... of a fisherman, rising and sinking with the waves : or in the hand of some person on shore, borne up and down as he walked from house to house. So transient and uncertain were these gleams, that few attached any importance to them ; Columbus, however,... Works of Washington Irving: Columbus - Page 161by Washington Irving - 1870Full view - About this book
| 1828 - 722 pages
...uncertain were these gleams, that few attached any importance to them ; Columbus, however, considered them as certain signs of land, and moreover, that...Pinta gave the joyful signal of land. It was first discovered by a mariner named Rodrigo de Triana ; but the reward was afterwards adjudged to the admiral,... | |
| Washington Irving - America - 1828 - 574 pages
...uncertain were these gleams, that few attached any importance to them ; Columbus, however, considered them as certain signs of land, and, moreover, that...Pinta gave the joyful signal of land. It was first discovered by a mariner named Rodrigo de Triana; but the reward was afterwards adjudged to the admiral,... | |
| 1828 - 448 pages
...uncertain were these gleams, that few attached any importance to them ; Columbus, however, considered them as certain signs of land, and, moreover, that...Pinta gave the joyful signal of land. It was first discovered by a mariner named Rodrigo de Triana ; but the reward was afterwards adjudged to the admiral,... | |
| William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1828 - 882 pages
...uncertain were these gleams, that few attached any importance to them ; Coluintnu, however, considered them as certain signs of land, and, moreover, that...inhabited. They continued their course until two in die morning, when a gun from the Pinta gun the joyful signal of land. It was first SiscOTered by a... | |
| 1828 - 638 pages
...moving along a shore, and concluded that he was approaching an inhabited coast. " They continued along their course until two in the morning, when a gun from the Pintn gave the joyful sigi al of land. It was first descried by a mariner named Rodrigo de Trianra;... | |
| 1829 - 762 pages
...uncertain were these gleams, that few attached any importance to them ; Columbus, however, considered them as certain signs of land, and moreover, that...inhabited. " They continued their course until two До the morning, when a gun from the Finta gave the joyful signal of land. It was first discovered... | |
| 1830 - 428 pages
...considered them as certain signs of land, •nd, moreover, that the land was inhabited. ".They continued on their course until two in the morning, when a gun...Pinta gave the joyful signal of land. It was first discovered by a mariner named Rodriguez Bermejo, resident of Triana, a suburb of Seville, but native... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 600 pages
...uncertain were these gleams, that few attached any importance to them. Columbus, however, considered them as certain signs of land, and moreover, that...of land. It was first descried by a mariner, named Roderigo de Friana ; but the reward was afterwards adjudged to the admiral, for having previously perceived... | |
| Eliza Robbins - America - 1833 - 290 pages
...borne up and down as he walked from house to house." At two in the morning, the Pinta fired a gun, the joyful signal of land. It was first descried by a mariner, named Roderiquez de Frianon ; but the reward was afterward bestowed upon the admiral, who had before perceived... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1835 - 358 pages
...uncertain were these gleams, that few attached any importance to them. Columbus, however, considered them as certain signs of land, "and, moreover, that the land was inhabited. The^r continued their course untiliiwo in the morning^when a gun from the Pintagave the joyful signal... | |
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