Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773

ISBN: 9781330354230 出版年：2016 页码：654 James Bruce of Kinnaird Forgotten Books

Every one will remember that period, fo glorious to Britain, the latter end of the minif'try of the late Earl of Chatham. I was then returned from a tour through the great ell part of Europe, particularly through the whole of Spain and Portugal, between whom there then was an appearance of approaching war. I was about' to retire to a fmall pa trimony I had received from my ancef'tors, in order to em brace a life of Rudy and reflection, nothing 'more aétive appearing then within my power, when chance threw me unexpeé'tedly into a very Ihort and very defultory conver'fam tion with Lord Chatham..