 Columbus, with no less quickness than ingenuity, invented a reason for this appearance, which, though it did not satisfy himself, seemed so plausible to them, that it dispelled their fears or silenced their murmurs.  The History of America - Page 99by William Robertson - 1787Full view - About this book
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1792 - 522 pages
...the only guide they had left, to point them to a fafe retreat from an unbounded and trackleis ocean, was about to fail them. Columbus, with "no lefs quicknefs than ingenuity, afllgned a reafon for this appearance, •which, though it did not fatisfy himfelf, feemed fo plaufible... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1795 - 626 pages
...They were now in a boundlefs unknown ocean, far from the ufual courfe of navigation; nature iffelf feemed to be altered, and the only guide which they...this appearance, which, though it did not fatisfy himfejf, feemed fo plaufible to them, that it difpelled their fears, or filenced their murmurs. He... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1796 - 644 pages
...were new in a boundleis unknown ocean, far from the uiual courfe of navigation; nature itfelf fccmed to be altered, and the only guide which they had left was about to fail them. Columbus, with no lei:, quicknels than ingenuity, invented a reafon for this appearance, which, though it did not fatisfy... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1799 - 616 pages
...been able to penetrate, filled the companions of Columbus with terror. They were now in a boundlefs unknown ocean, far from the ufual courfe of navigation...no lefs quicknefs than ingenuity, invented a reafon fot this appearance, ' which, though it did not fatisfy himfelf, feemed fo plaufible to them, that... | |
 | William Robertson - 1803 - 414 pages
...able to penetrate, filled the companions of Columbus with terror. They were now in a boundlefs and unknown ocean, far from the ufual courfe of navigation...feemed to be altered, and the only guide which they had i 4 left B °n° K left was about to fail them. Columbus, with s-— -Nr— ' no lefs qilicknefs than... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 pages
...in a boundless unknown ocean, far from the usual course of navigation ; nature itself seemed to have altered, and the only guide which they had left was about to fail them. Columbus invented a reason for this appearance, which, though not satisfactory to himself, seemed so plausible... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 pages
...in a boundless unknown ocean, far from the usual course of navigation ; nature itself seemed to have altered, and the. only guide which they had left was about to fail them. Columbus invented a reason for this appearance, which, though not satisfactory to himself, seemed so plausible... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 414 pages
...a houniiless unknown ocean, far from ihe usual course of navigation ; nature itself seemed to have altered, and the only guide which they had left was about to fail tnem. Columbus invented a reason for this appearance, which though not satisfactory to himself, seemed... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 382 pages
...boundless and unknown ocean, far from the usual course of navigation ; nature itself seemed to btf altered, and the only guide which they had left was about to fail thcaa. Columbus, with no less quickness than ingenuity, invented a reason for this appearance, which,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 490 pages
...now in a boundless and unknown ocean, far from the usual course of navigation : nature itself seemed to be altered, and the only guide which they had left was about to fail them. Columbus, with no less quickness than ingenuity, invented a reason for this appearance, which, though it did not satisfy... | |
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