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... coincidence gratuitously added to the original fact by writ- ers who delight in the marvellous . The tenor of this letter awakened no suspicion in the breast of Vasco Nuñez , who reposed entire con- fidence 32 Voyages and Discoveries of.
... coincidence gratuitously added to the original fact by writ- ers who delight in the marvellous . The tenor of this letter awakened no suspicion in the breast of Vasco Nuñez , who reposed entire con- fidence 32 Voyages and Discoveries of.
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... original discoverer of Terra Firma , but only subsequently of certain por- tions of it . This , however , was completely contro- verted by overwhelming testimony . The claims of Don Diego were minutely discussed and rigidly exam- ined ...
... original discoverer of Terra Firma , but only subsequently of certain por- tions of it . This , however , was completely contro- verted by overwhelming testimony . The claims of Don Diego were minutely discussed and rigidly exam- ined ...
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... epitaph , it must have been on the 28th September , 1488 ; but according to his original papers preserved in the * Spotorno , p . 127 . library of the cathedral of Seville , and which were Appendix . 137 -Fernando Columbus •
... epitaph , it must have been on the 28th September , 1488 ; but according to his original papers preserved in the * Spotorno , p . 127 . library of the cathedral of Seville , and which were Appendix . 137 -Fernando Columbus •
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... original , Cazador de Volateria , a Falconer . Hawking was in those days an amusement of the highest classes ; and to keep hawks was almost a sign of nobility . VOL . V. - 10 tion of his father's parentage in all its original obscu ...
... original , Cazador de Volateria , a Falconer . Hawking was in those days an amusement of the highest classes ; and to keep hawks was almost a sign of nobility . VOL . V. - 10 tion of his father's parentage in all its original obscu ...
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Washington Irving. tion of his father's parentage in all its original obscu- rity , yet appears irritably sensitive to any derogatory suggestions of others , his whole evidence tends to the conviction that he really knew nothing to boast ...
Washington Irving. tion of his father's parentage in all its original obscu- rity , yet appears irritably sensitive to any derogatory suggestions of others , his whole evidence tends to the conviction that he really knew nothing to boast ...
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Página 73 - ... same marvellous and inestimable qualities. Juan Ponce de Leon listened to these tales with fond credulity. He was advancing in life, and the ordinary term of existence seemed insufficient for his mighty plans. Could he but plunge into this marvellous fountain or gifted river, and come out with his battered, war-worn body restored to the strength and freshness and suppleness of youth, and his head still retaining the wisdom and knowledge of age, what enterprises might he not accomplish in the...
Página 74 - ... men young again. And here I must make protestation to your holiness not to think this to be said lightly or rashly, for they have so spread this rumor for a truth throughout all the court, that not only all the...
Página 352 - IN the name of the Most Holy Trinity, who inspired me with the idea, and afterwards made it perfectly clear to me, that I could navigate and go to the Indies from Spain, by traversing the ocean westwardly...