 | John Keane - 1899 - 226 էջ
...of Columbus,' says Washington Irving, ' must have been tumultuous and intense. At length, in spite of every difficulty and danger, he had accomplished...triumphantly established ; he had secured to himself a glory durable as the world itself. It is difficult to conceive the feelings of such a man at such a moment,... | |
 | 1902 - 532 էջ
...of Columbus in this little space of time must have been tumultuous and intense. At length, in spite of every difficulty and danger, he had accomplished...triumphantly established; he had secured to himself a glory durable as the world itself. It is difficult to conceive the feelings of such a man, at such a moment;... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - 1904 - 702 էջ
...of Columbus in this little space of time must have been tumultuous and intense. At length, in spite of every difficulty and danger, he had accomplished...triumphantly established ; he had secured to himself a glory durable as the world itself. It is difficult to conceive the feelings of such a man, at such a moment,... | |
 | Henri Veslot - 1905 - 400 էջ
...ie they furled their sails. space of time must have been tumultuous and intense. At length, in spite of every difficulty and danger, he had accomplished...imagination to conceive the feelings of such a man (1), at the moment of so sublime a discovery (2). What a bewildering crowd (3) of conjectures must... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1905 - 362 էջ
...the voices of angels to the late despairing seamen. In spite of every difficulty and danger, Columbus had accomplished his object. " The great mystery of the ocean was revealed," says Mr. Irving. •' His theory, which had been the scoff of sages, was triumphantly established ;... | |
 | John Roy Musick - 1908 - 556 էջ
...last, despite every difficulty and danger, the great object of his life seemed within his grasp. The mystery of the ocean was revealed; his theory, which...the scoff of sages, was triumphantly established, and he had secured to himself a glory durable as the world itself. It is difficult to conceive the... | |
 | JOHN R. MUSICK - 1907 - 610 էջ
...last, despite every difficulty and danger, the great object of his life seemed within his grasp. The mystery of the ocean was revealed; his theory, which...the scoff of sages, was triumphantly established, and he had secured to himself a glory durable as the world itself. It is difficult to conceive the... | |
 | Sidney Grant Firman - 1910 - 336 էջ
...of Columbus in this little space of time must have been tumultuous and intense. At length, in spite of every difficulty and danger, he had accomplished...triumphantly established; he had secured to himself a glory durable as the world itself. It is difficult to conceive the feelings of such a man, at such a •moment;... | |
 | Newfoundland Council of Higher Education - 1914 - 228 էջ
...in spite of /every difiiculty 2 and danger he had accomplished his object. The great mystery / of 2j the ocean was revealed ; his theory, which had been the scoff of / sages, was established ; he had secured to himself a glory which 2£ must / be as durable as the world itself... | |
 | Asa Don Dickinson - 1916 - 238 էջ
...of Columbus in this little space of time must have been tumultuous and intense. At length, in spite of every difficulty and danger, he had accomplished...triumphantly established; he had secured to himself a glory durable as the world itself. JAMES COOK (1728-1779) JAMES COOK THE BOY WHO RAN AWAY TO SEA IN THE eighteenth... | |
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The thoughts and feelings of Columbus in this little space of time must have been tumultuous and intense. At length, in spite of every difficulty and danger, he had accomplished his object. The great mystery of the ocean was revealed ; his theory, which... 
