 | William Robertson - America - 1787 - 414 pages
...fome time longer. c Their fears return. As they proceeded, the indications of approaching land feemed to be more certain, and excited hope in proportion....birds began to appear in flocks , making towards the fouthweft. Columbus, in immitation of the Portuguefe navigators , who had been guided , in feVeral... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1787 - 402 pages
...return. As they proceeded, the indications of ap* proaching land feemed to be more certain , and «xcited hope in proportion. The birds began to appear in flocks , making towards the fouthweft. Columbus , in immitation of the Portuguefe navigators , who had been guided, infeveral of... | |
 | William Winterbotham - History - 1795 - 626 pages
...accompany their admiral for foitwtime longer. As they proceeded, the indications of approaching land feemed to be more certain, and excited hope in proportion....birds began to appear in flocks, making towards the fouth-weft. Columbus, in imitation of the Portuguefe navigators, who had been guided, in feveral of... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 644 pages
...accompany their admiral for fomc time longer. As they proceeded, the indications of approaching land fecmed to be more certain, and excited hope in proportion....birds began to appear in flocks, making towards the luuth-weft. Columbus, in imitation of the Portugucte navigators, who had been guided, in feveral of... | |
 | William Robertson - 1803 - 414 pages
...accompany their admiral for fome time longer. As they proceeded, the indications of approaching land feemed to be more certain, and excited hope in proportion....birds began to appear in flocks, making towards the fouthweft. Columbus, in imitation of the Portuguefe navigators, who had been guided, in feveral of... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
...to promote the glory of God, and to exalt the Spanish name above that of every other nation. Thus he prevailed with them to accompany their admiral for...indications of approaching land seemed to be more certain. The birds began to appear in flocks, making to the southwest : to the same point Columbus directed... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 458 pages
...promote the glory of God, and to exalt the Spanish name above that of every other nation. Tin;•' he prevailed with them to accompany their admiral for...indications of approaching land seemed to be more certain. The birds began to appear in flocks, making to the southwest i to the same point Columbus directed... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1805 - 414 pages
...Spanish name above that of every other nation. Thus he prevailed with them to accompany their admi ral for some time longer. As they proceeded, the indications of approach»ing land seemed to be more certain. The birds began to appear in flocks, making to the southWest : to the same point Columbus directed... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1809 - 382 pages
...reverence, were weighty and persuasive, and not only restrained them from those violent excesses which they meditated, but prevailed with them to accompany...As they proceeded, the indications of approaching Hand seemed to be more certain, and excited hope in proportion. The birds began to appear in flocks,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 490 pages
...reference, were weighty and persuasive, and not only restrained them from those violent excesses which they meditated, but prevailed with them to accompany their admiral for some time longer. Aa they proceeded, the indications of approaching land seemed to be more certain, and excited hope... | |
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Even with seditious sailors, the words of a man whom they had been accustomed to reverence, were weighty and persuasive, and not only restrained them from those violent excesses, which they meditated, but prevailed with them to accompany their admiral... 
