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... Peru had reached the ears of the settlers upon the isthmus , and this was said to be the chief empire of the continent of South America . It may well be believed that , among a set of greedy , bold , and unscrupulous adventurers , like ...
... Peru had reached the ears of the settlers upon the isthmus , and this was said to be the chief empire of the continent of South America . It may well be believed that , among a set of greedy , bold , and unscrupulous adventurers , like ...
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... Peru . " " And this is the expedition you are speaking of ? " said Chicama . 66 It is , " said Bartolo ; " and I , for one , am going to join it . They tell wild stories of this Pizarro ; but still he is the very man for such an ...
... Peru . " " And this is the expedition you are speaking of ? " said Chicama . 66 It is , " said Bartolo ; " and I , for one , am going to join it . They tell wild stories of this Pizarro ; but still he is the very man for such an ...
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... Peru , and has ascertained that the tales of the immense wealth of that country are short of the reality . He represents the people as gentle , timid and imbecile , living in tranquil ease ; and , while they possess vessels of gold and ...
... Peru , and has ascertained that the tales of the immense wealth of that country are short of the reality . He represents the people as gentle , timid and imbecile , living in tranquil ease ; and , while they possess vessels of gold and ...
Page 133
... Peru . The amount of his force , and the extent of his equipments , might excite a smile of derision , did we not know the mighty success which crowned the enterprise . Three small vessels consti- tuted his fleet , and one hundred and ...
... Peru . The amount of his force , and the extent of his equipments , might excite a smile of derision , did we not know the mighty success which crowned the enterprise . Three small vessels consti- tuted his fleet , and one hundred and ...
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... Peru . " But I had thought Atahualpa was inca . " the 99 " And so he claims to be ; but the sun , and the moon , and the stars , denounce him . Huascar is the true inca of Peru , by the decrees of Heaven ; and this will appear in due ...
... Peru . " But I had thought Atahualpa was inca . " the 99 " And so he claims to be ; but the sun , and the moon , and the stars , denounce him . Huascar is the true inca of Peru , by the decrees of Heaven ; and this will appear in due ...
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Page 66 - Were close against the sky. It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy.