 | W. O. Blake - 1856 - 1016 Seiten
...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...which had been so long the object of their wishes. á About two hours before midnight, Columbus, standing on the forecastle, observed a light at a distance,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 Seiten
...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...where they expected to discover the land, which had so long been the object of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbus, standing on the... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1856 - 470 Seiten
...sails to be furled, and the ships to lie^o, keeping strict watch, lest they should be driven on shore in the night. During this interval of suspense and...kept upon deck, gazing intently towards that quarter whence they expected to discern the land which had been so long the object of their wishes." It is... | |
 | Jean Roemer - 1857 - 332 Seiten
...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...where they expected to discover the land, which had so long been the object of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbus, standing on the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 Seiten
...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...where they expected to discover the land, which had so long been the object of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbus, standing on the... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1859 - 450 Seiten
...for success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and the ships to lie to," kooping strict watch lost they should be driven ashore in the night. During...which had been so long the object of their wishes. 6. About two hours before midnight, Columbus, standing on the forecastle," observed a light at a distance,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 Seiten
...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...where they expected to discover the land, which had so long been the object of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbus, standing on the... | |
 | James White - 1864 - 610 Seiten
...October, after public prayers for success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and the ships to lie te, keeping strict watch, lest they should be driven ashore...of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbua, standing on the forecastle, observed a light at a distance, and privately pointed it out... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 Seiten
...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...where they expected to discover the land, which had so long been the object of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbus, standing on the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 Seiten
...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...towards that quarter where they expected to discover the laud, which huJ so long been the object of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbus,... | |
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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 suspense and expectation, no man shut his eyes, all kept... 
