 | William Robertson - America - 1809 - 392 pages
...and after him Go. mara, affirm, that the hands of all the fifty were cut off. NOTE LXXX. p. 267. THE horses were objects of the greatest astonishment to...discovered their mistake, they believed the horses devonred men in battle, and when they neighed, thought that they were demanding their prey. It was... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1812 - 564 pages
...fifty were eut off. NOTE CVll. p. 422. The horses were objeets of the greatest astonishment to *l! the people of New Spain. At first they imagined the horse and his rider, like the Centaurs of the aneients, to be some monstrous animal of a terrible form ; and supposing that their food was the same... | |
 | William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - History - 1821 - 480 pages
...him Gomara, c. 48., affirm, that the hands of all the fifty were cut off. • NOTE LIV. p. 158. The horses were objects of the greatest astonishment to...the horse and his rider, like the Centaurs of the ancienU, to be some monstrous animal of a terrible form ; and supposing that their food was the same... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1821 - 614 pages
...hands of all the fifty were cut off. / ^ "*' NOTE CVII. p. 250. j\ The horses were objects of tht: greatest astonishment to all the people of New »'...first they imagined the horse and his rider, like the (Jentnurs of the '">• . ancients, to be some monstrous animul of a terrible form; and supposing that... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1822 - 624 pages
...the number of those whom he punished so ernelly. Herrera says, that The hors?s were objeets of ths greatest astonishment to all the people of New Spain....the horse and his rider, like the Centaurs of the aneients, to be some monstrous animal of a terrible form; and supposing that their food was the same... | |
 | William Grimshaw - America - 1830 - 258 pages
...fondness. Every thing in the appearance and conduct of their guests, was to them matter of wonder. The horses were objects of the greatest astonishment,...supposing that their food was the same as that of men, they brought flesh and bread, to nourish them. Even after they had discovered their mistake, they believed... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1837 - 632 pages
...him Gomara, c. 48, affirm, that the hands of all the fifty were cut off. NOTE [107]. PAOE 216. THE horses were objects of the greatest astonishment to...mistake, they believed the horses devoured men in battle,and when they neighed, thought that they were demanding their prey. It was not the interest... | |
 | Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1838 - 350 pages
...Spanish cavalry at first seemed to the astonished Mexicans, who imagined the horse and his rider, tike the Centaurs of the ancients, to be some monstrous animal of a terrible form. The Centaurs, in reality, were a tribe of Lapitha?, who resided near Mount i and first invented the... | |
 | James Napier Bailey - Bible and science - 1840 - 250 pages
...horseback to the people of New Spain, they produced great astonishment in the minds of the natives, "At first they imagined the horse and his rider, like...supposing that their food was the same as that of the men, brought bread and flesh to nourish them. Even after they had discovered their mistake, they... | |
 | Elijah Hinsdale Burritt - Astronomy - 1843 - 344 pages
...to constitute but one animal. So the Spanish cavalry at first seemed to the astonished Mexicans, who imagined the horse and his rider, like the Centaurs...ancients, to be some monstrous animal of a terrible form. The Centaurs, in reality, were a tribe of I^apithae, who resided near Mount Pelion, and tirst invented... | |
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