The works of William Robertson, D.D. To which is prefixed, an account of his life and writings, by D. Stewart, Volume 9 |
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... soldiers employed in levying the taxes ; and the court of Moscow estimated the importance of those countries , Buffon Hist . Nat . ix . p . 97 , & c . IV . BOOK only by the small addition which they D 3 HISTORY OF AMERICA . 37.
... soldiers employed in levying the taxes ; and the court of Moscow estimated the importance of those countries , Buffon Hist . Nat . ix . p . 97 , & c . IV . BOOK only by the small addition which they D 3 HISTORY OF AMERICA . 37.
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... soldiers are trained to be active , vigorous , and enterprising . But in America , where the genius and maxims of war are ex- tremely different , passive fortitude is the qua- lity in highest estimation . Accordingly , it is early the ...
... soldiers are trained to be active , vigorous , and enterprising . But in America , where the genius and maxims of war are ex- tremely different , passive fortitude is the qua- lity in highest estimation . Accordingly , it is early the ...
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... At a time when the spirit of the Spanish nation was adven- turous to excess , a number of soldiers , eager to embark in any daring enterprise , soon appeared . a See NOTE LXX . ས · 1518 . BOOK But it was not so R 3 THE ...
... At a time when the spirit of the Spanish nation was adven- turous to excess , a number of soldiers , eager to embark in any daring enterprise , soon appeared . a See NOTE LXX . ས · 1518 . BOOK But it was not so R 3 THE ...
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... soldiers equally zealous to support his authority , he soothed or intimidated Verdugo , and was permitted to depart from Trinidad without molestation . him under FROM Trinidad Cortes sailed for the Havana , and to lay in order to raise ...
... soldiers equally zealous to support his authority , he soothed or intimidated Verdugo , and was permitted to depart from Trinidad without molestation . him under FROM Trinidad Cortes sailed for the Havana , and to lay in order to raise ...
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... soldiers were equally impatient to set out on an expe- dition , in preparing for which most of them had expended all their fortunes , they expressed their astonishment and indignation at that illi- beral jealousy , to which the governor ...
... soldiers were equally impatient to set out on an expe- dition , in preparing for which most of them had expended all their fortunes , they expressed their astonishment and indignation at that illi- beral jealousy , to which the governor ...
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Page 266 - ... delicate texture, as to resemble silk ; pictures of animals, trees, and other natural objects, formed with feathers of different colours, disposed and mingled with such skill and elegance, as to rival the works of the pencil in truth and beauty of imitation.
Page 10 - ... is not entirely mitigated until it reach the Gulf of Mexico. Over all the continent of North America, a north-westerly wind and excessive cold are synonymous terms. Even in the most sultry weather, the moment that the wind...
Page 33 - The inhabitants of the New World were in a state of society so extremely rude, as to be unacquainted with those arts which are the first essays of human ingenuity in its advance towards improvement.
Page 269 - ... and opulence, to any in the torrid zone. The people were warlike and enterprising; the authority of the monarch unbounded, and his revenues considerable. If, with the forces which might have been suddenly assembled in such an empire, Montezuma had fallen upon the Spaniards while encamped on a barren, unhealthy coast, unsupported by any ally, without a place of retreat, and destitute of provisions, it seems to be impossible, even with all the advantages of their superior discipline and arms, that...
Page 30 - In every part of the earth the progress of man hath been nearly the same, and we can trace him in his career from the rude simplicity of savage life, until he attains the industry, the arts, and the elegance of polished society.
Page 161 - ... respect their species, and to melt into tenderness at the sight of human sufferings. The prisoners are tied naked to a stake, but so as to be at liberty to move round it. All who are present, men, women, and children, rush upon them like furies. Every species of torture is applied that the rancour of revenge can invent. Some burn their limbs with red-hot irons, some mangle their bodies...
Page 294 - Advances sixteenth of August, with five hundred men, fifteen horse, and six field-pieces. The rest of his troops, consisting chiefly of such as from age or infirmity were less fit for active service, he left as a garrison in Villa Rica, under the command of Escalante, an officer of merit, and warmly attached to his interest. The cazique of Zempoalla supplied him with provisions, and with two hundred of those Indians called
Page 251 - His utmost influence and activity were exerted in persuading many of his friends to engage in the service, and in urging forward the preparations for the voyage. All his own funds, together with what money he could raise by mortgaging his lands and Indians, were expended in purchasing...
Page 258 - As Cortes had determined to touch at every place which Grijalva had visited, he steered directly towards the island of Cozumel; there he had the good fortune to redeem Jerome de Aguilar, a Spaniard, who had been eight years a prisoner among the Indians. This man was perfectly acquainted with a dialect of their language, understood through a large extent of country, and possessing besides a considerable share of prudence and sagacity, proved extremely useful as an interpreter.
Page 267 - Spaniards a complete idea of what the country afforded, with some boxes filled with pearls, precious stones, and grains of gold unwrought, as they had been found in the mines or rivers. Cortes received all these with an appearance of profound veneration for the monarch by whom they were bestowed. But...