 | 1799 - 618 Seiten
...prayer* for mocess were immediately offered up. The sails were ordered to b« furled, and every ship to lie to ; keeping strict watch, lest they should...this interval of suspense and expectation, no man closed hir eyes ; all kept on deck, gazing intently towards that, quarter where they expected to discover... | |
 | 1799 - 614 Seiten
...prayers for success were immediately oflered up. The sails were ordered to be furled, and every ship to lie to ; keeping strict watch, lest they should...in the night. During this interval of suspense and ex.7 pectation, no man closed his eyes ; all kept on deck, gating intently towards that quarter v,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 Seiten
...discovering land were now so numerous an _ promising, that he.deemed them infallible; anon -tra the 11 th of October, after public prayers for success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and the ships to lie-to, keeping strict watch lest they should be driven ashore in the night. During this tnterval of... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 Seiten
...were now so numerous and promising, that he deemed them infallible ; and on AMERICA. 13 m the llth of October, after public prayers for success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and the ships to lie-to, keeping strict watch lest they should be driven ashore in the night. During this interval of... | |
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - 1805 - 584 Seiten
...From all these symptoms, Columbus was so confident of being near Land, that on the Evening of the llth of October, after public Prayers for success, he ordered...be furled, and the Ships to lie to, keeping strict NVaich, lest they should be driven ashore in the Night. During this interval of suspencé and expectation,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 414 Seiten
...numerous and promising) that he deemed them infallible : and on the llth of October, after public prayer? for success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and the ships to lie-to, keeping strict watch lest they should be driven ashore in the night. During this interval of... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 382 Seiten
...From all these symptoms, Columbus was so confident of being near land, that, on the evening of the eleventh of October, after public prayers for success,...expectation, no man shut his eyes, all kept upon deck, gazing mtently towards that quarter where they expected to discover the land, which had been so long the object... | |
 | William Robertson - 1810 - 412 Seiten
...lor three days longer, and if land was not discovered, he would return home. On the evening of the eleventh of October, after public prayers for success,...ordered the sails to be furled, and the ships to lie by, keeping strict watch lest they should be driven ashore in the night. During this interval of suspense... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 490 Seiten
...From all these symptoms, Columbus was so confident of being near land, that, on the evening of the eleventh of October, after public prayers for success,...furled, and the ships to lie to, keeping strict watch, • Ovicdo, Hist. ap. Ramus. vol. iii, p. 81, E. test they should be driven ashore in the night. During... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 448 Seiten
...variable. From all these symptoms, Columbus was so confident of being near land, that on the evening of the eleventh of October, after public prayers for success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and the slu'ps to lie to, keeping strict watch, lest they should be driven ashore in the night. During this... | |
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The clouds around the setting sun assumed a new appearance ; the air was more mild and warm ; and, during night, the wind became unequal and variable. From all these symptoms, Columbus was so confident of being near land, that, on the evening of the... 
