A Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages & Travels, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time: Arranged in Systematic Order, Geographical and Chronological. The Whole Exhibiting a Faithful and Lively Delineation of the World. Carefully Selected from Writers of Different Nations. In Four Volumes, Bind 1Mackenzie and Dent, 1817 |
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Side 12
... seemed to be altered , and the only guide which they had left was about to fail them . Columbus , with no less quickness than ingenuity , invented a reason for this appearance , which , though it did not satisfy himself , seemed so ...
... seemed to be altered , and the only guide which they had left was about to fail them . Columbus , with no less quickness than ingenuity , invented a reason for this appearance , which , though it did not satisfy himself , seemed so ...
Side 13
... seemed now to be as distant as ever . These reflections occur- red often to men who had no other object or occupation , than to reason and discourse concerning the intention and circum- stances of their expedition . They made ...
... seemed now to be as distant as ever . These reflections occur- red often to men who had no other object or occupation , than to reason and discourse concerning the intention and circum- stances of their expedition . They made ...
Side 15
... seemed to be more certain , and excited hope in proportion . The birds began to appear in flocks , making towards the south - west . Columbus , in imitation of the Portuguese navi- gators , who had been guided , in several of their ...
... seemed to be more certain , and excited hope in proportion . The birds began to appear in flocks , making towards the south - west . Columbus , in imitation of the Portuguese navi- gators , who had been guided , in several of their ...
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... seemed to have been newly cut , and likewise a piece of timber artificially carved . The sailors aboard the Nigna took up the branch of a tree with red berries , perfectly fresh . The clouds around the setting - sun assumed a new ...
... seemed to have been newly cut , and likewise a piece of timber artificially carved . The sailors aboard the Nigna took up the branch of a tree with red berries , perfectly fresh . The clouds around the setting - sun assumed a new ...
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... seemed to move upon the waters with wings , and uttered a dreadful sound resembling thunder , accompanied with lightning and smoke , struck them with such terror , that they began to respect their new guests as a supe- rior order of ...
... seemed to move upon the waters with wings , and uttered a dreadful sound resembling thunder , accompanied with lightning and smoke , struck them with such terror , that they began to respect their new guests as a supe- rior order of ...
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admiral Almagro America anchor appeared arms arrived Barbadoes barge boat body brigantines called canoe captain Carlisle bay carried cazique climate coast colonel Fourgeoud colony Columbus command continued Cortes creek crown of Castile Cuba danger Devil's Harwar discovered Drake endeavoured enemy European expedition fatigue favourable fire fleet friends gave gold governor ground Guacanagari hammock hand harbour head Hispaniola honour hopes immediately Indians inhabitants instantly island Joanna land leagues leave Mexicans Montezuma morning mountains mulatto musquitoes natives negroes never night Nombre de Dios obliged observed officers Panama Paramaribo party person Peru pinnaces Pizarro poor Porto Bello present provisions Quito rebels received river rowed sailed sailors seemed sent ship shore side situation slaves soldiers soon Spain Spaniards Spanish Stedman Surinam surprize Symerons tion took town trees troops vessel voyage whole wind woods wounded