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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... respects South America , and it is so detached , as to form a perfect whole by itself . Most of the prominent facts are a faithful transcript from that accurate and elegant historian . According to his note , NO . XI . Christopher Colum ...
... respects South America , and it is so detached , as to form a perfect whole by itself . Most of the prominent facts are a faithful transcript from that accurate and elegant historian . According to his note , NO . XI . Christopher Colum ...
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... respect to the truth of his system , he was impatient to bring it to the test of experiment , and to set out on a voyage of discovery . The first step towards this , was to secure the patronage of some of the considerable powers in ...
... respect to the truth of his system , he was impatient to bring it to the test of experiment , and to set out on a voyage of discovery . The first step towards this , was to secure the patronage of some of the considerable powers in ...
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... respect to it ; but secretly conspired to rob him of the honour and advan- tages which he expected from the success of his scheme , advis- ing the king to despatch a vessel secretly , in order to attempt the proposed discovery , by ...
... respect to it ; but secretly conspired to rob him of the honour and advan- tages which he expected from the success of his scheme , advis- ing the king to despatch a vessel secretly , in order to attempt the proposed discovery , by ...
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... respect to the principles upon which Columbus founded his opinion , that Perez , fearing his country would lose the glory and benefit of so grand an enterprize , ventured to write to Isabella , conjuring her to consider the matter over ...
... respect to the principles upon which Columbus founded his opinion , that Perez , fearing his country would lose the glory and benefit of so grand an enterprize , ventured to write to Isabella , conjuring her to consider the matter over ...
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... respect to the truth of his own system , or being struck with admiration with that magnanimity which , after so many delays and repulses , would stoop to nothing inferior to its original claims , the persons with whom Columbus treated ...
... respect to the truth of his own system , or being struck with admiration with that magnanimity which , after so many delays and repulses , would stoop to nothing inferior to its original claims , the persons with whom Columbus treated ...
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