Selected WritingsCarcanet, 1984 - 294 pages |
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Page 81
... Guiana , there are very many of them . At this point called Tierra de Brea or Biche there is that abundance of stone pitch , that all the ships of the world may be therewith loaden from thence , and we made trial of it in trimming our ...
... Guiana , there are very many of them . At this point called Tierra de Brea or Biche there is that abundance of stone pitch , that all the ships of the world may be therewith loaden from thence , and we made trial of it in trimming our ...
Page 85
... Guiana is become so populous , and adorned with so many great Cities , Towns , Temples , and treasures , I thought good to make it known , that the Emporer now reigning is descended from those magnificent Princes of Peru of whose large ...
... Guiana is become so populous , and adorned with so many great Cities , Towns , Temples , and treasures , I thought good to make it known , that the Emporer now reigning is descended from those magnificent Princes of Peru of whose large ...
Page 87
... Guiana there lieth at this day a great anchor of Ordaz's ship , and this port is some 300 miles within the land , upon the great river of Orinoco . I rested at this port four days : twenty days after I left the ships at Curiapan . The ...
... Guiana there lieth at this day a great anchor of Ordaz's ship , and this port is some 300 miles within the land , upon the great river of Orinoco . I rested at this port four days : twenty days after I left the ships at Curiapan . The ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Metrical translations from the History of | 21 |
A farewell to false Love | 27 |
Copyright | |
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affection Alexander Army battle better body brought called Captain cast cause City commanded common Consul Darius death defence desire doth doubt earth Empire enemies English entered examples fall fear fight followed foot force fortune gave give given gold greater greatest ground Guiana hand Hannibal hath head heart History hold honour hope horse hundred Island Italy kind King Kingdom land leave less live Lord lost master means mind mountains nature never night passed passion Persians persuaded poor present Princes Queen Ralegh reason received rest Revenge riches river Roman sent serve ships side slain soldiers sorrow sort Spaniards stay strong taken Tell things thought thousand took town true turned unto victory virtue wherein whereof whole
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