Works, Том 2G. Bell, 1885 |
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... considered abundant proofs that Africa was circumnavigable . Eudoxus of Cyzicus was said to have sailed from the Red Sea into the ocean , and to have continued on to Gibraltar ; and Hanno the Carthaginian , sailing from Gibral- tar with ...
... considered abundant proofs that Africa was circumnavigable . Eudoxus of Cyzicus was said to have sailed from the Red Sea into the ocean , and to have continued on to Gibraltar ; and Hanno the Carthaginian , sailing from Gibral- tar with ...
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... considered one of the ablest cosmographers of the day . He appears to have procured the work of Marco Polo , which had been translated into va- rious languages , and existed in manuscript in most libraries . This author gives marvellous ...
... considered one of the ablest cosmographers of the day . He appears to have procured the work of Marco Polo , which had been translated into va- rious languages , and existed in manuscript in most libraries . This author gives marvellous ...
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... considered him , says the historian , a vainglorious man , fond of displaying his abilities , and given to fantastic fancies , such as that respecting the island of Ci- pango . But in fact , this idea of Columbus being vain , was taken ...
... considered him , says the historian , a vainglorious man , fond of displaying his abilities , and given to fantastic fancies , such as that respecting the island of Ci- pango . But in fact , this idea of Columbus being vain , was taken ...
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... considered that war essential to protect the Christian faith , and to relieve her subjects from fierce and formidable enemies . While all her public thoughts and acts * Pedro Salazar di Mendoza , Monarq . de Esp . lib . iii . cap . 5 ...
... considered that war essential to protect the Christian faith , and to relieve her subjects from fierce and formidable enemies . While all her public thoughts and acts * Pedro Salazar di Mendoza , Monarq . de Esp . lib . iii . cap . 5 ...
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... considered himself the agent chosen by Heaven to accomplish its grand designs . + Ferdinand was too keen a judge of men not to appreciate the character of Columbus . He per- ceived that , however soaring might be his imagi- nation , and ...
... considered himself the agent chosen by Heaven to accomplish its grand designs . + Ferdinand was too keen a judge of men not to appreciate the character of Columbus . He per- ceived that , however soaring might be his imagi- nation , and ...
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Страница 74 - ... the heathen for an inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for a possession.
Страница 355 - In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Страница 231 - With all the visionary fervour of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath, he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts of opulent commerce, and had discovered some of the wild regions of the east. He supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir, which had been visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but remote parts of Asia.
Страница 42 - ... the residence of man. But what were its inhabitants? Were they like those of the other parts of the globe; or were they some strange and monstrous race, such as the imagination in those times was prone to give to all remote and unknown regions ? Had he come upon some wild island far in the Indian sea; or was this the famed Cipango itself, the object of his golden fancies? A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed upon him, as, with his anxious crews, he...
Страница 71 - Indians, painted according to their savage fashion, and decorated with tropical feathers, and with their national ornaments of gold ; after these were borne various kinds of live parrots, together with stuffed birds and animals of unknown species, and rare plants, supposed to be of precious qualities ; while great care was taken to make a conspicuous display of Indian coronets, bracelets, and other decorations of gold, which might give an idea of the wealth of the newly-discovered regions.
Страница 71 - Don Christopher Columbus, our Admiral of the Ocean Sea, and Viceroy and Governor of the Islands discovered in the Indies;" at the same time he was promised still further rewards.
Страница 43 - The natives of the island were no less objects of curiosity to the Spaniards, differing as they did from any race of men they had ever seen. Their appearance gave no promise of either wealth or civilization, for they were entirely naked, and painted with a variety of colours.
Страница 71 - The streets, windows, and balconies of the towns were filled with eager spectators, who rent the air with acclamations. His journey was continually impeded by the multitude pressing to gain a sight of him and of the Indians, who were regarded with as much astonishment as if they had been natives of another planet.
Страница 71 - To receive him with suitable pomp and distinction, the sovereigns had ordered their throne to be placed in public, under a rich canopy of brocade of gold, in a vast and splendid saloon. Here the king and queen awaited his arrival, seated in state, with the prince Juan beside them, and attended by the dignitaries of their court, and the principal nobility of Castile...
Страница 44 - It still retains the name of San Salvador, which he gave to it, though called by the English Cat Island.* The light which he had seen the evening previous to his making land, may have been on Watling's Island, which lies a few leagues to the east. San Salvador is one of the great cluster of the Lucayos, or Bahama Islands, which stretch south-east and north-west, from the coast of Florida to Hispaniola, covering the northern coast of Cuba.