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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... subject , his chronological order , and his very style have been adopted , as the best that can be chosen . To condense his de- tails , to introduce only the most prominent and characteristic events , has been the principal effort , and ...
... subject , his chronological order , and his very style have been adopted , as the best that can be chosen . To condense his de- tails , to introduce only the most prominent and characteristic events , has been the principal effort , and ...
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... subject , it is not a very easy task , wholly to avoid that collision of opinions which is inseparable from free governments , and which constitutes so great a part in the annals of United America . This , however difficult , the writer ...
... subject , it is not a very easy task , wholly to avoid that collision of opinions which is inseparable from free governments , and which constitutes so great a part in the annals of United America . This , however difficult , the writer ...
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... subject of the Republic of Genoa , and was allured into the service of the Portuguese by the fame of their discoveries : he was descended from an honourable family , though reduced to indigence by various misfortunes . Columbus ...
... subject of the Republic of Genoa , and was allured into the service of the Portuguese by the fame of their discoveries : he was descended from an honourable family , though reduced to indigence by various misfortunes . Columbus ...
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... subjects were the most experienced navigators in Europe , and the least apt to be inti- midated either by the novelty or boldness of any maritime expedition . In Portugal the skill of Columbus in his profession , as well as his personal ...
... subjects were the most experienced navigators in Europe , and the least apt to be inti- midated either by the novelty or boldness of any maritime expedition . In Portugal the skill of Columbus in his profession , as well as his personal ...
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... 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 conjectures and hopes . Some of them , from mistaken notions ...
... 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 conjectures and hopes . Some of them , from mistaken notions ...
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