PART II. The Cataracts of the Congo.

     "Alli o mui grande reino esta de Congo, 
          Por nos ja convertido a fe de Christo, 
     Por onde o Zaire passa claro e longo, 
          Rio pelos antiguos nunca visto."

     "Here lies the Congo kingdom, great and strong, 
          Already led by us to Christian ways; 
     Where flows Zaire, the river clear and long, 
          A stream unseen by men of olden days."

     The Lusiada, V. 13.