The History of America, 1. kötetF. A. Schraembl, 1787 |
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iv. oldal
... islands , will complete my plan . The three volumes which I now publifh , contain an account of the discovery of the New World , and of the progrefs of the Spanish arms and colonies there . This is not only the most fplendid portion of ...
... islands , will complete my plan . The three volumes which I now publifh , contain an account of the discovery of the New World , and of the progrefs of the Spanish arms and colonies there . This is not only the most fplendid portion of ...
15. oldal
... islands , yet , notwithstan- ding fuch a favourable fituation , which feemed to invite that ingenious people to apply them- felves to navigation , it was long before this art attained any degree of perfection among them . Their early ...
... islands , yet , notwithstan- ding fuch a favourable fituation , which feemed to invite that ingenious people to apply them- felves to navigation , it was long before this art attained any degree of perfection among them . Their early ...
35. oldal
... islands of the Archipelago , or to adjacent coafts of Afia ; they took a wider range , and following the courfe which the ancients had marked out , imported the commodities of the Eaft Indies from Alexandria . When Egypt was torn from ...
... islands of the Archipelago , or to adjacent coafts of Afia ; they took a wider range , and following the courfe which the ancients had marked out , imported the commodities of the Eaft Indies from Alexandria . When Egypt was torn from ...
58. oldal
... island , which from their happy efcape they named Por- to Santo . In the infancy of navigation , the discovery of this fmall ifland appeared a matter of fuch moment , that they inftantly returned to Portugal with the good tidings , and ...
... island , which from their happy efcape they named Por- to Santo . In the infancy of navigation , the discovery of this fmall ifland appeared a matter of fuch moment , that they inftantly returned to Portugal with the good tidings , and ...
59. oldal
... island which they had difcove- red . When they began to fettle in Porto San- to , they obferved towards the fouth a fixed fpot in the horizon , like a fmall black cloud . Of Madeira . By degrees , they were led to conjecture that it ...
... island which they had difcove- red . When they began to fettle in Porto San- to , they obferved towards the fouth a fixed fpot in the horizon , like a fmall black cloud . Of Madeira . By degrees , they were led to conjecture that it ...
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108. oldal - ... 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.
103. oldal - Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition or avarice by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occasions he assumed a tone of authority, and threatened them with vengeance from their sovereign, if, by their dastardly...
108. oldal - As soon as the' sun arose, all their boats were manned and armed. They rowed towards the island with their colours displayed, with warlike music, and other martial pomp. As they approached the coast, they saw it covered with a multitude of people, whom the novelty of the spectacle had drawn together, whose attitudes and gestures expressed wonder and astonishment at the strange objects which presented themselves to their view.
101. oldal - ... had proved fallacious ; the appearances of land, with which their own credulity, or the artifice of their commander, had from time to time flattered and amused them, had been altogether illusive, and their prospect of success seemed now to be as distant as ever.
99. oldal - Columbus, with no less quickness than ingenuity, invented a reason for this appearance, which, though it did not satisfy himself, seemed so plausible to them, that it dispelled their fears or silenced their murmurs.
209. oldal - He was so much delighted, however, with the fertility of the country, and conceived such an idea of its wealth, from the specimens of gold produced by the natives, that he resolved to leave a small colony upon the river Belem, in the province of Veragua, under the com1503.
213. oldal - ... from men whom they had lately revered, he told them, that the Spaniards were servants of the Great Spirit who dwells in heaven, who made and governs the world...
272. oldal - Franciscans, influenced by the spirit of opposition and rivalship which subsists between the two orders, discovered some inclination to take part with the laity, and to espouse the defence of the repartimientos. But as they could not with decency give their avowed approbation to a system of oppression, so repugnant to the spirit of religion, they endeavoured to palliate what they could not justify, and alleged, in excuse for the conduct of their countrymen, that it was impossible to carry on any...
101. oldal - ... navigation, he gave out that they had proceeded only five hundred and eighty-four leagues ; and, fortunately for Columbus, neither his own pilot, nor those of the other ships, had skill sufficient to correct this error, and discover the deceit.
107. oldal - About two hours before midnight, Columbus, standing on the forecastle, observed a light at a distance, and privately pointed it out to Pedro Guttierez, a page of the queen's wardrobe. Guttierez perceived it, and calling to Salcedo, comptroller of the fleet, all three saw it in motion, as if it were carried from place to place. A little after midnight the joyful sound of land! land!