 | Voyages and travels - 1838 - 534 pages
...this the famed Cipango itself, the object of his golden fancies '- A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed upon him, as with his anxious crews he waited for the morning, wondering whether the dawn would reveal a savage wilderness, or leud them to spicy groves... | |
 | Peter Parley (pseud.) - History, Ancient - 1846 - 414 pages
...this the famed Cipango itself, the object of his golden fancies? A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed upon him, as, with his anxious crews, he waited for the night to pass away, wonderdering whether the morning light would reveal a savage wilderness, or dawn upon spicy groves,... | |
 | Peter Parley (pseud.) - History, Ancient - 1846 - 414 pages
...this the famed Cipango itself, the object of his golden fancies? A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed upon him, as, with his anxious crews, he waited for the night to pass away, wonderdering whether the morning light would reveal a savage wilderness, or dawn upon spicy groves,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 454 pages
...was revealed ; his theory, which had been the scoff of sages, was triumphantly established ; he had secured to himself a glory durable as the world itself....as to the land before him, covered with darkness. That it was fruitful, was evident from the vegetables which floated from its shores. He thought, too,... | |
 | Washington Irving - Readers - 1849 - 278 pages
...was revealed ; his theory, which had been the scoff of sages, was triumphantly established ; he had secured to himself a glory durable as the world itself....as to the land before him, covered with darkness. That it was fruitful, was evident from the vegetables which floated from its shores. He thought, too,... | |
 | Washington Irving - Astoria (Or.) - 1849 - 756 pages
...been the scoff of sages, was triumphantly established; he had secured to himself a glory durable ns the world itself. It is difficult to conceive the...as to the land before him, covered with darkness. That it was fruitful, was evident from the vegetables which floated from its shores. He thought, too,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1849 - 450 pages
...established ; he had secured to himself a glory durable as the world itself. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. 153 It is difficult to conceive the feelings of such a...as to the land before him, covered with darkness. That it was fruitful, was evident from the vegetables which floated from its shores. He thought, too,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1850 - 456 pages
...glory durable as the worM itself. It is difficult to conceive the feelings of such a mail, at sueh a moment ; or the conjectures which must have thronged...as to the land before him, covered with darkness. That it was fruitful, was evident from the vegetables which floated from its shores. He thought, too,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1853 - 444 pages
...the scofF of sages, was triumphantly established ; he had secured to himself a glory durable as th« world itself! It is difficult to conceive the feelings...as to the land before him, covered with darkness. That it was fruitful, was evident from the vegetables which floated from its shores. He thought, too,... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1855 - 268 pages
...was revealed ; his theory, which had been the scoff of sages, was triumphantly established ; he had secured to himself a glory durable as the world itself....as to the land before him, covered with darkness. That it was fruitful, was evident from the vegetables which floated from its shores. He thought, too,... | |
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The great mystery of the ocean was revealed ; his theory, which had been the scoff of sages, was 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... 
