 And how would his magnanimous spirit have been consoled amidst the afflictions of age and the cares of penury, the neglect of a fickle public, and the injustice of an ungrateful king, could he have anticipated the splendid empires which were to spread...  The Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 2471828Full view - About this book
 | Jesse Olney - 1839 - 306 pages
...have known that he had indeed discovered a new continent, equal to the old world in magnitude, and separated by two vast oceans from all the earth hitherto known by civilized men ! 27. The discoveries of Columbus produced a powerful excitement in Spain and Portugal. Several... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pages
...new continent, equal to the whole of the old world in magnitude, and separated by two vast oceans 85 from all the earth hitherto known by civilized man; and how would this magnanimous spirit have been consoled, amidst the chills of age, and cares of penury, the neglect... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1841 - 382 pages
...that he had indeed discovered a new continent, equal to the whole of the old world in magnitude, and separated by two vast oceans from all the earth hitherto...cares of penury, the neglect of a fickle public, and tne injustice of an ungrateful king, could he have anticipated the splendid empires which were to spread... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844 - 538 pages
...that he had indeed discovered a new continent, equal to the whole of the old world in magnitude, and separated by two vast oceans from all the earth hitherto...an ungrateful king, could he have anticipated the splendid empires which were to spread over the beautiful world he had discovered ; and the nations,... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 542 pages
...that he had indeed discovered a new continent, equal to the whole of the old world in magnitude, and separated by two vast oceans from all the earth hitherto...magnanimous spirit have been consoled, amidst the aiflictions of age and the cares of penury, the neglect of a fickle public, and the injustice of an... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 332 pages
...civilized man ! And how would his magnanimous spirit have been consoled amidst the chills of age and cares of penury, the neglect of a fickle public, and...an ungrateful king, could he have anticipated the splendid empires, which were to spread over the beautiful world he had discovered, and the nations... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 338 pages
...continent, equal to the whole of the Old World in magnitude, and separated by two vast oceans from all of the earth hitherto known by civilized man ! And how...his magnanimous spirit have been consoled amidst the chills of age and cares of penury, the neglect of a fickle public, and the injustice of an ungrateful... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 792 pages
...that he had indeed discovered a new continent, equal to the whole of the old world in magnitude, and separated by two vast oceans from all the earth hitherto...afflictions of age and the cares of penury, the neglect of a fiekle public, and the injustice of an ungrateful king, could he have anticipated the splendid empires... | |
 | 1846 - 862 pages
...wonderful reality. ' How would his magnanimous spirit have been consoled,' says his eloquent historian, ' amidst the afflictions of age and the cares of penury,...an ungrateful king, could he have anticipated the splendid empires which were to spread over the 1 i^autiful world he hod discovered; and the cations,... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 792 pages
...that he had indeed discovered a new continent, equal to the whole of the old world in magnitude, and separated by two vast oceans from all the earth hitherto known by civilised man ! And how would his magnanimous spirit have been consoled, amidst the afflict ions of... | |
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