 ... the seeds of all mischief, have no place with them. They are content with so little, that in so large a country they have rather superfluity than scarceness; so that they seem to live in the golden world, without toil, living in open gardens; not...  The Port Folio - Página 3911827Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Washington Irving - 1885 - 474 páginas
...of provisions.'^ One of the most pleasing descriptions of the inhabitants of this island is given by old Peter Martyr, who gathered it, as he says, from...have no place with them. They are content with so little, that in so large a country they have rather superfluity than scarceness ; so that they seem... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1893 - 508 páginas
...provisions." ' One of the most pleasing descriptions of the inhabitants of this island is given by old Peter Martyr, who gathered it, as he says, from...have no place with them. They are content with so little, that in so large a country they have rather superfluity than scarceness ; so that they seem... | |
 | Jacob Hartmann - 1893 - 446 páginas
...description of the people that Peter Martyr met with. He relates: "It is certain that the land among the people is as common as the sun and water; and that ' mine and thine,' the seed of all mischief, have no place with them. They are content with so little, that in so large a... | |
 | Henry Benajah Russell - 1898 - 828 páginas
...yet their manners are decorous and praiseworthy." Peter Martyr also wrote of them, "It. is certain that the land among these people is as common as the...have no place with them. They are content with so little that in so large a country they have rather superfluity than scarceness; so that they seem to... | |
 | Florian Alexander Mann - 1898 - 212 páginas
...savages? Or Peter Martyr left, signed and sealed for future ages, these declarations: "It is certain that the land among these people is as common as the...have no place with them ! They are content with so little, that in so large a country they have superfluity rather than scarceness ; so that they seem... | |
 | John Fletcher Steward - 1903 - 460 páginas
...created in the image of God, have a brutish side to our natures. Peter Martyr said: "It is certain that the land among these people is as common as the sun and water, and that mine and thine, the seed of all misery, have no place with them. They are content with so little that, in such a large... | |
 | JOHN R. MUSICK - 1907 - 610 páginas
...artificial wants. One of the most pleasing descriptions of the inhabitants of this island is given by old Peter Martyr, who gathered it, as he says, from...have no place with them. They are content with so little, that in so large a country they have rather superfluity than scarceness; so that they seem... | |
 | John Roy Musick - 1908 - 556 páginas
...artificial wants. One of the most pleasing descriptions of the inhabitants of this island is given by old Peter Martyr, who gathered it, as he says, from...have no place with them. They are content with so little, that in so large a country they have rather superfluity than scarceness; so that they seem... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1907 - 578 páginas
...of provision." t One of the most pleasing descriptions of the inhabitants of this island is given by old Peter Martyr, who gathered it, as he says, from...himself. "It is certain," says he, " that the land * Charlevoix. Hist. St. Doming., lib. i. among these people is as common as the son and water; and... | |
 | Marius André - 1928 - 328 páginas
...and protector. The old man was overjoyed at these words." Peter Martyr adds another delectable bit. "It is certain," says he, "that the land among these people is as common as the sun and the water; and that 'mine and thine,' the seeds of all mischief, have no place with them. They are... | |
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