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... than that the sublime code of international law should have come into form and established its authority over the civilized world within so short a time ; for it is now scarcely more than two hundred years since it took its being .
... than that the sublime code of international law should have come into form and established its authority over the civilized world within so short a time ; for it is now scarcely more than two hundred years since it took its being .
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... going close to the shore . The sweet water does not come within a league of the mouth . It is certain , " says the Admiral , " that this is the mainland , and that I am in front of Zayto * and Guinsay , † a hundred leagues 29 5.
... going close to the shore . The sweet water does not come within a league of the mouth . It is certain , " says the Admiral , " that this is the mainland , and that I am in front of Zayto * and Guinsay , † a hundred leagues 29 5.
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of Zayto * and Guinsay , † a hundred leagues , a little more or less , distant the one from the other . It was very clear that no one before has been so far as this by sea . Yesterday , with wind from the N.W. , I found it cold .
of Zayto * and Guinsay , † a hundred leagues , a little more or less , distant the one from the other . It was very clear that no one before has been so far as this by sea . Yesterday , with wind from the N.W. , I found it cold .
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... without any religion , not idolaters , but very gentle , not knowing what is evil , nor the sins of murder and theft , being without arms , and so timid that a hundred would fly before one Spaniard , although they joke with them .
... without any religion , not idolaters , but very gentle , not knowing what is evil , nor the sins of murder and theft , being without arms , and so timid that a hundred would fly before one Spaniard , although they joke with them .
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He came to the mouth of the river , and entered a creek which was deep and wide , at the foot of that S. E. part of the cape , which would accommodate a hundred ships without any anchor or hawsers . Eyes never beheld a better harbour .
He came to the mouth of the river , and entered a creek which was deep and wide , at the foot of that S. E. part of the cape , which would accommodate a hundred ships without any anchor or hawsers . Eyes never beheld a better harbour .
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| Title | Old South Leaflets Old South Leaflets, Old South Association Issue 5 of Old South leaflets: Annual series |
| Contributor | Old South Association |
| Publisher | Directors of the Old South Work, 1902 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 8 pages |
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