An Historical, Geographical, Commercial and Philosophical View of the American United States, and of the European Settlements in America and the West-Indies, Volume 1Editor, 1795 - America |
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... feemed to promife a reward to their industry . The profpect , however , of arriving at the Indies was extremely diftant ; fifty years perfeverance in the fame track , had brought them only to the equator , and it was propable that as ...
... feemed to promife a reward to their industry . The profpect , however , of arriving at the Indies was extremely diftant ; fifty years perfeverance in the fame track , had brought them only to the equator , and it was propable that as ...
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... feemed to confirm thefe exaggerated accounts of the ancients . By his magnificent defcriptions of the kingdoms of Cathay and Cipango , and of many other countries , the names of which were unknown in Europe , India appeared to be a ...
... feemed to confirm thefe exaggerated accounts of the ancients . By his magnificent defcriptions of the kingdoms of Cathay and Cipango , and of many other countries , the names of which were unknown in Europe , India appeared to be a ...
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... feemed to promife him a more favourable reception . He applied to a monarch of an enterprifing genius , no incompetent judge in naval affairs , and proud of patronifing every attempt to difcover new countries . His fubjects were the ...
... feemed to promife him a more favourable reception . He applied to a monarch of an enterprifing genius , no incompetent judge in naval affairs , and proud of patronifing every attempt to difcover new countries . His fubjects were the ...
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... feemed to point out . John , forgetting on this occafion the fentiments becoming a monarch , meanly adopted this perfidious counfel . But the pilot , chofen to exe- cute Columbus's plan , had neither the genius , nor the fortitude of ...
... feemed to point out . John , forgetting on this occafion the fentiments becoming a monarch , meanly adopted this perfidious counfel . But the pilot , chofen to exe- cute Columbus's plan , had neither the genius , nor the fortitude of ...
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... feemed to be altered , and the only guide which they had left was about to fail them . Columbus , with no lefs quickness than ingenuity , invented a reafon for this appearance , which , though it did not fatisfy himself , feemed fo ...
... feemed to be altered , and the only guide which they had left was about to fail them . Columbus , with no lefs quickness than ingenuity , invented a reafon for this appearance , which , though it did not fatisfy himself , feemed fo ...
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