 The breeze had been fresh all day, with more sea than usual, and they had made great progress. At sunset they had stood again to the west, and were ploughing the waves at a rapid rate, the Pinta keeping the lead, from her superior sailing. The greatest...  Rural Repository - Seite 91840Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 392 Seiten
...vigilant look-out to be kept from the fore-castle, promising, to whomsoever should make the discovery, a doublet of velvet in addition to the pension to...had been fresh all day, with more sea than usual, and they had made great progress. At sunset they had stood again to the west, and were ploughing the... | |
 | Joseph Johnson - 1862 - 360 Seiten
...courage. Washington Irving thus describes the incidents, on the actual discovery of the land : — " At sunset they stood again to the west, and were ploughing the waves at a rapid rate ; the pinto (Pinzou's vessel) keeping the lead, from her superior sailing. The greatest animation... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 Seiten
...Mritith aiul American Author*. See f. 771 of this book. COLUMBUS FIRST DISCOVERS LAND IN TtlE NEW WORLD. The breeze had been fresh all day, with more sea than usual, and they had made great progress. At sunset they had stood again to the west, and were ploughing the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 Seiten
...British and American Antticiin. Peo r. 771 of thi., book. COLUMBUS FIRST DISCOVERS LAND IN THE NKW WORLP. The breeze had been fresh all day, with more sea than usual, and they had made great progress. At sunset they had stood again to the west, and were ploughing the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 480 Seiten
...vigilant lookout to be kept from the forecastle, promising to whomsoever should make the discovery, a doublet of velvet, in addition to the pension to be given by the sovereigns.* day previous to his discovery, he expressed a peremptory determination to persevere, in defiance of... | |
 | 1866 - 268 Seiten
...vigilant look-out to be kept from the forecastle, promising to whomsoever should make the discovery a doublet of velvet in addition to the pension to...had been fresh all day, with more sea than usual, and they had made great progress. At sunset they had stood again to the west, and were ploughing the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 528 Seiten
...he expressed a peremptory determination to persevere, in defiance of all dangers and difficulties. doublet of velvet, in addition to the pension to be given by the sovereigns. 1 The breeze had been fresh all day, with more sea than usual, and they had made great progress. At... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 546 Seiten
...vigilant lookout to be kept from the forecastle, promising to whomsoever should make the discovery, a doublet of velvet, in addition to the pension to be given by the sovereigns.1 The breeze bad been fresh all day, with more sea than usual, and they had made great progress.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 546 Seiten
...he expressed a peremptory determination to persevere, in defiance of all dangers and difficulties. doublet of velvet, in addition to the pension to be given by the sovereigns.1 The breeze had been fresh all day, with more sea than usual, and they had made great progress.... | |
 | Louis Le Brun, Henri van Laun - 1869 - 290 Seiten
...a son equipage et produisit une vive impression en faisaut voir. to whomsoever made the discovery, a doublet of velvet, in addition to the pension to...the west, and were ploughing the waves at a rapid rate, the Pinta keeping the lead from her superior sailing.1 The greatest animation prevailed throughout... | |
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