Their  dreary  towns.     Gonfalo's  '  zeal  (hall  glow

To  thefe  dark  minds  the  path  of  light,  to  fhew :

His  toils  to  humanize  the.  barbarous  mind

Shall  with  the  martyr'i  palms  his  holy  temples  bind*.
Great  Naya*' too  {hall  glorious  here  difplay

His  God's  dread  might :  Behold,  in  black  array,.
Numerous  and.  thick  as  when  in  evil  hour

The  feathered  race  whole  hapveft  fields  devour;

So  thick,  fo  numerous  round  Sofala's  towers

Her  barbarous  hords  remoteft  Afi-ic  pours,

^/  Gon/aio^j  zeai  Jhall  Wow.— Gcmfalo  the  kingdom  of  Softla, .  wliidi  is  Aibjea  to

dtSVlvcyra,  a  Portogiictt  Jcfait,  Uv  iyq5,  Monomotapar     Six  thoufand   Moor»  and'

failed  from  Lii&on,on  a  miffioo  to  Mono-  Cafres  laid  fexge  to  this  ganifoii,  which  he

motapa.     His  labours  were  at  firft  fttccefs-  defended  with  only  thirty-five  men.     After  *

ful ;  but  ere  he  efie^ted  any  rej^lar  cfta-  having  feveral  times  fufFered  by  unexpedcd

blidimenthewasmorderedbytheBarbarians*  Tallies,  the  Barbarians  fled,  exclaimms  to


Camera  abridged,  their  kinff,  that  he  had  led  them  to  fight


^  Great  Naja  too. Don  Pedi^   de       againft  God.    See  Faria*^

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,BooK  X.
In  vain ;  Heaven's  vcn^anbcL  aii  their  ioidi  bxiprcR^
They  fly,  wide  fcatter'^J  as  the  driving  miff.
Lo,  Quapia  there,  and  there  the  feitik  Nflc,
Curft  with  that  gorging  fiend  the  crocodile.
Wind  their  long  way :  The  parent  lake  behold,
Great  Nilus'  fount,  unfeen,  unknown  of  old.
From  whence  difFufing  plenty  as  he  glides.
Wide  Abyffinia's  realm  the  ftream  divides.
In  Abyflinia  '  heaven's  own  altars  blaze.
And  hallowed  anthems  chant  Meffiah's  praife.
In  Nile's  wide  breaft  the  iik  of  Meroe  fee !
Near  thefe  rude  fhores  an  Hero  Sprung  from  thee.
