The History of the Discovery and Settlement of AmericaDerby and Jackson, 1856 - 570 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
accustomed acquired adventurers Almagro America ancient animals appeared ardour arts Atahualpa attempt attention authority brigantines carried cazique Charlev church civil climate coast colony Columbus command commerce conduct conquest considerable continent Cortes countrymen court crown of Castile Cuba Cuzco Diaz discovered discovery dominions effect empire employed endeavoured enemy England established Europe extensive extremely favourable Ferdinand gold Gomara governor Herrera Hispaniola Hist hitherto honour hundred idea Inca Indians industry inhabitants intercourse island king kingdom of Granada labour land less Manco Capac Mexican empire Mexicans Mexico monarch Montezuma nations natives nature navigation object observed officers Oviedo peculiar persons Peru Peruvians Pizarro Portuguese possession progress provinces Quito received regions rendered respect river rude sailed savage scheme seems settled settlements ships soldiers soon sovereign Spain Spaniards Spanish spirit subjects subsistence success superior tion trade tribes troops viceroy vigour voyage World Zarate
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 56 - Spaniards, felt warm, though extremely delightful. The inhabitants appeared in the simple innocence of nature, entirely naked. Their black hair, long and uncurled, floated upon their shoulders, or was bound in tresses around their heads.
Seite 56 - The vast machines, in which they had traversed the ocean, that seemed to move upon the waters with wings, and uttered a dreadful sound resembling thunder, accompanied with lightning and smoke, struck them with such terror, that they began to respect their new guests as a superior order of beings, and concluded that they were children of the Sun, who had descended to visit the earth.
Seite 52 - Columbus that he must prepare to struggle, not only with the unavoidable difficulties which might be expected from the nature of his undertaking, but with such as were likely to arise from the ignorance and timidity of the people under his command ; and he perceived, that the art of governing the minds of men would be no less requisite for accomplishing the discoveries which he had in view, than naval skill and an enterprising courage.
Seite 55 - As soon as morning dawned, all doubts and fears were dispelled. From every ship an island was seen about two leagues to the north, whose flat and verdant fields, well stored with wood, and watered with many rivulets, presented the aspect of a delightful country. The crew of the Pinta instantly began the Te Deum...
Seite 55 - The flocks of birds increased, and were composed not only of seafowl, but of such land birds as could not be supposed to fly far from the shore. The crew of the Pinta observed a cane floating, which seemed to have been newly cut, and likewise a piece of timber artificially carved. The sailors aboard the Nigna took up the branch of a tree with red berries, perfectly fresh.
Seite xxi - But now the great map of mankind is unrolled at once, and there is no state or gradation of barbarism, and no mode of refinement which we have not at the same moment under our view...
Seite xxii - Abyssinia ; the erratic manners of Tartary and of Arabia ; the savage state of North America and of New Zealand. Indeed, you have made a noble use of the advantages you have had. You have employed philosophy to judge on manners, and from manners you have drawn new resources for philosophy. I only think that in one or two points you have hardly done justice to the savage character.
Seite 55 - A little after midnight the joyful sound of land ! land ! was heard from the Pinta, which kept always ahead of the other ships. But, having been so often deceived by fallacious appearances, every man was now become slow of belief, and waited in all the anguish of uncertainty and impatience for the return of day. As soon as morning dawned, all doubts and...
Seite 273 - ... his ancestors ; nor would he forsake the service of the Sun, the immortal divinity whom he and his people revered, in order to worship the God of the Spaniards, who was subject to death ; that with respect to other matters...
Seite 460 - But if you will not comply, or maliciously delay to obey my injunction, then, with the help of God, I will enter your country by force ; I will carry on war against you with the utmost violence ; I will subject you to the yoke of obedience to the church and the king ; I will take your wives and children, and will make them slaves, and sell or dispose of them according to his majesty's pleasure...