The Song of America and Columbus: Or the Story of the New World. A Greeting to Columbus and Columbia, and Descriptive Narrative of the Voyages and Career of Columbus and the Precursors of His Great Discovery, with the Sequel as Seen in the United States, in Celebration of the Four-hundredth Anniversary of the Discovery of America by Columbus, 1492-1892Office of the Daily investigator, 1892 - 278 pages |
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Page 102 - The golden fruits of the Hesperides, And then once more the ships pursued their way, While eyes were bright with visions of Cathay. The voyage prospered, and when land was seen It broke upon them like a fairy scene. They saw before them, as they sailed the sea, The fragrant palm-decked isles of Caribbee. * Columbus sailed from Cadiz on his second voyage, on the 25th of September, 1493, Ferdinand and Isabella having previously ratified, in the most solemn manner, his former stipulation respecting...
Page 153 - Columbus, offered to take off the irons; but he did not permit it. " Since the king has commanded that I should obey his governor, he shall find me as obedient to this, as I have been to all his other orders. Nothing but his commands shall release me. If twelve years' hardship and fatigue; if continual dangers and frequent famine; if the ocean, first opened, and five times passed and repassed, to add a new world abounding with wealth to the Spanish monarchy; and if an infirm...
Page 62 - mid martial pomp ashore, While in his hand a naked sword he bore, And o'er him waved the banner of Castile. Then he, and all his men, prepared to kneel, And kiss the ground, in joy and thankful prayer, For safe deliv'rance through Almighty care.
Page 174 - Portugal. *Columbus having been acquitted at the court of Spain with the promise of restitution and reward, was anxious to again engage in discoveries.
Page 263 - Francisco, and his obsequies were celebrated with great pomp in the parochial church of Santa Maria de la Antigua at Valladolid...
Page 270 - Nimo, the grandson of Isabella, third daughter of Don Diego (the son of the discoverer) was declared Duke of Veragua.