 This character hath descended to their posterity. The Indians of Peru are now more tame and depressed than any people of America. Their feeble spirits, relaxed in lifeless inaction, seem hardly capable of any bold or manly exertion.  The History of America - Page 316by William Robertson - 1817Full view - About this book
 | William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
...regaining their freedom, and of crushing their oppressors, were lost through the timidity of the people. This character hath descended to their posterity :...more tame and depressed than any people of America. • The cruel custom that prevailed in some of the most savage tribes, subsisted also among the Peruvians.... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 458 pages
...oppressors, were lost through the tunidity of the people. This character hath descended to (heir posterity i the Indians of Peru are now more tame and depressed than any people of America. The cruel custom that prevailed in some of the most savage tribes, subsisted also among the Peruvians.... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1805 - 410 pages
...regaining their freedom, and of crushing their oppressors, were lost through the timidity of the people. This character hath descended to their posterity :...more tame and depressed than any people of America. The cruel custom that prevailed in some of the most savage tribes, subsisted also among the Peruvians.... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1809 - 388 pages
...so little advanced in refinement, so totally destitute of military enterprize. This character liutli descended to their posterity. The Indians of Peru...which discover a considerable remainder of barbarity in their manners. A cruel custom, that prevailed in some of the most savage tribes, subsisted among... | |
 | William Robertson - 1811 - 502 pages
...history of any people so little advanced in refinement, so totally destitute of military enterprize. This character hath descended to their posterity....facts occur in the Spanish writers, which discover a con* siderable remainder of barbarity in their manners. A cruel custom, that prevailed in some of the... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1813 - 470 pages
...principle in their government, BX)K unknown to us, was the occasion of this political fMiility — Whatever may have been the cause, the fact is certain,...depressed than any people of America. Their feeble spi- . rits, relaxed in lifeless inaction, seem hardly capable of any bold or manly exertion. But,... | |
 | William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - History - 1821 - 454 pages
...such a martial spirit appear in any of their operations subsequent to the invasion of the Spa* niards. The influence, perhaps, of those institu<tions which...political state of Peru, some detached circumstances and BOOK facts occur in the Spanish writers, which discover a considerable remainder of barbarity in their... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1825 - 484 pages
...history of any people so little advanced in refinement, so totally destitute of military talents and enterprise. This character hath descended to their...which discover a considerable remainder of barbarity in their manners. A cruel custom, that prevailed in some of the most savage m Xeres, p. 190. Sancho,... | |
 | William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - History - 1827 - 494 pages
...history of any people so little advanced in refinement, so totally destitute of military talents and enterprise. This character hath descended to their...which discover a considerable remainder of barbarity in their manners. A cruel m Xeres, 190. Sancho, ap. Ram. iii. 372. Herrera, dec. v. lib. U c. 3. BOOK... | |
 | William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - America - 1835 - 630 pages
...in any ot" their operations subsequent to the mvasion of the Spaniards. This unwarlike character has descended to their posterity. The Indians of Peru...which discover a considerable remainder of barbarity in their manners. A cruel custom, that prevailed in some of the most savage tribes, subsisted among... | |
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