The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington, Volumes 1-2Benjamin Warner, and sold at his stores, Richmond, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, 1819 - America |
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... countrymen , the Genoese , frequented . This being too narrow a sphere for his active mind , he made an excursion to the north- ern seas , and visited the coast of Iceland ; he proceeded beyond that island , ( the Thule of the ancients ) ...
... countrymen , the Genoese , frequented . This being too narrow a sphere for his active mind , he made an excursion to the north- ern seas , and visited the coast of Iceland ; he proceeded beyond that island , ( the Thule of the ancients ) ...
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... countrymen resided , who warmly so- licited him to stay in that kingdom , where his naval skill and experience could not fail of procuring him that reward , which his merit entitled him to . Columbus listened with a favourable ear to ...
... countrymen resided , who warmly so- licited him to stay in that kingdom , where his naval skill and experience could not fail of procuring him that reward , which his merit entitled him to . Columbus listened with a favourable ear to ...
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... countrymen were unacquainted with his abilities and character ; they therefore inconsiderately rejected his proposal , as the dream of a chimerical projector , and lost forever the op- portunity of restoring their commonwealth to its ...
... countrymen were unacquainted with his abilities and character ; they therefore inconsiderately rejected his proposal , as the dream of a chimerical projector , and lost forever the op- portunity of restoring their commonwealth to its ...
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... countrymen as were supposed best qualified to decide upon a subject of this nature : these pretended philosophers selected to judge in a matter of such moment , did not comprehend the first principles upon which Columbus founded his ...
... countrymen as were supposed best qualified to decide upon a subject of this nature : these pretended philosophers selected to judge in a matter of such moment , did not comprehend the first principles upon which Columbus founded his ...
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... countrymen considered most valuable . When she returned to her countrymen with her imagination heated with what she had seen , she gave such a flattering description of the new comers ; at the same time producing the trinkets she had ...
... countrymen considered most valuable . When she returned to her countrymen with her imagination heated with what she had seen , she gave such a flattering description of the new comers ; at the same time producing the trinkets she had ...
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