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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... possessed knowledge superior to all the rest of mankind united ; that if there were really any such countries as Columbus pretended , they could not have remained so long concealed , nor would the sagacity and wisdom of former ages have ...
... possessed knowledge superior to all the rest of mankind united ; that if there were really any such countries as Columbus pretended , they could not have remained so long concealed , nor would the sagacity and wisdom of former ages have ...
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... possession of a city , the reduc- tion of which rendered them masters of all the provinces extend- ing from the bottom of the Pyrenees to the frontiers of Portugal . Quintanilla and Santangel taking advantage of this favourable event ...
... possession of a city , the reduc- tion of which rendered them masters of all the provinces extend- ing from the bottom of the Pyrenees to the frontiers of Portugal . Quintanilla and Santangel taking advantage of this favourable event ...
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... , and prostrating them- selves before it , returned thanks to God , for thus conducting their voyage to so happy an issue . They then , in a solemn manner , took possession 22 HISTORY OF AMERICA . Discovers land, one of the Bahama Islands,
... , and prostrating them- selves before it , returned thanks to God , for thus conducting their voyage to so happy an issue . They then , in a solemn manner , took possession 22 HISTORY OF AMERICA . Discovers land, one of the Bahama Islands,
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... possession of the rich trea- sure , which the island was supposed to contain , quitted his com- panions , and paid ... possessed gold in greater abundance than their neighbours , which they cheerfully parted with for bells , beads , or ...
... possession of the rich trea- sure , which the island was supposed to contain , quitted his com- panions , and paid ... possessed gold in greater abundance than their neighbours , which they cheerfully parted with for bells , beads , or ...
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... possession of those countries which he had already discovered , as well as to search for those more opulent regions , which he still confidently expected to find . Columbus's name now quickly spread over Europe , his successful voyage ...
... possession of those countries which he had already discovered , as well as to search for those more opulent regions , which he still confidently expected to find . Columbus's name now quickly spread over Europe , his successful voyage ...
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