John Hanning Speke Professions : Officer Born : May 4, 1827 Died : September 15, 1864 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by John Hanning Speke The expedition had now performed its functions. I saw that old father Nile without any doubt rises in the Victoria Nyanza, and as I had foretold, that lake is the great source of the holy river which cradled the first expounder of our religious belief. John Hanning Speke religious rivers father My first occupation was to map the country. John Hanning Speke maps occupation country I was afterwards sorry for this, though, if I ever travel again, I shall trust to none but natives, as the climate of Africa is too trying to foreigners. John Hanning Speke trust sorry trying The lion is, however, rarely heard - much more seldom seen. John Hanning Speke lions heard So is the savage buffalo, especially delighting in dark places, where he can wallow in the mud and slake his thirst without much trouble; and here also we find the wild pig. John Hanning Speke savages dark pigs The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion. John Hanning Speke centre lines facts Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death. John Hanning Speke instance delight twins The rest of my work, besides sketching and keeping a diary, which was the most troublesome of all, consisted in making geological and zoological collections. John Hanning Speke diary rest sketching work Each tribe has its characteristics, it is true. John Hanning Speke tribe each true characteristics In the following pages I have endeavoured to describe all that appeared to me most important and interesting among the events and the scenes that came under my notice during my sojourn in the interior of Africa. John Hanning Speke africa me important interesting Cows, after leaving the low lands near the coast, are found to be plentiful everywhere, and to produce milk in small quantities, from which butter is made. John Hanning Speke low small milk leaving I profess accurately to describe native Africa - Africa in those places where it has not received the slightest impulse, whether for good or evil, from European civilisation. John Hanning Speke places africa good evil Similar Authors Andrew Exum officer Alfred Dreyfus officer Hiroo Onoda officer Frederick Marryat officer Malcolm Wrightson Nance officer Konstantin Rokossovsky officer All Authors
