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... land , and often in the night certain fishes of about a palm in length flew on board , which had what were almost the same as wings like those of birds . Already the skilful pilot had begun to take the sun's altitude , which altitude is ...
... land , and often in the night certain fishes of about a palm in length flew on board , which had what were almost the same as wings like those of birds . Already the skilful pilot had begun to take the sun's altitude , which altitude is ...
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... land , the soldiers began to murmur against Columbus ; but he quieted them and sailed on during thirty - five days , still without seeing any signs of land , whereupon they began to use menaces and to give him bad language , calling him ...
... land , the soldiers began to murmur against Columbus ; but he quieted them and sailed on during thirty - five days , still without seeing any signs of land , whereupon they began to use menaces and to give him bad language , calling him ...
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... land he would turn back , shewing them , that by only putting themselves on allowance , not only would there be sufficient provisions to return to Spain , but also to go farther on . And thus happily continuing their course , the next ...
... land he would turn back , shewing them , that by only putting themselves on allowance , not only would there be sufficient provisions to return to Spain , but also to go farther on . And thus happily continuing their course , the next ...
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A wonderful Indian woman in Cumaná | 1 |
Mode of sleeping in the Gulf of Paria and in many other places | 10 |
How the Indians poured melted gold down the mouths of the Spaniards | 73 |
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