Stories of Discovery Told by DiscoverersRoberts Brothers, 1883 - 290 strani |
Druge izdaje - Prikaži vse
Pogosti izrazi in povedi
Admiral adventure Africa afternoon anchor Antarctic Antarctic Circle appeared arms arrived beads boat brought caboceers called canoes Cape CAPE CARR Captain captain-major caravel Cartagena coast Colonel Ingham Columbus continued crew discovered discovery distance east England fathoms feet fire five four gave Golden Hinde hands harbor hope horse hundred icebergs Indians inlet island Jamestown Jannah Karuma Falls king King of Portugal lake land latitude leagues Lisbon longitude looked Magellan Maluco miles Mink Brook morning Mount Erebus mountains navigation night Nile ordered Pacific party passage passed Paulo da Gama pinnace Portugal Powhatan present reached river rocks round seemed seen sent set sail ships shore side sight soon southward Spain strait thence tion told took trees Uncle Fritz unto Vasco da Gama vessels voyage weather westward whereof wind Youriba
Priljubljeni odlomki
Stran 114 - All of a sudden, as is wont to happen to navigators, a violent contrary wind blew in from the sea, and forced us to return to our ship, greatly regretting to leave this region which seemed so commodious and delightful, and which we supposed must also contain great riches, as the hills showed many indications of minerals.
Stran 140 - Not long after, early in a morning a great fire was made in a long house, and a mat spread on the one side, as on the other; on the one they caused him to sit, and all the guard went out of the house, and presently came skipping in a great grim fellow, all painted over with coale, mingled with oyle; and many Snakes...
Stran 143 - That night they quartered in the woods, he still expecting (as he had done all this long time of his imprisonment) every hour to be put to one death or other for all their feasting. But almighty God by his divine providence, had mollified the hearts of those stern barbarians with compassion.
Stran 118 - Adriatic gulf, near Illyria and Dalmatia. We had no intercourse with the people, but we judge that they were similar in nature and usages to those we were last among. After sailing between east and north the distance of one hundred and fifty leagues more, and finding our provisions and naval stores nearly exhausted, we took in wood and water and determined to return to France, having discovered 502, that is 700 (sic) leagues of unknown lands.
Stran 112 - Although the whole coast is low and without harbours, it is not dangerous for navigation, being free from rocks and bold, so that within four or five fathoms from the shore there is twentyfour feet of water at all times of tide, and this depth constantly increases in a uniform proportion, The holding ground is so good that no ship can part her cable, however violent the wind, as we proved by experience...
Stran 95 - Majesty at his return would rest contented with this service, purposed to continue no longer upon the Spanish coasts, but began to consider and to consult of the best way for his country.
Stran 109 - Portugal, with fifty men ; having provisions sufficient for eight months, arms, and other warlike munition and naval stores. Sailing westward with a light and pleasant easterly breeze, in twenty-five days we ran eight hundred leagues. On the 24th of February we encountered as violent a hurricane as any ship ever weathered, from which we escaped unhurt by the divine assistance and goodness, to the praise of the glorious and fortunate name of our good ship, that had been able to support the violent...
Stran 115 - ... skins upon their arms, and various ornaments upon their heads, composed of braids of hair, which also hang down upon their breasts on each side. Others wear different ornaments, such as the women of Egypt and Syria use. The older and the married people, both men and women, wear many ornaments in their ears, hanging down in the oriental manner. We saw upon them several pieces of wrought copper, which is more esteemed by them than gold, as this is not valued on account of its colour...
Stran 143 - Not long after from behind a mat that divided the house, was made the most dolefulest noise he ever heard. Then Powhatan more like a devil than a man, with some two hundred more as black as himself, came unto him and told him now they were friends, and presently he should go to Jamestown, to send him two great guns, and a grindstone, for which he would give him the country of Capahowosick, and forever esteem him as his son Nantaquoud.
Stran 114 - Among them were two kings more beautiful in form and stature than can possibly be described ; one was about forty years old, the other about twentyfour, and they were dressed in the following manner : the oldest had a deer's skin around his body, artificially wrought in damask figures ; his head was without covering; his hair was tied back in various knots; around his neck he wore a large chain ornamented with many stones of different colors.