With all the visionary fervor of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath, he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts... Pacific Educational Journal - Page 4071892Full view - About this book
| 1828 - 722 pages
...ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts...visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but remote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have broke upon his mind could... | |
| Washington Irving - 1828 - 538 pages
...ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until "his last breath, he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts...visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but remote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have broke upon his mind, could... | |
| Southern States - 1828 - 638 pages
...ignorance of the real grandeur of Ikis discovery. Until his last breath, he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts...visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Finna were but remote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have broke upon bis mind. could... | |
| 1828 - 496 pages
...discovery. Until his last breath be entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to tho old resorts of opulent commerce, and had discovered...visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra t iruiii were but remote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have broke upon his mind... | |
| 1829 - 762 pages
...ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts...visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but remote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have broke upon his mind could... | |
| 1831 - 418 pages
...ignorance of the real grandeur of the discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts...visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but remote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have broken upon his mind, could... | |
| Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath, he entertained the idea, that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts...visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but remote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have broken upon his mind, could... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 608 pages
...ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath, •"- ""Pertained the idea, that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts...visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but remote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have broken upon his mind, could... | |
| Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 366 pages
...ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath, he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts...visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but remote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have broken upon his mind, could... | |
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