Behold those lofty mountains," continued he, pointing to the south ; " beyond these lies a mighty sea, which may be discerned from their summit. It is navigated by people who have vessels almost as large as yours, and furnished, like them, with sails... Tales from American History - Página 216por Eliza Robbins - 1833Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Charles Adams - 1870 - 322 páginas
...furnished like them with sails and oars. All the streams which flow down from the southern side of these mountains into that sea abound in gold, and the Kings who reign upon its borders cat and drink out of golden vessels. Gold, in fact, is as plentiful and common among these people of... | |
| William Jones (F. S.) - 1871 - 488 páginas
...furnished like them with sails and oars. All the streams which flow down the southern side of these mountains into that sea abound in gold; and the kings...borders eat and drink out of golden vessels. Gold is as plentiful and common among these people of the south, as iron is among you Spaniards." From the... | |
| William Dalton - 1872 - 636 páginas
...as large as yours, aud furnished, like them, with sails and oars. All the streams that flow down the southern side of those mountains into that sea abound...people of the south as iron is among you Spaniards." Can my young readers understand the wild excitement with which the Spanish adventurers heard this news... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1872 - 684 páginas
...oars. All the streams which flow down the southern side of those mountains into that sea abound with gold ; and the kings who reign upon its borders eat and drink out of golden vessels. Gold is as plentiful and common among these people of the south as iron is among you Spaniards.' From that... | |
| Frank Boott Goodrich - 1873 - 724 páginas
...with sails and oars. All the streams which flow from these mountains into the sea abound in gold : the kings who reign upon its borders eat and drink out of golden vessels. Gold, in fact, is as common there as iron among you Spaniards." Fired by this discourse, Balboa inquired whether it would... | |
| 1880 - 226 páginas
...oars. All the streams which flow down the southern side of those mountains into that sea abound with gold; and the kings who reign upon its borders eat and drink out of golden vessels. Gold is plentiful and common among these people of the South as iron is among you Spaniards." In these words,... | |
| Barnard Shipp - 1881 - 720 páginas
...down the northern side of those mountains Into the sea abound in gold, and the kings who reign U]wn its borders eat and drink out of golden vessels. Gold, in fact, is as plentiful and common among these pcople of the south, as iron is among you Spaniards." But this had no reference to Peru. The... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 910 páginas
...large as yours, and furnished, like them, with sails and oars. All the streams which flow down the southern side of those mountains into that sea abound...people of the south as iron is among you Spaniards." Vasco Nunez inquired eagerly as to the means of penetrating to this sea, and to the opulent regions... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1882 - 262 páginas
...oars. All tho streams which flow down the southern side of those mountains into that sea abound with gold ; and the kings who reign upon its borders eat and drink out of golden vessels. Gold is as plentiful and common among these people of the south as iron is among you Spaniards.' From that... | |
| Henry Stewart (M.A.) - 1883 - 500 páginas
...them, furnished with sails and oars. All the streams which flow from these mountains abound in gold : the kings who reign upon its borders eat and drink out of golden vessels. Gold, in fact, ia as common there as iron among you Spaniards." This was the first intimation received by a European... | |
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