 | George Merriam - 1828 - 282 pagina’s
...ordered him to seat himself in their presence ; a rare honour in this proud and punctilious court. At the request of their majesties, Columbus now gave...unknown birds and other animals ; of rare plants of medicirlal and, aromatic virtue ; of native gold in dust, in crude masses, or laboured into barbaric... | |
 | 1828 - 638 pagina’s
...gold, in a vast and splendid saloon." Vol. i. pp. 267-268. Columbus was seated in their presence, and gave an account of the most striking events of his voyage, and a description of the Islands he had discovered. " He displayed the specimens he had brought of unknown birds and other animals ;... | |
 | 1831 - 460 pagina’s
...ordered him to seat himself in their presence ; a rare honour in this proud and punctilious court. At the request of their majesties, Columbus now gave...brought of unknown birds, and other animals; of rare plant; of medicinal and aromatic virtues ; of native gold in dust, in crude masses, or laboured into... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 338 pagina’s
...they ordered him to seat himself in their presence; a rare honor in this proud and punctilious court. At the request of their majesties, Columbus now gave...virtue ; of native gold, in dust, in crude masses, or labored into barbaric ornaments; and, above all, the natives of these countries, who were objects of... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1833 - 288 pagina’s
...deserved, than were these testimonials of the admiration and gratitude of a nation, or rather of a world. At the request of their majesties, Columbus now gave...virtue; of native gold, in dust, in crude masses, or labored into barbaric ornaments; and, above all, the natives of these countries, who were objects of... | |
 | Salem Town - 1845 - 296 pagina’s
...they ordered him to seat himself in their presence; a rare honor in this proud and punctilious court. At the request of their majesties, Columbus now gave...virtue; of native gold, in dust, in crude masses, or labored into barbaric ornaments; and, above all, the natives of these P countries, who were objects... | |
 | Salem Town - 1845 - 264 pagina’s
...ordered him to seat himself in their presence; a rare honor in this proud and punctilious court. . • . At the request of their majesties, Columbus now gave...his voyage, and- a description of the islands which tie had discovered. He displayed the specimens he had brought of unknown birds and other animals; of... | |
 | Salem Town - 1847 - 420 pagina’s
...ordered him to seat himself in their presence ; a rare honor in this proud and punctilious court. 10. At the request of their majesties, Columbus now gave...virtue ; of native gold, in dust, in crude masses, or labored into barbaric ornaments ; and, above all, the natives of these countries, who were objects... | |
 | Salem Town - 1848 - 300 pagina’s
...they ordered him to seat himself in their presence; a rare honor in this proud and punctilious court. At the request of their majesties, Columbus now gave...plants, of medicinal and aromatic virtue; of native |old, in dust, in crude masses, or labored into barbaric ornaments; and, above all, the natives of... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 454 pagina’s
...himself in their presence ; a rare honor in this proud and punctilious court-f At their request, he now gave an account of the most striking events of his voyage, and a description of the islands discovered. He displayed specimens of unknown birds, and other animals ; of rare plants of medicinal... | |
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... of native gold, in dust, in crude masses, or labored into barbaric ornaments; and, above all, the natives of these countries, who were objects of intense and inexhaustible interest; since there is nothing to man so curious as the varieties of his... 
