 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
 | 1913 - 706 pages
...have known that he had indeed discovered a new continent, equal to tiie oict world in magnitude, and separated by two vast oceans, from all the earth hitherto known by civilized man! How would his magnanimous siprit have been consoled amid the afflictions of age and the cares of penury,... | |
 | 1892 - 376 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,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1921 - 508 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 known by civilized man! How would his magnanimous spirit have been consoled amid the afflictions of age and the cares of penury,... | |
 | William George Hoffman - 1923 - 316 pages
...earth hitherto known by civilized man ! And how would his magnanimous spirit have been consoled admidst the afflictions of age and the cares of penury, the...an ungrateful king, could he have anticipated the splendid empires which were to spread over the beautiful world he had discovered, and the nations,... | |
 | William George Hoffman - 1923 - 312 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...how would his magnanimous spirit have been consoled admidst the afflictions of age and the cares of penury, the neglect of a fickle public and the injustice... | |
 | 1953 - 1218 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,... | |
 | Sarah F. Wood - 2005 - 328 pages
...brought vast new dominions to die Spanish crown, but brought upon himself die 'cares of penury, die neglect of a fickle public, and the injustice of an ungrateful king'. 10 A foundational figure in American history, Columbus becomes a foundational Quixote for Irving, who... | |
 | Washington Irving - 2013 - 521 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...age and the cares of penury, the neglect of a fickle publie, and the injustice of an ungrateful king, could he have anticipated the splendid empires which... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1828 - 802 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 arllictions of age and the cares of penury, the neglect of a fickle public, and the injustice of an... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1828 - 682 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...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... | |
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