 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,...  The History of America - 103. oldalszerző: William Robertson - 1787Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | William Winterbotham - 1795 - 626 oldal
...progrefs which he had made, and confident of fuccefs. Sometimes he employed all the arts of infinuation to foothe his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work...they were about to acquire. On other occafions, he aflumed a tone of authority, and threatened them with vengeance from their fovereign, if, by their... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1796 - 644 oldal
...progrels which he had made, and confident of fuccefs. Sometimes he employed all the arts of iniinuation to foothe his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work, upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent delcriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occafions, he aiïiuned... | |
 | James Hardie - 1801 - 526 oldal
...his men. 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,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1803 - 414 oldal
...the progrefs he had made, and confident of fuccefs. Sometimes he employed all the arts of jnfmuation, to foothe his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent defcrip. tions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occafions, he affumed... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 oldal
...fnen. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition and avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occasions he assumed the tone of authority, and threatened them with the vengeance of their sovereign,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 oldal
...met men. Sometunes he endeavored to Work upon their ambition and avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occasions he assumed the tone of authority, and threatened them with the vengeance of their sovereign,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 620 oldal
...he had made, and confident of success. Sometimes he employed all the arts of insinuation, to sooth his men. 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... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 490 oldal
...--' made, and confident of success. Sometimes he employed 1492all the arts of insinuation to soothe his men. 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... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 470 oldal
...he had made, and confident of success. Sometimes he employed all the arts of insinuation, to soothe his men. 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... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 448 oldal
...he had made, and confident of success. Sometimes he employed all the arts of insinuation, to soothe his men. 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... | |
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