| 1828 - 722 Seiten
...island far in the Indian sea; or was this the famed Cipango itself, the object of his golden fancies ? A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed...wondering whether the morning light would reveal a savage wildnerness, or dawn upon spicy groves, and glittering fanes, and gilded cities, and all the splendour... | |
| 1828 - 638 Seiten
...globe ; or were they some strange and monstrous race, such as the imagination in those times was prone to give to all remote and unknown regions ? Had he...and glittering fanes and gilded cities, and all the splendours of oriental civilization." pp. 146-8. On his return from this wonderful entei prise, Columbus... | |
| Washington Irving - 1828 - 502 Seiten
...island far in the Indian sea; or was this the famed Cipango itself, the object of his golden fancies? A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed...and glittering fanes, and gilded cities, and all the splendour of oriental civilization. 10. BOOK IV. CHAPTER I. FIRST LANDING OF COLUMBUS IN THE NEW WORLD.... | |
| 1828 - 640 Seiten
...i.sland far in the Indian sea; or was this the famed Cipango itself, the object of his golden fancies ? A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed...and glittering fanes and gilded cities, and all the splendours of oriental civilization." pp. 146-8. On his return from this wonderful enter prise, Columbus... | |
| 1829 - 762 Seiten
...Indian «tea ; or was this the famed Cipango (or Japan) itself, the object of his golden fancies ? A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed...and glittering fanes, and gilded cities, and all the splendour of oriental civilization." The land to which he was thus triumphantly borne was the island... | |
| Washington Irving - 1829 - 346 Seiten
...of his golden fancies. A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed upon him, as he watched for the night to pass away ; wondering whether the...wilderness, or dawn upon spicy groves, and glittering scenes, and gilded cities, and all the splendours of oriental civilization. CHAPTER XI. First landing... | |
| Washington Irving - 1830 - 396 Seiten
...of his golden fancies? A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed upon him, as he watched for the night to pass away ; wondering whether the...and glittering fanes, and gilded cities, and all the splendours of oriental civilization. CHAPTER XL First landing of Columbus in the New World — Cruise... | |
| Washington Irving - 1830 - 392 Seiten
...of his golden fancies? A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed upon him, as he watched for the night to pass away ; wondering whether the...savage wilderness, or dawn upon spicy groves, and ~-J glittering fanes, and gilded cities, and all the splendours of oriental civilization. CHAPTER XL... | |
| 1830 - 428 Seiten
...island, far in the Indian seas ; or was this the famed Cipango itself, the object of hit golden fancies ? A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed upon him, as be watched for the night to pass away ; wondering whether the morning light would reveal a savage wilderness,... | |
| Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 338 Seiten
...island far in the Indian sea; or was this the famed Cipango itself, the object of his golden fancies ? A thousand speculations of the kind must have swarmed...cities, and all the splendor of oriental civilization. The morning dawned that was to give Columbus the first view of the new world. As objects gradually... | |
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