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Page 12
The undertaking such a work appeared to me the more worthy of the labor which it must cost , because , as I have said , no one has treated the whole of the argument ; and those who have treated parts thereof have so treated them that ...
The undertaking such a work appeared to me the more worthy of the labor which it must cost , because , as I have said , no one has treated the whole of the argument ; and those who have treated parts thereof have so treated them that ...
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He says that this island is the most beautiful that eyes have seen , full of good harbours and deep rivers , and the sea appeared as if it never rose ; for the herbage on the beach nearly reached the waves , which does not happen where ...
He says that this island is the most beautiful that eyes have seen , full of good harbours and deep rivers , and the sea appeared as if it never rose ; for the herbage on the beach nearly reached the waves , which does not happen where ...
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After some time a man made his appearance . The Admiral ordered that he should be left to himself , and the sailors returned to the boats . After dinner , one of the Indians on board was sent on shore . He called out from a distance ...
After some time a man made his appearance . The Admiral ordered that he should be left to himself , and the sailors returned to the boats . After dinner , one of the Indians on board was sent on shore . He called out from a distance ...
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Men and women go as naked as when their mothers bore them . is true that the women wear a very small rag of cotton cloth , and they are of very good appearance , not very dark , less so than the Canarians . I hold , most serene Princes ...
Men and women go as naked as when their mothers bore them . is true that the women wear a very small rag of cotton cloth , and they are of very good appearance , not very dark , less so than the Canarians . I hold , most serene Princes ...
Page 35
S. After having made 8 leagues along the coast , a river was sighted , and another 4 leagues brought them to another river , which appeared to be of great volume , and larger than any they had yet seen . The Admiral did not wish to stop ...
S. After having made 8 leagues along the coast , a river was sighted , and another 4 leagues brought them to another river , which appeared to be of great volume , and larger than any they had yet seen . The Admiral did not wish to stop ...
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