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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... "
Beauties of Dr. Robertson: Containing the Most Prominent and Interesting ... - Page 309
by William Robertson - 1810 - 366 pages
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The National Reader: A Selection of Exercises in Reading and Speaking ...

John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
...prayers for success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and strict watch to be kept, lest the ship should be driven ashore in the night. During this...towards that quarter where they expected to discover the land, which had been so long the object of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbus,...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History ..., Volumes 3-4

Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...he or(c-<'d the sails to be furled, and the ships to lie to, keeping strict, watch lest they ¡lould nd Dryad known ; The oak-crowned expectaon, no man shut his eyes, a!l kept upon deck, gazing intently towards that quarter •here they...
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The National Reader: A Selection of Exercises in Reading and Speaking ...

John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 pages
...prayers foi success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and strict watch to be kept, lest the ship should be driven ashore in the night. During this...expectation, no man shut his eyes; all kept upon deck, guzing intently towards that quarter where they expected to discover the land, which had been so long...
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An Introduction to the Grammar of Elocution: Designed for the Use of Schools

Jonathan Barber - 1834 - 188 pages
...prayers for success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and strict watch to be kept, lest the ship should be driven ashore in the night. During this...towards that quarter where they expected to discover the land, which had been so long the object of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbus,...
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A Collection, in Prose and Verse, for the Use of Schools

Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pages
...prayers for success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and strict watch to be kept, lest the ship should be driven ashore in the night. During this...towards that quarter where they expected to discover the land, which had been so long the object of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbus,...
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The National Reader: A Selection of Exercises in Reading and Speaking ...

John Pierpont - 1835 - 292 pages
...prayers for success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and strict watch to be kept, lest the ship should be driven ashore in the night. During this...suspense and expectation, no man shut his eyes ; all kep*. upon deck, gazing intently towards that quarter where they expected to discover the land, which...
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The History of the Discovery and Settlement of America

William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - 1835 - 630 pages
...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. A little after midnight the joyful sound of land ! land! was heard from the Pinta, which kept always...
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The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus: And the Origin of the ...

Coates, W. J, McIntosh, John - 1836 - 162 pages
...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...towards that quarter where they expected to discover the land, which had been so long ihe object of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbus,...
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The Elocutionist: Consisting of Declamations and Readings in Prose and ...

Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 pages
...prayers for success, he ordered the sails to be furled, and strict watch to be kept, lest the ship should be driven ashore in the night. During this...towards that quarter where they expected to discover the land, which had been so long the object of their wishes. About two hours before midnight, Columbus,...
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The History of the Discovery and Settlement of America

William Robertson - 1837 - 632 pages
...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 ana expectation, no man shut his eyes, all kept upon deck, gazing intently towards that quarter where...
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