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Pagina 124
... Montezuma . Several interviews followed , in which Cortez , professing to come as ambassa- dor from his own sovereign , perseveringly demanded to be led into the presence of Montezuma . This was peremptorily refused ; but 124 CORTEZ .
... Montezuma . Several interviews followed , in which Cortez , professing to come as ambassa- dor from his own sovereign , perseveringly demanded to be led into the presence of Montezuma . This was peremptorily refused ; but 124 CORTEZ .
Pagina 125
... Montezuma acted inde- cisively and weakly he neither admitted his formidable visitors to the friendly intercourse which they insidiously demanded , nor sum- moned the strength of his empire to crush them at once ; but let them fortify ...
... Montezuma acted inde- cisively and weakly he neither admitted his formidable visitors to the friendly intercourse which they insidiously demanded , nor sum- moned the strength of his empire to crush them at once ; but let them fortify ...
Pagina 126
... Montezuma expressed his belief that the Spaniards were the persons whom his countrymen were thus taught to expect ... Montezuma's faithlessness ; and the hostile spirit of the Mexicans was made plain , by intelligence that several ...
... Montezuma expressed his belief that the Spaniards were the persons whom his countrymen were thus taught to expect ... Montezuma's faithlessness ; and the hostile spirit of the Mexicans was made plain , by intelligence that several ...
Pagina 127
... Montezuma . This raised the hopes of the Mexicans , by showing that their invaders were not exempt from internal discord . Cortez perceived and met the dangers of his position with his usual ability and courage . Having tried in vain to ...
... Montezuma . This raised the hopes of the Mexicans , by showing that their invaders were not exempt from internal discord . Cortez perceived and met the dangers of his position with his usual ability and courage . Having tried in vain to ...
Pagina 128
... Montezuma , who had succeeded to the throne , made a resolute defence ; and Cortez , aware of the danger of entangling his troops in the streets , yet anxious to preserve the build- ings as a trophy of his victory , urged the siege with ...
... Montezuma , who had succeeded to the throne , made a resolute defence ; and Cortez , aware of the danger of entangling his troops in the streets , yet anxious to preserve the build- ings as a trophy of his victory , urged the siege with ...
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Pagina 154 - It is not uncommon, for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by the lights which he afforded them.
Pagina 17 - Vaccinae, A Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Counties of England. Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of the Cow Pox...
Pagina 153 - I must confess I am amazed that the press should be only made use of in this way by news-writers, and the zealots of parties : as if it were not more advantageous to mankind, to be instructed in wisdom and virtue, than in politics ; and to be made good fathers, husbands, and sons, than counsellors and statesmen.
Pagina 121 - Thus this brook has conveyed his ashes into, Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean; and thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which now is dispersed all the world over.
Pagina 182 - She took me by the hand, and wrung it hard, and said, " No, Robin, I am not well," and then discoursed with me of her indisposition, and that her heart had been sad and heavy for ten or twelve days, and in her discourse she fetched not so few as forty or fifty great sighs. I...
Pagina 95 - And herein I found the difference between this and my former state chiefly consisted. I was striving, yea, fighting with all my might under the Law, as well as under grace. But then I was sometimes, if not often, conquered ; now, I was always conqueror. Thur. 25. — The moment I awaked, 'Jesus, Master...
Pagina 145 - Behold,' says he, pointing to these and raising his voice, ' the powers which I have received from his catholic majesty. With these I govern Castile ; and with these I will govern it, until the king, your master and mine, takes possession of his kingdom ".' A declaration so bold and haughty silenced them, and astonished their associates.
Pagina 95 - In the evening I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate Street, where one was reading Luther's preface to the Epistle to the Romans. About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed,.!
Pagina 155 - had something in it more charming than I have found in any other man. But this was only when familiar: before strangers, or perhaps a single stranger, he preserved his dignity by a stiff silence.
Pagina 153 - He afterwards proceeded to take notice of the great use this paper might be of to the public, by reprehending those vices which are too trivial for the chastisement of the law, and too fantastical for the cognizance of the pulpit.