 The vast machines, in which they had traversed the ocean, that seemed to move upon the waters with wings, and uttered a dreadful sound resembling thunder, accompanied with lightning and smoke, struck them with such terror, that they began to respect their...  A History of Useful Arts & Manufactures - Page 281822 - 175 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1799 - 616 pages
...and fmoke, ftruck them with fuch terror, that they began to refpeft their new guefts as a fuperior order of beings, and concluded that they were children of the Sun, who had defcended to vifit the earth. The Europeans were hardly lefs amazed at the fcenc now before them. Every... | |
 | David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...and fmoke, 'ftruck them with fuch terror, that.they began to refpefit their new guefts as a fuperior order of beings, and concluded that they were children of the Sun, who had defcended to Vifit the Carth. History of America. GOLDSMITH'. ' • ....'. . " .» (Between \f29 and... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
...and smoke, struck them with such terror, that they began to respect their new guests as a superior order of beings, and concluded that they were children...the Sun, who had descended to visit the earth. The V AMERICA. 15 The Europeans were scarcely less amazed at the jcene now before them. Every herb, and... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 458 pages
...and smoke, struck them with such terror, that they began to respect their new guests as a superior order of beings, and concluded that they were children of the Sun, who .bad descended to visit the earth. The Europeans were scarcely-less amazed at the scene now before... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1805 - 410 pages
...that they were children of the Sun, who had descended to visit the earth. The Europeans were scarcely less amazed at the scene now before them. Every herb,...different from those which flourished in Europe. The inhabitants appeared in the simple innocence of nature, entirely naked. Their black hair, long and... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1805 - 414 pages
...descended to visit the earth. The Europeans were scarcely less amazed at the scene now before them. Iirery herb, and shrub, and tree, was different from those which flourished in Europe. The inhabitants appeared in the simple innocence of nature, entirely naked. Their black hair, long and... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...terror, and inspired them with a belief that their new guests were a superior order of beings, concluding they were children of the sun, who had descended to visit the earth. The Spaniards were as much amazed at the scene before them. The trees, the shrubs, the herbage, were all... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 398 pages
...and smoke, struck them with such terror, that they began to respect their new guests as a superior order of beings, and concluded that they were children...of the Sun, who had descended to visit the earth. 5 The The Europeans were scarcely less amazed at the scene now before them. Every herb, and shrub,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1806 - 492 pages
...that they were children of the Suu, who had descended to visit the earth. The Europeans were scarcely less amazed at the scene now before them. Every herb, and shrub, *rid tree, -was different from those which flourished in Europe. The inhabitants appeared in the simple... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1813 - 620 pages
...respect their new guests as a superior order ' Life of Columbus, c. ti, 23. Herera, dec. 1. lib. ic 13. of beings, and concluded that they were children of the Sun who had descended to visit the earth. — - -' — _: The Europeans were hardly less amazed at the scene *'"*' now before them. Every herb,... | |
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