 | William Robertson - America - 1780 - 570 pages
...details, with fuch amufing vanity, and yet fo pardonable in an old foldier who had been (as he boafts) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the moft fmgular that is to be found in any language. PET. Martyr ab Angleria, in a treatife de Infulis... | |
 | 1801 - 730 pages
...details, wi'h fuch amufing vanity, and yet fo pardonable in an pld foldier who had been (as he boalb) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the moil ungular that is to be found in any language." Robertjons America, vo.Ln. f. 418. Such is the original... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 860 pages
...details, with fuch amufing vanity, and yet fo pardonable in an old foldier who had been (as he boaih) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the moil ungular that is to be found in any language." In the verfi'on before us, however, it is rendered... | |
 | English literature - 1801 - 734 pages
...details, wi'h fuch amufing vanity, and yet fo pardonable in an old foldier who had been (as he boalb) in a hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book one of the molt fingular that is to be found in any language." Rdbertjon's America^ vol, ii. f. 418. Such is the... | |
 | William Robertson - 1803 - 424 pages
...Cortes ; the gallant veteran laid hold of his pen with indignation, and composed his true history; In contains a prolix, minute, confused narrative of all...Pet. Martyr ab Angleria, in a treatise de Insulis miper inventisj added to his Decades de Rebus Oceanis et !Novo Orbe, gives some account of Cortes's... | |
 | William Robertson - 1803 - 454 pages
...been (as he boafts) in a hundred and nineteen battles, . as renders hre book one of the moft fingular that is to be found in any language. PET. Martyr ab Angleria, in a treatife de Infulis nuper inventis, added to his Decades de Rebus Oceanicis & Novo Orbe, gives fome... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1807 - 456 pages
...with such amusing vanity, and yet so pardonable in an old soldier who had been, (as he boasts) in an hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book...language. " Pet. Martyr ab Angleria, in a Treatise de Insulia nuper Inventis, added to his Decades de rebus Oceania 40* & novo orbci gives- seme account... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1809 - 392 pages
...actions of which he was a witness, and in which he performed a considerable part, Ills account hears all the marks of authenticity, and is accompanied...that is to be found in any language. Pet. Martyr ab Angleri», in a treatise de Insulis nuper inventi*, added to his Decades de Kebns Oceanicis & Novo... | |
 | William Robertson - 1811 - 502 pages
...indignation, and composed his true history. It contains a prolix, minute, confused narrative of •11 Cortes' operations, in such a rude vulgar style as might be...Martyr ab Angleria, in a treatise de Insulis nuper invends, added to his Decades de Rebus Oceanicis et Navo Orbe, gives some account of Cortes' expedition.... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1812 - 564 pages
...with sueh amusing vanity, and yet so pardonable in an old soldier who had been (as he boasts) in » hundred and nineteen battles, as renders his book...a treatise de InsUlis nuper inventis, added to his Deeades de Rebus Oeeanis et Novo Orbe, gives some aeeount of Cortes's expedition. But he proeeeds no... | |
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... bears all the marks of authenticity, and is accompanied with such a pleasant naivete, with such interesting details, with' such amusing vanity, and yet so pardonable in an old soldier who had been (as he boasts) in a hundred and nineteen battles,... 
