 With all the visionary fervor of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts...  Contributions to the Edinburgh Review - Pagina 717door Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 733 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1835 - 358 pagina’s
...have been indebted for the principal incidents in the life of this illustrious man.* '/He (Columbus) died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery .\Until his last breath, he entertained the ideatihat he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts of opulent commerce, and had discovered... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 pagina’s
...fables, and to decipher the mystery of his time.' "With all the visionary fervor of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died...ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until 25 his last breath, he entertained the idea, that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pagina’s
...fables, and to decipher the mystery of his time.' " With all the visionary fervor of his unagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died...ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until V5 his last breath, he entertained the idea, that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1839 - 304 pagina’s
...His last words were, " Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit." 26. He died, says Mr. Irving, in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery....Until his last breath, he entertained the idea that he * India was a term applied hy Europeans to the southeastern parts of Asia and the - adjacent islands.... | |
 | Joshua Toulmin Smith - 1839 - 394 pagina’s
...unknown, and perhaps immeasurable, waste of waters he might perish before he could reach a shore." t " He died in ignorance of 'the real grandeur of his discovery! Until his last breath, he entertained Ihe idea that he had merely opened a new uiny to the old resorts of opulent commerce, and had discovered... | |
 | North Ludlow Beamish - 1841 - 290 pagina’s
...first voyage.f * " With all the visionary fervour of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur...regions of the East. He supposed Hispaniola to be the antient Ophir, which had been visited by the ships of King Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 338 pagina’s
...dissolute rabble which he was doomed to command, with whom all law was tyranny, and all order restraint. " He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery....some of the wild regions of the East. He supposed Espanola to be the ancient Ophir which had been visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 794 pagina’s
...Irving has strikingly observed, "its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died in ienorttx-eof the real grandeur, of his discovery. Until his last...supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir which hao been visited by '•he ahips of Solomon, and that Cuba and Terra Firma were but remote parts of... | |
 | John R. Peters - 1846 - 340 pagina’s
...reproach of exciting false hopes and indulging in wilful exaggeration." " He died," continues Irving, " in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery....new way to the old resorts of opulent commerce, and Early Trade with China. had discovered some of the wild regions of the east. He supposed Hispaniola... | |
 | John R. Peters (Jr.) - 1849 - 204 pagina’s
...reproach of exciting false hopes, and indulging in wilful exaggeration." " He died," continues Irving, in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery....idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resort of opulent commerce, and had disEarly Trade with China. covered some of the wild regions of... | |
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