Complete Works, Volume 4Estes & Lauriat, 1882 |
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... beautiful and striking ineidents in the history of the New World , and whose fate might furnish a theme of wonderful interest for a poem or a drama . The extraordinary actions and adventures of these men , while they rival the exploits ...
... beautiful and striking ineidents in the history of the New World , and whose fate might furnish a theme of wonderful interest for a poem or a drama . The extraordinary actions and adventures of these men , while they rival the exploits ...
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... beautiful plumes of various colors for which the tropical birds are noted . The Spaniards smiled at their simplicity in attaching an ex- traordinary value to such worthless trifles ; while the savages , in all probability , were equally ...
... beautiful plumes of various colors for which the tropical birds are noted . The Spaniards smiled at their simplicity in attaching an ex- traordinary value to such worthless trifles ; while the savages , in all probability , were equally ...
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... beautiful and hospitable females from this place , one of whom , named by them Isabel , was much prized by Ojeda , and accompanied him in a subsequent voyage . " * CHAPTER V. PROSECUTION OF THE VOYAGE . - RETURN TO SPAIN . LEAVING the ...
... beautiful and hospitable females from this place , one of whom , named by them Isabel , was much prized by Ojeda , and accompanied him in a subsequent voyage . " * CHAPTER V. PROSECUTION OF THE VOYAGE . - RETURN TO SPAIN . LEAVING the ...
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... beautiful constellation , the southern cross , but expected to find a guiding star at the opposite pole , similar to the cyno- sure of the north . Pinzon , however , who was of an intrepid spirit , pursued his course resolutely to the ...
... beautiful constellation , the southern cross , but expected to find a guiding star at the opposite pole , similar to the cyno- sure of the north . Pinzon , however , who was of an intrepid spirit , pursued his course resolutely to the ...
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... to reassure them . The country , though fertile , and covered with rich and beautiful vege- * Equivalent to 37,281 dollars of the present day . tation , was in their eyes a land of cannibals 80 VOYAGES AND DISCOVERIES OF.
... to reassure them . The country , though fertile , and covered with rich and beautiful vege- * Equivalent to 37,281 dollars of the present day . tation , was in their eyes a land of cannibals 80 VOYAGES AND DISCOVERIES OF.
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Page 326 - Well! thou art happy, and I feel That I should thus be happy too; For still my heart regards thy weal Warmly as it was wont to do. Thy husband's blest— and 'twill impart Some pangs to view his happier lot: But let them pass— Oh! how my heart Would hate him, if he loved thee not! When late I saw thy favourite child I thought my jealous heart would break; But when the unconscious infant smiled, I kiss'd it for its mother's sake. I...
Page 334 - He rose, and with a cold and gentle grasp He took her hand; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced, and then it faded, as it came...
Page 246 - Thus while I ape the measure wild Of tales that charm'd me yet a child, Rude though they be, still with the chime Return the thoughts of early time ; And feelings, roused in life's first day, Glow in the line, and prompt the lay. Then rise those crags, that mountain tower. Which charm'd my fancy's wakening hour.
Page 206 - If thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight ; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray.
Page 200 - lord of the castle" himself made his appearance. I knew him at once by the descriptions I had read and heard, and the likenesses that had been published of him. He was tall, and of a large and powerful frame. His dress was simple, and almost rustic: an old green shooting-coat, with...
Page 49 - ... hive, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a moment, they entered a hole about sixty feet from the ground. Two of the bee-hunters now plied their axes vigorously at the foot of the tree, to level it with the ground. The mere spectators and amateurs, in the meantime, drew off to a cautious distance, to be out of the way of the falling of the tree and the vengeance of its inmates.
Page 49 - ... in a straight line, almost with the velocity of a bullet. The hunters watched attentively the course they took, and then set off in the same direction, stumbling along over twisted roots and fallen trees, with their eyes turned up to the sky. In this way they traced the honey-laden bees to their hive, in the hollow trunk of a blasted oak, where, after buzzing about for a moment, they entered a hole about sixty feet from the ground.
Page 282 - But in a higher niche, alone, but crown'd, The Virgin -Mother of the God-born Child, With her Son in her blessed arms, look'd round, Spared by some chance when all beside was spoil'd : She made the earth below seem holy ground.
Page 43 - Indians are among themselves, however, there cannot be greater gossips. Half their time is taken up in talking over their adventures in war and hunting, and in telling whimsical stories. They are great mimics and buffoons, also, and entertain themselves excessively at the expense of the whites with whom they have associated, and who have supposed them impressed with profound respect for their grandeur and dignity.
Page 206 - He'll stand and crack and lauff wi' me, just like an auld wife — and to think that of a man that has such an awfu' knowledge o