...outset of his conference, and which certainly savour more of the convent than the 4 university. To his simplest proposition, the spherical form of the earth, were opposed figurative texts of scripture. In the psalms, the heavens are said to be extended over the earth like a hide, that is to say, like...

...declares, that all men are descended from one common parent." "To the simplest proposition of Columbus — the spherical form of the earth, were opposed figurative texts of Scripture. In the Psalms, the heavens are said to be extended over the earth like a hide, that is to say, like...

...the very outset of his conference. To his proposition regarding the form of the earth were opposed texts of scripture. They observed, that, in the psalms,...commentators, the curtain or covering of a tent which among ancient pastoral nations, was formed of the hide of animals) : and that St. Paul, in his espistle to...

...defending one another." Such were the unlooked-for prejudices which Columbus had to encounter. To his simplest proposition, the spherical form of the earth, were opposed figurative texts of Scripture. St. Paul compares the heavens to a tent or tabernacle spread over the earth : hence the casuists maintained...

...outset of his conference, and which certainly relish more of the convent than the university. To his simplest proposition, the spherical form of the earth,...scripture. They observed that in the Psalms the heavens E2 are said to be extended like a hide,* that is, according to commentators, the curtain or covering...

...outset of hie conference, and which certainly relish more of the convent tlian the university. To his simplest proposition, the spherical form of the earth,...They observed that in the Psalms the heavens are said tobe extended like a hide,* that is, according to commentators, the curtain or covering of a tent,...

...outset of his conference, and which certainly relish more of the convent than of the university. To his simplest proposition, the spherical form of the earth,...commentators, the curtain, or covering of a tent, which, among ancient pastoral nations, was formed of the hides of animals ; and that St. Paul, in his epistle to...

...outset of his conference, and which certainly relish more of the convent than of the university. To his simplest proposition, the spherical form of the earth,...commentators, the curtain, or covering of a tent, which, among ancient pastoral nations, was formed of the hides of animals; and that St. Paul, in his epistle to...

...opposed, as it was alleged, to the very letter of Scripture. " They observed," says Washington Irving,* " that in the Psalms the heavens are said to be extended...covering of a tent, which, among the ancient pastoral * Life of Columbus. nations, Was formed of the hides of animals; and that St. Paul, in his epistle...

...fac-aimile of the original print in the British Museum.) ton Irvine, in his " Life of Columbus," " that in the Psalms the heavens are said to be extended like a hide,—that is, according to commentators, the curtain or covering of a tent, which among the ancient...