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Page 77
... boats , pass down the river . Suddenly , " we are told by Sir Arthur Gorges , who was present , " he brake out into a great dis- temper , and swore that his enemies had brought << her Majesty thither to break his gall in sunder with.
... boats , pass down the river . Suddenly , " we are told by Sir Arthur Gorges , who was present , " he brake out into a great dis- temper , and swore that his enemies had brought << her Majesty thither to break his gall in sunder with.
Page 87
... river Orinoco . Fables of the vast city of Manoa and of El Dorado passed from mouth to mouth . The name of El Dorado was first given to the King of this wondrous city , afterwards to the city itself . The empire of Guiana had greater ...
... river Orinoco . Fables of the vast city of Manoa and of El Dorado passed from mouth to mouth . The name of El Dorado was first given to the King of this wondrous city , afterwards to the city itself . The empire of Guiana had greater ...
Page 89
... river Orinoco . But Whiddon learnt little that was new , having met with many difficulties , and returned to Eng- land towards the end of the year . Ralegh was now busy with preparations for his own voyage , and on the 6th February ...
... river Orinoco . But Whiddon learnt little that was new , having met with many difficulties , and returned to Eng- land towards the end of the year . Ralegh was now busy with preparations for his own voyage , and on the 6th February ...
Page 90
... river . So Ralegh had to decide to leave his ships anchored on the coast of Trinidad , near Los Gallos , and proceed on his expedition in five open boats , which carried one hundred men and enough provisions for a month . " First of all ...
... river . So Ralegh had to decide to leave his ships anchored on the coast of Trinidad , near Los Gallos , and proceed on his expedition in five open boats , which carried one hundred men and enough provisions for a month . " First of all ...
Page 91
... river " we fell , " says Ralegh , " into as goodly a river as ever I beheld , called the great Amana , which ran more directly without windings or turnings than the other ; but soon the flood of the sea left us , and being en- forced ...
... river " we fell , " says Ralegh , " into as goodly a river as ever I beheld , called the great Amana , which ran more directly without windings or turnings than the other ; but soon the flood of the sea left us , and being en- forced ...
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