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Page 40
... called it Quisquia , Haiti , and Cipanga . It seems to me that these were not so much the name of the whole island , as of the different districts , in which the original inhabitants had formed their establishment . The Spa- niards , at ...
... called it Quisquia , Haiti , and Cipanga . It seems to me that these were not so much the name of the whole island , as of the different districts , in which the original inhabitants had formed their establishment . The Spa- niards , at ...
Page 48
... called on me , and said , that as his stroke gave a douf sound , ( that was his phrase ) he had called me , according to my desire . I went immediately with him to the place , and having made him go down into the pit , I de- sired him ...
... called on me , and said , that as his stroke gave a douf sound , ( that was his phrase ) he had called me , according to my desire . I went immediately with him to the place , and having made him go down into the pit , I de- sired him ...
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... called a corricle , it is ribbed with laths or split twigs , and is covered with a strong pitched canvas , to prevent its leaking , it is about five feet and a half lorg and four broad . In the middle is a seat that holds one man , who ...
... called a corricle , it is ribbed with laths or split twigs , and is covered with a strong pitched canvas , to prevent its leaking , it is about five feet and a half lorg and four broad . In the middle is a seat that holds one man , who ...
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