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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Page 14
... effect of their interview was a gracious invitation of Columbus back to court , accompanied with the present of a small sum to equip him for the journey . As there was a near prospect that the war with the Moors would be speedily ...
... effect of their interview was a gracious invitation of Columbus back to court , accompanied with the present of a small sum to equip him for the journey . As there was a near prospect that the war with the Moors would be speedily ...
Page 15
... effect . Isabella's doubts and fears were all dispelled ; she ordered Columbus in- stantly to be recalled , declared her resolution of employing him on his own terms , and regretting the low state of her finances , generously offered to ...
... effect . Isabella's doubts and fears were all dispelled ; she ordered Columbus in- stantly to be recalled , declared her resolution of employing him on his own terms , and regretting the low state of her finances , generously offered to ...
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... effect to dispel their fears , or silence their murmurs . He still steered due west , nearly in the latitude of the Canaries . In this direc- tion he came within the course of the trade winds , which blow invariably from east to west ...
... effect to dispel their fears , or silence their murmurs . He still steered due west , nearly in the latitude of the Canaries . In this direc- tion he came within the course of the trade winds , which blow invariably from east to west ...
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... effects of the balls , they were persuaded that it was impossible to resist men who came armed with thunder and lightning against their ene- mies . After giving such powerful impressions of the power and beneficence of the Spaniards ...
... effects of the balls , they were persuaded that it was impossible to resist men who came armed with thunder and lightning against their ene- mies . After giving such powerful impressions of the power and beneficence of the Spaniards ...
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... effects intend- ed ; the Spaniards were reduced to great want ; but they receiv- ed some seasonable supplies from Europe , and found so many resources in their own ingenuity and industry , that they suffered no great loss of men . The ...
... effects intend- ed ; the Spaniards were reduced to great want ; but they receiv- ed some seasonable supplies from Europe , and found so many resources in their own ingenuity and industry , that they suffered no great loss of men . The ...
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