 Sometimes he employed all the arts of insinuation, to soothe his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occasions, he Assumed...  Second Latin writer. [With] Key - Page 170by George Lovett Bennett - 1881Full view - About this book
 | William Winterbotham - History - 1795 - 626 pages
...threatened them with vengeance from their fovereign, if, by their daftardly behaviour, they Ihould defeat this noble effort to promote the glory of God, and to exalt the Spanilh name above that of every other nation. Even with feditious failors, the words of a man whom... | |
 | William Winterbotham - America - 1796 - 644 pages
...threatened them, with vengeance from their fovereign, if, by their daftirdly behaviour, they fhould defeat this noble effort to promote the glory of God, and to exalt the Spanifh name above that of every other nation. Even with leditious iailors, the words of a man whom... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1800 - 472 pages
...vengeance from their fovereign, if, by their daftardly behaviour, they fhould defeat thU noble BOOK noble effort to promote the glory of God, and to exalt the Spanifh name above that of every other nation. Even with feditious failors, the words of a man whom... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 458 pages
...acquire. On other occasions he assumed the tone of authority, and threatened them with the vengeance of their sovereign, if, by their dastardly behaviour,...the Spanish name above that of every other nation. Tin;•' he prevailed with them to accompany their admiral for some time longer. As they proceeded,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
...acquire. On other occasions he assumed the tone of authority, and threatened them with the vengeance of their sovereign, if, by their dastardly behaviour,...the Spanish name above that of every other nation. Thus he prevailed with them to accompany their admiral for some time longer. As they proceeded, the... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 398 pages
...assumed the tone of authority, and threatened them with the vengeance of their sovereign, if, by tlieir dastardly behaviour, they should defeat this noble...the Spanish name above that of every other nation. Thus he prevailed with them to accompany their admiral for some time longer. As they proceeded, the... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1809 - 382 pages
...and wealth whit'!] they were about to acquire. On other occasions, be assimi* ed a tone of authority, and threatened them with vengeance from their sovereign,...behaviour, they should defeat this noble effort to prp* mote the glory of God, and to exalt the Spanish name above that of every other nation. Even with... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1812 - 564 pages
...to aequire. On other oeeasions, he assumed a tone of authority, and threatened the m with vengeanee from their sovereign^ if, by their dastardly behaviour,...seditious sailors, the words of a man whom they had been aeeustomed to reverenee", were weighty and persuasive, and not only restrained them from those violent... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1817 - 448 pages
...fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occasions, he assumed a tone of authority, and threatened them with vengeance from their sovereign, if, by their dastardly behaviour, they should deBOOK feat this noble effort to promote the glory of n- God, and to exalt the Spanish name above 1492.... | |
 | William Robertson - America - 1817 - 470 pages
...fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occasions, he assumed a tone of authority, and threatened them with vengeance from their sovereign, if, by their dastardly behaviour, they should deBOOK feat this noble effort to promote the glory of "- God, and to exalt the Spanish name above 1492.... | |
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