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Page 25
... never beheld such a beautiful place , with trees bor- dering the river , handsome , green , and different from ours , having fruits and flowers each one according to its nature . There are many birds , which sing very sweetly . There ...
... never beheld such a beautiful place , with trees bor- dering the river , handsome , green , and different from ours , having fruits and flowers each one according to its nature . There are many birds , which sing very sweetly . There ...
Page 26
... never rose ; for the herbage on the beach nearly reached the waves , which does not happen where the sea is rough . ( Up to that time they had not experienced a rough sea among all those islands . ) He says that the island is full of ...
... never rose ; for the herbage on the beach nearly reached the waves , which does not happen where the sea is rough . ( Up to that time they had not experienced a rough sea among all those islands . ) He says that the island is full of ...
Page 27
... never bark , and wild birds tamed in their houses . There was a wonderful supply of nets and other fishing imple- ments , but nothing was touched . He believed that all the people on the coast were fishermen , who took the fish inland ...
... never bark , and wild birds tamed in their houses . There was a wonderful supply of nets and other fishing imple- ments , but nothing was touched . He believed that all the people on the coast were fishermen , who took the fish inland ...
Page 29
... never seen the Indians on board say any prayer ; though they repeat the Salve and Ave Maria with their hands raised to heaven , and they make the sign of the cross . The language is also the same , and they are all friends ; but I ...
... never seen the Indians on board say any prayer ; though they repeat the Salve and Ave Maria with their hands raised to heaven , and they make the sign of the cross . The language is also the same , and they are all friends ; but I ...
Page 31
... never tire of gazing upon such loveliness , nor his ears of listening to the songs of birds . That day many canoes came to the ships , to barter with cotton threads and with the nets in which they sleep , called hamacas . Sunday , 4th ...
... never tire of gazing upon such loveliness , nor his ears of listening to the songs of birds . That day many canoes came to the ships , to barter with cotton threads and with the nets in which they sleep , called hamacas . Sunday , 4th ...
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