 | 1828 - 722 pages
...had accomplished his object. The great mystery of the ocean was revealed ; his theory, which had been the scoff of sages, was triumphantly established ;...even for the imagination to conceive the feelings of -IK-II a man at the moment of so sublime a discovery. What a bewildering crowd of conjectures must... | |
 | Washington Irving - America - 1828 - 574 pages
...234 THE VOYAGE. [Book III. The great mystery of the ocean was revealed; his theory, which had been the scoff of sages, was triumphantly established ;...the imagination to conceive the feelings of such a UKUI, at the moment of so sublime a discovery. What a bewildering crowd of conjectures must have thronged... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 502 pages
...had been the scoff of sages, was.triumphantly established; he bad secured to himself a glory whicl» must be as durable as the world itself. It is difficult...such a man, at the moment of so sublime a discovery. What a bewildering crowd of conjectures must have thronged upon his mind, as to the land which lay... | |
 | English literature - 1828 - 438 pages
...object. The great mystery of the ocean was revealed; his theory, which had been the scoff of sa^es, was triumphantly established ; he had secured to himself...glory which must be as durable as the world itself." — Vol i. pp. 231— 234. The newly discovered laud turned out to be one of the smaller islands of... | |
 | 1828 - 448 pages
...object. The great mystery of the ocean was revealed ; his theory, which had been the scoff of sa^es, was triumphantly established ; he had secured to himself a glory which must be as durable as the world itself."—Vol i. pp. 231—234. The newly discovered land turned out to be one of the smaller islands... | |
 | 1828 - 640 pages
...accomplished his object. The great mystery of the ocean was revealed. His theory which had been the scoff even of sages, was triumphantly established. He had secured to himself a glory which must he as durable as the world itself. " It is difficult even for the imagination to conceive the feelings... | |
 | 1829 - 762 pages
...had accomplished his object. The great mystery of the ocean was revealed; his theory, which had been the scoff of sages, was triumphantly established;...such a man at the moment of so sublime a discovery. What a bewildering crowd of conjectures must have thronged upon his mind, as to the land which lay... | |
 | 1830 - 428 pages
...object. The great mystery of (he ocean was revealed ; his theory, which had been the scoff of tas.es, was triumphantly established ; he had secured to himself...imagination to conceive the feelings of such a man, it the moment of so sublime a discovery. What a bewildering crowd of conjectures must have thronged... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...his object. The great mystery of the ocean was revealed ; his theory, which had been the scoff even of sages, was triumphantly established ; he had secured...such a man, at the moment of so sublime a discovery. What a bewildering crowd of conjectures must have thronged upon his mind, as to the land which lay... | |
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... dawn. The thoughts and feelings of Columbus in this little space of time must have been tumultuous and intense. At length, in spite of every difficulty and danger, he had accomplished his object. The great mystery of the ocean was revealed ; his theory,... 
