LIFE OF MUNGO PARK. Ixxxix 
In his person he was tall, being about six feet high, and 
perfectly well proportioned. His countenance and whole 
appearance were highly interesting ; and his frame active 
and robust, fitted for great exertions and the endurance of 
great hardships. His constitution had suffered consider- 
ably from the effects of his first journey into Africa, but 
seems afterwards to have been restored to its original vigour, 
of which his last expedition afforded the most ample 
proofs. 
Park's faunly consisted of three sons and one daughter, 
all of whom, together with Mrs. Park their mother, are 
now living. He also left a mother, four brothers (of whom 
one is lately dead), and three sisters. 
In the death of Mungo Park we have to lament not 
only the loss of the most distinguished traveller of modern 
times, but the failure of an expedition, honourable to 
Great Britain and highly interesting to humanity and 
science. For a time this unfortunate event has had the 
effect of damping the ardour of geographical enquiry, and 
of discouraging ail ideas of farther endeavours to explore 
the interior of Africa. But we may hope that the publi- 
cation of Park's Journal will revive the attention of en- 
lightened men to this subject ; and that the prospect of 
future discoveries in that quarter of the globe will not be 
hastily abandoned. 
It has been seen that Park's failure was entirely owing 
to the improper season at which his journey was under" 
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