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Page 96
... Keymis to explore part of the country on foot , and mean- while went himself some way up a branch of the river called the Piacoa . He returned again to meet Keymis , and they set off in haste to get back to their ships ; for their ...
... Keymis to explore part of the country on foot , and mean- while went himself some way up a branch of the river called the Piacoa . He returned again to meet Keymis , and they set off in haste to get back to their ships ; for their ...
Page 98
... , Thou strok'dst me , and mad'st much of me ; would'st give me Water with berries in ' t ; and teach me how To name the bigger light , and how the less , 1595 ] KEYMIS'S VOYAGE TO GUIANA . That burn by 98 [ 1595 SIR WALTER RALEGH .
... , Thou strok'dst me , and mad'st much of me ; would'st give me Water with berries in ' t ; and teach me how To name the bigger light , and how the less , 1595 ] KEYMIS'S VOYAGE TO GUIANA . That burn by 98 [ 1595 SIR WALTER RALEGH .
Page 99
... Keymis in a ship to explore the Orinoco further . Keymis was as enthusiastic as Ralegh himself about the prospects of exploration in Guiana , and says himself that he meant to devote his life to it . In this voyage , however , he failed ...
... Keymis in a ship to explore the Orinoco further . Keymis was as enthusiastic as Ralegh himself about the prospects of exploration in Guiana , and says himself that he meant to devote his life to it . In this voyage , however , he failed ...
Page 100
... Keymis to turn out the Spaniards ; they welcomed the Eng- lish warmly , and seemed to have awaited their return with impatience . Keymis had repeatedly to assure them that he had come only to trade , and had not brought a force ...
... Keymis to turn out the Spaniards ; they welcomed the Eng- lish warmly , and seemed to have awaited their return with impatience . Keymis had repeatedly to assure them that he had come only to trade , and had not brought a force ...
Page 197
... Keymis under- taking a voyage to Guiana . The plan apparently was that Keymis was to go to Guiana at the expense of the government ; but if he failed to bring back half a ton of gold ore , all the charges of the voyage were to be laid ...
... Keymis under- taking a voyage to Guiana . The plan apparently was that Keymis was to go to Guiana at the expense of the government ; but if he failed to bring back half a ton of gold ore , all the charges of the voyage were to be laid ...
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