| Patrick Fraser Tytler, James Wilson - 1832 - 516 Seiten
...landing-place, his cour* Ramusio, vol. iii. p. 420. -)- Forster's Discoveries in the North, p. 433. age failed, and he attempted to turn back. At this moment the water only reached his waist; but, overcome with terror and exhaustion, he had scarcely strength to cast his presents and trinkets upon... | |
| Patrick Fraser Tytler, James Wilson - 1833 - 388 Seiten
...low and open that landing in such a surf was impossible. In this perplexity a young sailor undertook to swim to land and accost the natives ; but when...this moment the water only reached his waist ; but, overcome with terror and exhaustion, he had scarcely strength to cast his presents and trinkets upon... | |
| Alfred Hawkins, John Charlton Fisher - 1834 - 534 Seiten
...Verazzano, in 1525, and is to be found originally in Ramusio, Vol. III. p. 421. At the desire of Verazzano, a young sailor had undertaken to swim to land and...his purpose, and although within a few yards of the landing place, his courage failed, and he attempted to turn back. At this moment the water only reached... | |
| Alfred Hawkins - 1834 - 548 Seiten
...Verazzano, in 1525, and is to be found originally in Ramusio, Vol. III. p. 421. At the desire of Verazzano, a young sailor had undertaken to swim to land and...his purpose, and although within a few yards of the landing place, his courage failed, and he attempted to turn back. At this moment the water only reached... | |
| 1835 - 430 Seiten
...1525, had arrived off some portion of the northern coast and cast anchor. " At the desire of Verazzano, a young sailor had undertaken to swim to land and...he repented of his purpose, and although within a lew yards of the landing place, his courage failed, and he attempted to turn back. At this moment the... | |
| 1835 - 430 Seiten
...the desire of Verazzano, a younç sailor had undertaken to swim to land and accost the natives ; hut when he saw the crowds which thronged the beach, he...his purpose, and although within a few yards of the landing place, his courage failed, and he attempted to turn back. At this moment the water only. reached... | |
| Patrick Fraser Tytler - 1841 - 376 Seiten
...low and open that landing in such a surf was impossible. In thU perplexity a young sailor undertook to swim to land and accost the natives; but when he...this moment the water only reached his waist; but, overcome with terror and exhaustion, he had scarcely strength to cast his presents and trinkets upon... | |
| R. Thomas (A.M.) - 1847 - 1076 Seiten
...sailor undertook to swim ashore and accost the natives ; but as he approached the land, and beheld the crowds which thronged the beach, he repented of...his purpose, and although within a few yards of the landing place, his courage failed, and he attempted to turn back. At this moment the water only reached... | |
| Patrick Fraser Tytler, Robert Michael Ballantyne - 1853 - 456 Seiten
...low and open, that landing in such a surf was impossible. In this perplexity a young sailor undertook to swim to land and accost the natives; but when he...this moment the water only reached his waist ; but, overcome with terror and exhaustion, he had scarcely strength to cast his presents and trinkets upon... | |
| Patrick Fraser Tytler, Robert Michael Ballantyne - 1854 - 528 Seiten
...low and open, that landing in such a surf was impossible. In this perplexity a young sailor undertook to swim to land and accost the natives ; but when...this moment the water only reached his waist ; but, overcome with terror and exhaustion, he had scarcely strength to cast his presents and trinkets upon... | |
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