 | 1828 - 438 pagina’s
...Columbus in his journal, ' that I swear to your majesties, there is not in the world a better nation, nor a better land. They love their neighbours as themselves...yet their manners are decorous and praiseworthy.' " — Vol. i. pp. 328 — 330. The cacique Guacanagari appears to have been a most amiable and excellent... | |
 | 1830 - 426 pagina’s
...the same character. " These people," said he, in his journal, " love their neighbours as themselves ; their discourse is ever sweet and gentle, and accompanied with a smile. I swear to your majesties, thcro is not in the world a better nation, or a bettor land." These were... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 922 pagina’s
...says, " are these people, that I swear to your majesties there is not in the world a better nation nor a better land. They love their neighbours as themselves;...yet their manners are decorous and praiseworthy." Such are the descriptions fiven of the island of Hayti by its discoverer — the first island oomed... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 454 pagina’s
...Majesties, there is not in the world a better nation, nor a better land. They love their neighbors as themselves ; and their discourse is ever sweet...and though it is true that they are naked, yet their mannsrs are decorous and praiseworthy." * Hist. del Almirante, cap. 32. Las Casas, lib. i. cap. 9.... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - 1850 - 230 pagina’s
...people," he writes, "that I swear to your majesties, there is not in the world a better nation, nor a better land. They love their neighbours as themselves;...yet their manners are decorous and praiseworthy." The demeanour of the cacique, he described as betokening the inborn grace and dignity of lofty lineage,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 450 pagina’s
...Majesties, there is not in the world a better nation, nor a better land. They love their neighbors as themselves ; and their discourse is ever sweet...yet their manners are decorous and praiseworthy." * Hi8t. del Almirante, ''up. 32. Las Casas lib. i. cap. 9. CHAPTER IX. TRANSACTIONS WITH THE NATIVES.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 756 pagina’s
...Majesties, there is not in the world a better nation, nor a better land. They love their neighbors as themselves; and their discourse is ever sweet and...yet their manners are decorous and praiseworthy." * Hist. del Almirante, cap. 32. Las Casas, lib. i. cap. 9. . . , f _ . CHAPTER IX. " TRANSACTION3 WITH... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1850 - 456 pagina’s
...Majesties, there is not in the world a better nation, nor a better land. They love their neighbors as themselves ; and their discourse is ever sweet...yet their manners are decorous and praiseworthy." * Hist, del Almirante, cap. 32. Las Caaas, lib. i. cap. 9. CHAPTER IX. TRANSACTIONS WITH THE NATIVES.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 454 pagina’s
...Majesties, there is not in the world a better nation, nor a better land. They love their neighbors as themselves ; and their discourse is ever sweet...they are naked, yet their manners are decorous and f raiseworthy." » Hist. del Almirante, cap. 32. Las Casas, lib. i. cap. 9. CHAPTER IX. TRANSACTIONS... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 444 pagina’s
...Majesties, there is not in the world a better nation, nor a better land. They love their neighbors as themselves; and their discourse is ever sweet and...they are naked, yet their manners are decorous and j raiseworthy." * Hint. del Almirante, cap. 32. Laa Casas, lib. i. cap. 9. CHAPTER IX. TRANSACTIONS... | |
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So loving, so tractable, so peaceable are these people," says Columbus in his journal, " that I swear to your Majesties, there is not in the world a better nation, nor a better land. They love their neighbors as themselves; and their discourse is ever... 
