the Niger." He embarked, therefore, with the intention of sailing down the river to its... | |
| David Livingstone - 1872 - 646 pages
...Europeans whe arc with me sheuld die," said he, in his last letters to England, "and theugh I myself wore half dead, I would still persevere; and, if I could not succeed in the object of my journey, 1 would at least die in the Niger." He embarked, therefore, with the intention of sailing down the... | |
| David Livingstone - 1872 - 652 pages
...with me sheuld die," said he, in his last letters to England, "and theugh I myself were half dead, 1 would still persevere; and, if I could not succeed in the object of my journey, I would at least die in the Niger." He embarked, therefore, with the intention of Railing down the river to its... | |
| English explorers - 1875 - 680 pages
...Scott, are both dead ; but though all the Europeans who are with me should die, and though I were myself half dead, I would still persevere, and if I could...object of my journey, I would at last die on the Niger: A source of perpetual regret it must be to all who sympathise with what is noble and lofty in human... | |
| N. D'Anvers - 1877 - 498 pages
...in the attempt; . . . though all the Europeans who are with me should die, and though I were myself half dead, I would still persevere ; and if I could...not succeed in the object of my journey, I would at least die in the Niger." To his wife he wrote more hopefully, calling the start on the journey into... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1878 - 832 pages
...in the attempt ; ... though all the Europeans who are with me should die, and though I were myself half dead, I would still persevere ; and if I could...not succeed in the object of my journey, I would at least die in the Niger." : In the same spirit Stanley, at Nyangwe, resolved to go on and to follow... | |
| Charles Henry Eden - 1880 - 356 pages
...Scott are both dead; but though all the Europeans who are with me should die, and though I were myself half dead, I would still persevere ; and if I could...of my journey, I would at last die on the Niger." And this was the fate that befell the gallant explorer. With the remaining Europeans, five in number,... | |
| C. E. Bourne - 1883 - 318 pages
...Scott are both dead ; but though all the Europeans who are with me should die, and though I were myself half dead, I would still persevere; and if I could...of my journey, I would at last die on the Niger." And this was indeed the fate that did befall him. He and his few followers were suddenly attacked in... | |
| Leslie Stephen - 1895 - 488 pages
...Scott, are both dead; but though all Europeans who are with me should die, and though I were myself half dead, I would still persevere ; and if I could...not succeed in the object of my journey, I would at least die on the Niger.' This letter, together with others addressed to members of his family, and... | |
| Prescott Holmes - 1896 - 276 pages
...the Europeans who are with me should die, and though I were myself half dead, I would still proceed, and if I could not succeed in the object of my journey, I would at least die on the Niger." This heroic resolve the great traveler sealed a few days later with his life.... | |
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