Travelers' Original Accounts: 1 801 —1 840 



beheld this spot in sunshine, I was overpowered; now a deep tide 1836 

 of reflection solemnized and absorbed me. One feels thoroughly 

 alone, while overhanging that thundering mass of waters, with 

 the silent moon treading her tranquil way. I thought of soul, 

 and this mighty Fall seemed as a drop compared to the cataract 

 of mind, which has been rushing from the bosom of the Eternal, 

 from age to age, through every channel of human nature, now 

 covered with mists, now glittering in sunshine, now softened by 

 moonlight, now leaping in darkness and uncertainty, and I trust 

 in God, destined to flow in many a happy river around his throne. 



Head, Sir Francis Bond. The emigrant. 5th ed. Lond.: John 1836 

 Murray. 1847. Pp. 205-218. Head 



A description of the Falls on a winter night; on a winter day; an 

 account of military activity on the banks of the Niagara in 1837; a 

 British view of the incident of the Caroline. 



Murray, Charles Augustus. Travels in North America during 1836 

 the years 1834, 1835, and 1836. Including a summer residence with the Murray 

 Pawnee tribe of Indians in the remote prairies of the Missouri, and a visit 

 to Cuba and the Azore Islands. Lond.: Richard Bentley. 1839. 

 1:81-87. 



The author reflects on the majesty of the scene and the inadequacy of 

 language to describe it. 



1836 



Scener i Nord-Amerika ur en Svensk Resndes Minnes-Bok. Stock- 

 holm: Hos L. J. Hjerta. 1836. Pp. 163-190. 



The story of Francis Abbott, the hermit of Niagara. 



Willis, Nathaniel Parker. Inklings of adventure. N. Y. : 



1836 



Saunders and Otley. 1 836. 1 :25-36. Willis 



The sketch in question is one of a series of papers on Niagara, Lake 

 Ontario, and the St. Lawrence. It appears in various others of Willis's 

 works. It is an account of a trip made by Willis and a companion during 

 the summer vacation. The events of the journey and the author's impres- 

 sions of the scenery are intertwined with a love story and enlivened by 

 whimsical dialogue and a thrilling tale of the rescue of a beautiful young 

 woman by the author's companion. 



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