| Washington Irving - America - 1828 - 534 pages
...Ad1niral,» by way of perpetuating in the family its real source of greatness. His conduct was characterised by the grandeur of his views, and the magnanimity of his spirit. Instead of traversing the newly-found countries, like a grasping adventurer eager only for immediate... | |
| Washington Irving - Biography & Autobiography - 1829 - 346 pages
...himself simply " The Admiral," by way of perpetuating in the family the source of its real greatness. His conduct was characterized by the grandeur of his views, and the magnanimity of his spirit. Instead of ravaging the newly found countries like many of his contemporary discoverers, who were intent... | |
| Encyclopaedia Americana - 1830 - 636 pages
...over a finely variegated country. was strongly tinctured. Of a great and inventive genius, a lofty and noble ambition, his conduct was characterized...modem times, to change the face of the world have been Italians—Columbus and Napoleon.—For further information respecting the life of Columbus, we refer... | |
| 1832 - 602 pages
...enthusiastic engagedness in the ceremonies of his religion. Of a great and inventive genius and lofty and noble ambition, his conduct was characterized...grandeur of his views and the magnanimity of his spirit. We might pause here, and weep at the ingratitude, and sigh at the depraved selfishness of man, when... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 630 pages
...enthusiasm, with which his whole character was strongly tinctured. Of a great and inventive genius, a lofty and noble ambition, his conduct was characterized...republics. The two men who have probably done most, in modern times, to change the face of the world have been Italians — Columbus and Napoleon. — For... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1838 - 642 pages
...inventive genius, a lofty and noble ambition, hie conduct was characterized by the grandeur of hie views and the magnanimity of his spirit The treatment...have been Italians — Columbus and Napoleon. — For l'un her information respecting the life of Columbus, we refer the reader to the Life of Columbus (in... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - America - 1844 - 338 pages
...dispelled numerous errors with which he himself had been obliged to struggle. His conduct as a discoverer was characterized by the grandeur of his views and the magnanimity of his spirit. Instead of scouring the newly-found regions like a grasping adventurer, eager only for immediate gain,... | |
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