 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...  Lights and Shadows of American History - Página 57por Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 320 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1828 - 722 páginas
...imagination,' as Mr Irving has strikingly observed, • its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery....some of the wild regions of the east. He supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir which had been visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 534 páginas
...age.»' With all the visionary fervour of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He- died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his...some of the wild regions of the East. He supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir which had been visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and... | |
 | 1828 - 638 páginas
...imagination, its fondest dream* jell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of Ikis discovery. Until his last breath, he entertained the...some of the wild regions of the east. He supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir, which had been visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and... | |
 | 1828 - 496 páginas
...** With all the visionary fervour of his imagination, its fondest dreams i" il short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath be entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to tho old resorts of opulent commerce,... | |
 | 1829 - 762 páginas
...imagination," as Mr. Irving has strikingly observed, " its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery....some of the wild regions of the East. He supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir which had been visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1830 - 396 páginas
...age." With all the visionary fervour 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, Tie entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts of opulent commerce,... | |
 | 1831 - 412 páginas
...imagination, its fondest dreams fell sliort of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of the discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the...some of the wild regions of the east. He supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir which had been visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 338 páginas
...time." 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....some of the wild regions of the East. He supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir, which had been visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1833 - 366 páginas
...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....some of the wild regions of the East. He supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir, which had been visited by the ships of Solomon, and that Cuba and... | |
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