 | John Pierpont - Children's literature - 1828 - 320 pages
...quarter where they expected to discover the land, which had been so long the object of their wishes. took up the branch of a tree, with red berries, perfectly...during night, the wind became unequal and variable. About two hours before midnight, Columbus, standing on the forecastle, observed a light at a distance,... | |
 | William Grimshaw - America - 1830 - 262 pages
...cut, and likewise a piece of timber, artificially carved : the sailors on board the Nigna, picked up a branch of a tree with red berries, perfectly fresh...the setting sun assumed a new appearance : the air had become more mild and warm, and, during night, the wind became unequal and variable, as if affected... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...with red berries 'jrfectly fresh. The clouds around the petting sun assumed a new appearance ; the ir thought, who heard the strain, They saw, variait!. From all these symptoms, Columbus was so confident of being near land, that n the evening... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1831 - 294 pages
...composed not only of sea-fowl, but of such land birds as could not be supposed to fly far from the shore. tooK up the branch of a tree, with red berries, perfectly...sun, assumed a new appearance ; the air was more mild aiid warm ; and, during night, the wind became unequal and variable. From all these symptoms, Columbus... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - Readers - 1835 - 302 pages
...have been newly cut, and likewise a piece of timber artificially carved. The sailor; aboard the Nigna took up the branch of a tree with, red berries, perfectly...around the setting sun assumed a new appearance ; the alt was more mild and warm ; and during night, the wind became unequal and variable. From all these... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 292 pages
...composed not only of sea-fowl, but of such land birds as could not be supposed to fly far from the shore. took up the branch of a tree, with red berries, perfectly...The clouds, around the setting sun, assumed a new apppnrance ; the air was more mild and warm ; and, during night, the wind became unequal and variable.... | |
 | John McIntosh - America - 1836 - 172 pages
...have been newly cut, and likewise a piece of timber artificially carved. The sailors -aboard the Nigna took up the branch of a tree with red berries perfectly...night, the wind became unequal and variable. From• nil these symptoms, Columbus \vas so confident of being near land, that on the evening of the eleventh... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1837 - 632 pages
...have been newly cut, and likewise a piece of timber artificially carved. The sailors aboard the Nigna took up the branch of a tree with red berries, perfectly...appearance ; the air was more mild and warm, and during the night the wind became unequal and variable. From all these symptoms, Columbus was so confident... | |
 | Church missionary society - 1863 - 614 pages
...off there was land, and land moreover not with out inhabitants. The sailors aboard one of the ships took up the branch of a tree with red berries, perfectly...appearance, the air was more mild and warm, and during the night the wind became unequal and variable. The sails were furled, the ship ordered to lie to,... | |
 | Christian literature for children - 1843 - 686 pages
...observed a cane floating on the water, which appeared to have been newly cut, Others of the sailors took up the branch of a tree, with red berries, perfectly fresh. The last day of the promised three was nearly expired, when Columbus, standing on the forecastle of the... | |
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Nigna took up the branch of a tree with red berries perfectly fresh. The clouds around the setting sun assumed a new appearance ; the air was more mild and warm, and during the night the wind became unequal and variable. 
