 Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occasions, he assumed...  The History of America - Seite 121von William Robertson - 1800Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Winterbotham - 1795 - 626 Seiten
...had made, and confident of fuccefs. Sometimes he employed all the arts of infinuation to foothe his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition...they were about to acquire. On other occafions, he aflumed a tone of authority, and threatened them with vengeance from their fovereign, if, by their... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1796 - 644 Seiten
...had made, and confident of fuccefs. Sometimes he employed all the arts of iniinuation to foothe his 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... | |
 | James Hardie - 1801 - 526 Seiten
...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 about to acquire. On other occasions, he assumed... | |
 | William Robertson - 1803 - 414 Seiten
...had made, and confident of fuccefs. Sometimes he employed all the arts of jnfmuation, to foothe his 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... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 620 Seiten
...had made, and confident of success. Sometimes he employed all the arts of insinuation, to sooth 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. On other occasions, he assumed... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 490 Seiten
...made, and confident of success. Sometimes he employed 1492all 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 about to acquire. On other occasions, he assumed... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 470 Seiten
...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 about to acquire. On other occasions, he assumed... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 448 Seiten
...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 about to acquire. On other occasions, he assumed... | |
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