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Page 11
... sailed down the African coast as far as the boldest cap- tain in Portugal dared to go . He lived for a time on one of the Madeira islands , and studied the ocean . He sailed to the Far North , to the frozen shores of Iceland . Then for ...
... sailed down the African coast as far as the boldest cap- tain in Portugal dared to go . He lived for a time on one of the Madeira islands , and studied the ocean . He sailed to the Far North , to the frozen shores of Iceland . Then for ...
Page 12
... sailed westward , they would encounter many dread- ful dangers ; that storms were raging there all the time ; and that there was no farther shore . Therefore the king's ship soon came back . The cap- tain said that he had seen nothing ...
... sailed westward , they would encounter many dread- ful dangers ; that storms were raging there all the time ; and that there was no farther shore . Therefore the king's ship soon came back . The cap- tain said that he had seen nothing ...
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... sailed away from the harbor of Palos . The sailors scarcely expected ever to return . They wept as the land faded from sight . Most of them had been forced to go . The smaller ships , too , had been seized upon by the king's orders and ...
... sailed away from the harbor of Palos . The sailors scarcely expected ever to return . They wept as the land faded from sight . Most of them had been forced to go . The smaller ships , too , had been seized upon by the king's orders and ...
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... sailed onward , hoping to reach the mainland , perhaps of India , perhaps of China , perhaps of Japan . He passed near many beautiful islands . He discovered Cuba and then sailed eastward , along its northern shore . Everywhere he was ...
... sailed onward , hoping to reach the mainland , perhaps of India , perhaps of China , perhaps of Japan . He passed near many beautiful islands . He discovered Cuba and then sailed eastward , along its northern shore . Everywhere he was ...
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... . But the ship weathered the storms , and , after many BARNES'S EL . -2 weeks , sailed proudly into the harbor of Palos . " The king and queen sent for Columbus " " He chained him with iron fetters ". THE FIRST VOYAGE 17.
... . But the ship weathered the storms , and , after many BARNES'S EL . -2 weeks , sailed proudly into the harbor of Palos . " The king and queen sent for Columbus " " He chained him with iron fetters ". THE FIRST VOYAGE 17.
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Page 325 - ... all men are created equal; and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; and that among these are, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...
Page 328 - My paramount object is to save the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it — if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it — and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.
Page 303 - ... and the President of the United States should tell me that a great battle was to be fought for the liberty or slavery of the country, and asked...
Page 230 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the "First had his Cromwell — -and George the Third
Page 309 - Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native state, in whose behalf alone will I ever again draw my sword.
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Page 276 - I wish that in an instant I could communicate the information: but three thousand miles are not passed over in an instant, and we must wait four long weeks before we can hear from each other.