 | William Cullen Bryant, Sydney Howard Gay, Noah Brooks - 1898 - 688 strani
...discovery of that part of the mainland which has yielded to the world its untold millions of gold. " Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very close to the side of the Terrestrial Paradise,1 and it was peopled by black women without any man among... | |
 | David Augustus Shaw - 1900 - 338 strani
...Gaul." The following extracts from this comparatively ancient book will show how the name occurred. "Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very near the Terrestrial Paradise, which was peopled by black women, without any men among them, because they... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1905 - 516 strani
...author probably derived the name from Calif, the title of a successor of Mohammed. The author says: "Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island, called California, very close to the Terrestrial Paradise, and it was peopled by black women without any man among them, for... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1906 - 516 strani
...author probably derived the name from Calif, the title of a successor of Mohammed. The author says: "Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island, called California, very close to the Terrestrial Paradise, and it was peopled by black women without any man among them, for... | |
 | Arthur Walbridge North - 1908 - 266 strani
...Cortez there was a widely read romance, "Las Sergus de Esplandian " by name, in which it was written: "On the right hand of the Indies there is an island...California, very near to the terrestrial paradise — an island peopled by Amazons." And from this island, rather than Ciguatan, the name given by the... | |
 | Helen Elliott Bandini - 1908 - 316 strani
...search of adventures. This particular story would not interest readers of to-day save for this passage: "Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very near the Terrestrial Paradise, and it is peopled by black women who live after the fashion of Amazons. This... | |
 | George Henry Kress - 1910 - 228 strani
...name of romance. Montalvo, in his fanciful tale of "Sergas de Esplandian," published in 1510, tells that "on the right hand of the Indies there is an...were accustomed to live after the fashion of Amazons. Their arms were all of gold, and so were the caparisons of the wild beasts they rode after having tamed... | |
 | Rockwell D. Hunt - 1911 - 388 strani
...of Gaul," which was published in Spain as early as 1510. It is a charming fairy tale: "Know, then, that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very close to the side of the Terres19 trial Paradise, and it was peopled by black women, without any man... | |
 | Irving Berdine Richman - 1911 - 628 strani
...Sergas de Esplandidn) there was implied insularity coupled with riches. " ' Know,' the Sergas says, ' that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very close to the side of the Terrestrial Paradise; and it was peopled by black women, without any man among... | |
 | Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez - 1914 - 476 strani
...the name that has since become famous in all the high-ways and by-ways of the world runs as follows: "Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is...near to the terrestrial paradise, which was peopled by black women, without any men among them, for they were accustomed to live after the manner of Amazons.... | |
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Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very close to the side of the Terrestrial Paradise; and it was peopled by black women, without any man among them, for they lived in the fashion of Amazons. 
