An Historical, Topographical, and Statistical View of the United States of America: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Том 1J. Ridgway, 1819 |
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... could no longer command , and to give way to a torrent too impetuous to be checked . He pro mifed folemnly to his men that he would comply with mifed 22 DISCOVERY OF AMERICA . to burst out into open mutiny. He retained, ...
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... give your highneffes a full account of it , for neither my tongue nor my pen could come up to the truth , and indeed I am fo much amazed at the fight of fuch beauty , that I know pot how to defcribe it . " Life of Columb . c . 30 . E 2 ...
... give your highneffes a full account of it , for neither my tongue nor my pen could come up to the truth , and indeed I am fo much amazed at the fight of fuch beauty , that I know pot how to defcribe it . " Life of Columb . c . 30 . E 2 ...
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... gives of the humanity and orderly behaviour of the natives on this occafion is very friking . The king ( fays he ... give me all that he had . I can affure your highneffes , that fo much care would not have been taken in fecuring our ...
... gives of the humanity and orderly behaviour of the natives on this occafion is very friking . The king ( fays he ... give me all that he had . I can affure your highneffes , that fo much care would not have been taken in fecuring our ...
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... give them some striking idea of their power to punish and destroy fuch as were the objects of their indignation . With this view , in presence of a vast assembly , he drew up his men in order of battle , and made an oftentatious but ...
... give them some striking idea of their power to punish and destroy fuch as were the objects of their indignation . With this view , in presence of a vast assembly , he drew up his men in order of battle , and made an oftentatious but ...
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... give me faith to un- dertake this enterprize , in which I had now been fo fuccessful , that my opponents would have been convinced , and the glory of your highneffes , and the extent of your territory increafed by me ; it should pleafe ...
... give me faith to un- dertake this enterprize , in which I had now been fo fuccessful , that my opponents would have been convinced , and the glory of your highneffes , and the extent of your territory increafed by me ; it should pleafe ...
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