Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to the General Peace of 1801 ...R. Phillips, 1804 |
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... took fire , together with one of the enemy's ships to which it was fast grappled . In this dreadful ex- tremity he threw himself into the sea , laid hold of a floating oar ; and by the support of that , and his own dexterity in swimming ...
... took fire , together with one of the enemy's ships to which it was fast grappled . In this dreadful ex- tremity he threw himself into the sea , laid hold of a floating oar ; and by the support of that , and his own dexterity in swimming ...
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... took part with the private men , and they unanimously required their commander instantly to tack about and return to Europe . Finding the methods which he had before adopted of no avail , he promised solemnly to his men that he would ...
... took part with the private men , and they unanimously required their commander instantly to tack about and return to Europe . Finding the methods which he had before adopted of no avail , he promised solemnly to his men that he would ...
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... took solemn possession of the country for the crown of Castile and Leon . The Spaniards , while thus employed , were sur- rounded by many of the natives , who gazed in silent admiration upon actions which they could not comprehend , and ...
... took solemn possession of the country for the crown of Castile and Leon . The Spaniards , while thus employed , were sur- rounded by many of the natives , who gazed in silent admiration upon actions which they could not comprehend , and ...
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... took its departure , and only four degrees south of it : so little had Columbus deviated from the westerly course which he had fixed on as the most proper . The next day Columbus employed in visiting the coasts of the island ; and ...
... took its departure , and only four degrees south of it : so little had Columbus deviated from the westerly course which he had fixed on as the most proper . The next day Columbus employed in visiting the coasts of the island ; and ...
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... took the field consisted only of 200 foot , 20 horse , and 20 large dogs ; and how strange soever it may seem to mention the last as composing part of a military force , they were not the least formidable and de- structive of the whole ...
... took the field consisted only of 200 foot , 20 horse , and 20 large dogs ; and how strange soever it may seem to mention the last as composing part of a military force , they were not the least formidable and de- structive of the whole ...
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第 32 頁 - The discovery of America, and that of a passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest and most important events recorded in the history of mankind.
第 12 頁 - ... of his well-concerted plan; and passing, in the warmth of their admiration, from one extreme to another, they now pronounced the man, whom they had so lately reviled and threatened, to be a person inspired by heaven with sagacity and fortitude more than human, in order to accomplish a design so far beyond the ideas and conception of all former ages.
第 8 頁 - Canaries ; and many of the sailors, dejected already and dismayed, when they contemplated the boldness of the undertaking, began to beat their breasts and to shed tears, as if they were never more to behold land. Columbus comforted them with assurances of success, and the prospect of vast wealth in those opulent regions whither he was conducting them. This early discovery of the spirit of his followers taught Columbus that he must prepare to struggle not only with the unavoidable...
第 9 頁 - From secret whispers or murmurings, they proceeded to open cabals and public complaints. They taxed their sovereign with inconsiderate credulity, in paying such regard to the vain promises and rash conjectures of an indigent foreigner, as to hazard the lives of so many of...
第 244 頁 - With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
第 12 頁 - ... not foresee the consequences. The dress of the Spaniards, the whiteness of their skins, their beards, their arms, appeared strange and surprising. The vast machines in which they had traversed the ocean, that 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 theii new guests as a superior order of beings, and concluded that they were children of the Sun, who...
第 205 頁 - Resolved, That any person who shall, by speaking or writing, assert or maintain that any person or persons, other than the general assembly of this colony, have any right or power to impose or lay any taxation on the people here, shall be deemed an enemy to His Majesty's colony.
第 124 頁 - Mexicans, that their ancestors came originally from a remote region, and Conquered the provinces now subject to his dominion ; that after they were settled there, the great captain who conducted this colony returned to his own country, promising that at some future period his descendants should visit them, assume the government, and reform their constitution and laws ; that from what he had heard and seen of Cortes and his followers, he was convinced that they were the very persons whose appearance...
第 5 頁 - After a course of westerly winds, trees torn up by the roots were often driven upon the coasts of the Azores ; and, at one time, the dead bodies of two men with singular features, resembling neither the inhabitants of Europe nor of Africa, were cast ashore there.
第 10 頁 - It was necessary, on all these accounts, to soothe passions which he could no longer command, and to give way to a torrent too impetuous to be checked. He promised solemnly to his men that he would comply with their request, provided they would accompany him, and obey his commands •for three days longer, and if, during that time, land were not discovered, he would then abandon the enterprise, and direct his course towards Spain...