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Page 176
... attempt of Colum- bus was at the Portuguese court , which had in that age great- ly distinguished itself by favoring the spirit of discovery along the African coast . Here he met with an additional mortification , from an attempt to ...
... attempt of Colum- bus was at the Portuguese court , which had in that age great- ly distinguished itself by favoring the spirit of discovery along the African coast . Here he met with an additional mortification , from an attempt to ...
Page 306
... attempt on horse- back ; and they put no balls into their pistols , and took no other weapons , thinking it would be unjustifiable to commit a murder even to effect their purpose . 7. Having ascertained that a carriage which they sup ...
... attempt on horse- back ; and they put no balls into their pistols , and took no other weapons , thinking it would be unjustifiable to commit a murder even to effect their purpose . 7. Having ascertained that a carriage which they sup ...
Page 364
... attempt , their commander , a gallant officer , general Packenham , was killed . The two generals , Gibbs and Kean , succeeded in pushing forward their columns a second time ; but the second approach was more fatal than the first ; the ...
... attempt , their commander , a gallant officer , general Packenham , was killed . The two generals , Gibbs and Kean , succeeded in pushing forward their columns a second time ; but the second approach was more fatal than the first ; the ...
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