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
 | Washington Irving - 1892 - 504 pages
...civilized man ! And how would his magnanimous spirit have been consoled, amidst the afflictions 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,... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - 1893 - 1010 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,... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson Morgan - 1895 - 376 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 man ! How would his magnanimous spirit have been consoled amid the afflictions of age and the cares of... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 632 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,... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1899 - 546 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,... | |
 | Lorenzo Sears - 1902 - 506 pages
...he 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...how would his magnanimous spirit have been consoled, could he have anticipated the splendid empires which would arise in the beautiful world he had discovered... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1907 - 620 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...man ! And how would his magnanimous spirit have been con»cled, amidst the afflictions of age and the cares of penury, the neglect of a fickle public, and... | |
 | Samuel Furman Hunt - 1908 - 530 pages
...the whole world in magnitude and separated by two vast oceans from all the earth hitherto known to civilized man: and how would his magnanimous spirit...the injustice of an ungrateful king, could he have contemplated the splendid empires which were to spread over the beautiful worlds he had discovered:... | |
 | Samuel Furman Hunt - 1908 - 528 pages
...the whole world in magnitude and separated by two vast oceans from all the earth hitherto known to civilized man: and how would his magnanimous spirit...the injustice of an ungrateful king, could he have contemplated the splendid empires which were to spread over the beautiful worlds he had discovered:... | |
 | Robert Maynard Leonard - 1912 - 788 pages
...he 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...an ungrateful king, could he have anticipated the splendid empires which would arise in the beautiful world he had discovered ; and the nations and tongues... | |
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