 | William Robertson - 1803 - 424 pages
...lay, the vast plain of Mexico opened gradually to their view. When they first beheld this First view prospect, one of the most striking and beautiful on...encompassed with large towns, and discovered the capital B oo K city rising upon an island in the middle^ adorned with its temples and turrets; the scene eo... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...from the mountains of Chalco, across which the road lay : the vast plain of Mexico opened to their view. When they first beheld this prospect, one of...when they saw a lake resembling the sea in extent, and discovered the capital city rising upon an island in the middle, adorned with its temples and turrets,... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1809 - 396 pages
...from the mountains of Chal. co, across which the road lay : the vast plain of Mexico opened to their view. When they first beheld this prospect, one of the most striking and beautiful en the face of the earth, when they observed ferule and cultivated Melds, Stretching farther than the... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1813 - 350 pages
...road lay: the vast plain of Mexico opened to their view. When they first beheld this prospect, one oi the most striking and beautiful on the face of the...farther than the eye could reach ; when they saw a lake resemuliug the sea in extent, and discoveied the capital city rising upon an island in the middle,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 444 pages
...of Chalco, across which the road lay, the vast plain of First view Mexico opened gradually to their view. When "' they first' beheld this prospect, one...the face of the earth; when they observed fertile arid cultivated fields, stretching farther than the eye could reach ; when they saw a lake resembling... | |
 | R. P. Forster - Africa - 1818 - 514 pages
...and presented the most beautiful prospect on the face of the earth ; fertile and cultivated fields, a lake resembling the sea in extent, encompassed with large towns, and the capital city rising upon an island in the middle, adorned with its temples and its turrets. They... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1819 - 324 pages
...Chalco, across which the road lay : . rast plain of Mexico opened to their view. When they lirsi ! beheld this prospect, one of the most striking and...farther than the eye could reach; when they saw a lake reseii fating the sea in extent, and discovered the capital city rising upon an island in the middle,... | |
 | William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - History - 1821 - 480 pages
...of Chalco, across which the rode lay, the vast plain of first view Mexico opened gradually to their view. When they first beheld this prospect, one of...observed fertile and cultivated fields stretching further than the eye could reach ; when ; Cortes Relat. Ramus. iii. 231. B. Diaz, c. 83. Gomara Cron.... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1821 - 476 pages
...of Chalco, across which the rode lay, the vast plain of fi™tvievv Mexico opened gradually to their view. When they first beheld this prospect, one of...observed fertile and cultivated fields stretching further than the eye could leach ; when they saiv a lake resembling the sea in extent, en- BOOK compassed... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1821 - 614 pages
...mountains of Chalco, across which If the road lay, the vast plain of Mexico opened gradually to their view. /$ , / When they first beheld this prospect, one of the most striking and ' {,j[ , beautiful on the face of the earth; when they observed fertile and cultivated fields, stretching... | |
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When they first beheld this prospect, one of the most striking and beautiful on the face of the earth ; when they observed fertile and cultivated fields, stretching farther than the eye could reach ; when they saw a lake resembling the sea in extent,... 
