 ... progress he had made, and confident of success. Sometimes he employed all the arts of insinuation, to soothe his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth which they were...  The History of the Discovery and Settlement of America - Seite 62von William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - 1835 - 551 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Winterbotham - 1795 - 626 Seiten
...his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent defcriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occafions, he aflumed a tone of authority, and threatened them with vengeance from their fovereign,... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1796 - 644 Seiten
...men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work, upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent delcriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occafions, he aiïiuned a tone of authority, and threatened them, with vengeance from their fovereign,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1800 - 472 Seiten
...vengeance from their fovereign, if, by their daftardly behaviour, they fhould defeat thU noble BOOK noble effort to promote the glory of God, and to exalt the Spanifh name above that of every other nation. Even with feditious failors, the words of a man whom... | |
 | James Hardie - 1801 - 526 Seiten
...his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth, which they were about to acquire....of God, and to exalt the Spanish name above that of any other nation. Even with seditious sapors, the words of a man, whom they had been accustomed to... | |
 | William Robertson - 1803 - 414 Seiten
...men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent defcrip. tions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occafions, he affumed a tone of authority, and threatened them with vengeance from their fovereign,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 Seiten
...fnen. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition and avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occasions he assumed the tone of authority, and threatened them with the vengeance of their sovereign, if, by their dastardly... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 Seiten
...met men. Sometunes he endeavored to Work upon their ambition and avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occasions he assumed the tone of authority, and threatened them with the vengeance of their sovereign, if, by their dastardly... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 Seiten
...and avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth which they would in all probability acquire. On other occasions he assumed a tone of authority,...them with vengeance from their sovereign, if by their cowardly behaviour, they should defeat the most noble effort to promote the glory of God, and exalt... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 398 Seiten
...assumed the tone of authority, and threatened them with the vengeance of their sovereign, if, by tlieir dastardly behaviour, they should defeat this noble...the Spanish name above that of every other nation. Thus he prevailed with them to accompany their admiral for some time longer. As they proceeded, the... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1806 - 392 Seiten
...and avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and Wealth which'they would in all probability acquire. On other occasions he assumed a tone of authority, and threatened them with vengeance from their sovtvtign, if by their cowardly behaviour, they should defeat the most noble- : effort to promote the... | |
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