 | William Robertson - 1780 - 570 Seiten
...details, with fuch amufing vanity, and yet fo pardonable in an old foldier who had been (as he boafts) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the moft fmgular that is to be found in any language. PET. Martyr ab Angleria, in a treatife de Infulis... | |
 | 1801 - 860 Seiten
...details, with fuch amufing vanity, and yet fo pardonable in an old foldier who had been (as he boaih) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his...moil ungular that is to be found in any language." In the verfi'on before us, however, it is rendered lefs tedious and confufed than in -the orighial,... | |
 | 1801 - 734 Seiten
...pleafant naivete, with fuch intereiting details, wi'h fuch amufing vanity, and yet fo pardonable in an old foldier who had been (as he boalb) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the molt fingular that is to be found in any language." Rdbertjon's America^ vol, ii. f. 418. Such is the... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 392 Seiten
...details, with such amusing vanity, and yet so pardonable in an old soldier who had been (as he boasts) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the most singular that is to be found in any language. Pet. Martyr ab Angleri», in a treatise de Insulis... | |
 | William Robertson - 1811 - 502 Seiten
...details, with such amusing vanity, and yet so pardonable in an old soldier who had been (as he boasts) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the most singular that is to be found in any language. Pet. Martyr ab Angleria, in a treatise de Insulis... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 620 Seiten
...details, with such amusing vanity, and yet so pa'rdonable in an old soldier, who had been (as he boasts) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the most singular that is to be found in any language. Pet. Martyr ab Angleria, in a treatise de Insulis... | |
 | William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 480 Seiten
...details, with Buch amusing vanity, and yet so pardonable in an old soldier who had been (as he boasts) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the most singular that is to be found in any language. Pet. Martyr ab Angleria, in a treatise De Insulis... | |
 | William Robertson - 1824 - 408 Seiten
...with such amusing vanity, and yet so pardonable in an old soldier, who • had been (as he boasts) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the most singular that is to be found in any language. Pet. Martyr ab Angleria, in a treatise De Insulis... | |
 | William Robertson - 1825 - 484 Seiten
...details, with such amusing vanity, and yet so pardonable in an old soldier who had been, as he boasts, in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the most singular that is to be found in any language. Pet. Martyr ab Angleria, in a treatise De Insulis... | |
 | Bernal Díaz del Castillo - 1844 - 428 Seiten
...details, with such amusing vanity, and yet so pardonable in an old soldier, who had been, as he boasts, in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the most singular that is to be found in any language." One circumstance, and that very justly, he is most... | |
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... bears all the marks of authenticity, and is accompanied with such a pleasant naivete, with such interesting details, with such amusing vanity, and yet so pardonable in an old soldier, who • had been (as he boasts) in a hundred and nineteen battles,... 
