 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 Seiten
...about to fail them. Columbus invented a reason for this appearance, which, though not satisfactory to himself, seemed so plausible to them, that it dispelled their fears, or silenced their murmurs. Upon the first of October they were, according to the admiralis reckoning, 770'eagues to the west of... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 Seiten
...about to fail them. Columbus invented a reason for this appearance, which, though not satisfactory to himself, seemed so plausible to them, that it dispelled their fears, or silenced their murmurs. Upon the first of October they were, according to the admiral's reckoning, 77O leagues to the west... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 382 Seiten
...altered, and the only guide which they had left was about to fail thcaa. Columbus, with no less quickness than ingenuity, invented a reason for this appearance,...He still continued to steer due West, nearly in the fame latitude with the Canary Islands. In this course he came within the sphere of the trade wind,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1812 - 564 Seiten
...them. Columbus, with no less quiekness than ingenuity, invented a reason far this appearanee, whieh, though it did not satisfy himself, seemed so plausible to them, that it dispelled their fears, «r sileneed their murmurs. He still eontinued to steer due west, nearly in the same latitude with... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 490 Seiten
...altered, and the only guide which they had left was about to fail them. Columbus, with no less quickness than ingenuity, invented a reason for this appearance,...dispelled their fears, or silenced their murmurs. aWy from east to west, between the tropics and a few degtees beyond them. He advanced before this steady... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 620 Seiten
...altered, and the only guide which they had left was about to fail them. Columbus t with no less quickness than ingenuity, invented a reason for this appearance,...seemed so plausible to them, that it dispelled their tears, or silenced their murmurs. — • He *till continued to steer due west, nearly in the same... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1814 - 378 Seiten
...Columbus with no le*s quickness than ingenuity, assigned a reason for this appearance, which, though il did not satisfy himself, seemed so plausible to them,...dispelled their fears, or silenced their murmurs. On other trying occasions, he displayed all that cool deliberation, prudence, soothing address, and... | |
 | Richard Lobb - 1817 - 418 Seiten
...Columbus, with equal quickness and ingenuity, invented a reason for this appearance, which, although it did not satisfy himself, seemed so plausible to them, that it dispelled their fears'. ^ i Robertson's History of America. This appearance, so alarming to the Spaniards, is that deviation... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1818 - 384 Seiten
...VMS about to fail them. Columbus, with no less quickness than ingenuity, assigned a reason for ibis appearance, which, though it did not satisfy himself,...plausible to them, that it dispelled their fears, or sitenced their murmurs. .Qn other trying occasions, he displayed all that cool deliberation, prudence,... | |
 | William Robertson, Alexander Stewart - 1820 - 440 Seiten
...altered, and the only guide which they had left was about to fail them. Columbus, with no less quickness than ingenuity, invented a reason for this appearance,...murmurs. HE still continued to steer due west, nearly BOOK in the same latitude with the Canary Islands. v^ -y-*s In this course he came within the sphere... | |
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They were now in a boundless and unknown ocean, far from the usual course of navigation ; nature itself seemed to be altered, and the only guide which they had left was about to fail them. Columbus, with no less quickness than ingenuity, invented a reason... 
