| Voyages and travels - 1838 - 534 pages
...sailer, pressed forward to ascertain the fact. In a short time the nag WBS hoisted at her mast head, nnd a gun discharged, being the preconcerted signals for...throughout the little squadron, and every eye was turned towards the west. As they advanced, however, their cloud-built hopes faded away, and before evening... | |
| Peter Parley (pseud.) - History, Ancient - 1846 - 414 pages
...proclaim it, lest he should be mistaken, and forfeit all chance of the reward; the Nina, how-ever, being a good sailer, pressed forward to ascertain the fact. In a little while the flag was hoisted at her mast-head, and a gun discharged, being the precon-certed signals for land.... | |
| Peter Parley (pseud.) - History, Ancient - 1846 - 414 pages
...proclaim it, lest he should be mistaken, and forfeit all chance of the reward ; the Nina, however, being a good sailer, pressed forward to ascertain the fact. In a little while the flag was hoisted at her mast-head, and a gun discharged, being the preconcerted signals for land.... | |
| Washington Irving - 1848 - 454 pages
...proclaim it, lest he should be mistaken, and forfeit all chance of the reward : the Nina, however, being a good sailer, pressed forward to ascertain...cloud-built hopes faded away, and before evening the fancied land had again melted into air.* The crews now sank into a degree of dejection proportioned... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 450 pages
...Columbus, Navarrete, tom. ip 17. K 2 mistaken, and forfeit all chance of the reward : the Nina, however, being a good sailer, pressed forward to ascertain...cloud-built hopes faded away, and before evening the fancied land had again melted into air.* The crews now sank into a degree of dejection proportioned... | |
| Washington Irving - Astoria (Or.) - 1849 - 756 pages
...to proclaim it, lest he should be mistaken, and forfeit all chance of the reward: the Nina, however, being a good sailer, pressed forward to ascertain...awakened throughout the little squadron, and every eye wa« turned to the west. As they advanced, however, their cloud-buil* hopes faded away, and before... | |
| Washington Irving - 1850 - 456 pages
...Columbus, Navarrete, torn. ip 17. mistaken, and forfeit all chance of the reward : the Nina, however, being a good sailer, pressed forward to ascertain...awakened throughout the little squadron, and every eye wa=» turned to the west. As they advanced, however, their cloud-buil* hopes faded away, and before... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 454 pages
...Columbus. Navarrete, tom. ip 17. mistaken, and forfeit all chance of the reward : the Nina, however, being a good sailer, pressed forward to ascertain...awakened throughout the little squadron, and every eye wa« turned to the west. As they advanced, however, their cloud-buil* hopes faded away, and before... | |
| Washington Irving - 1853 - 444 pages
...to proclaim it, lest he should be mistaken, and forfeit all chance of the reward: the Nina, however, being a good sailer, pressed forward to ascertain...awakened throughout the little squadron, and every eye wa« turned to the west. As they advanced, however, their cloud-built hopes faded away, and before... | |
| Washington Irving - 1858 - 452 pages
...a good sailer, pressed forward to ascertain the fact. * Journ. of Columbus, Navarrete, torn. ip 17. In a little while a flag was hoisted at her mast-head,...cloud-built hopes faded away, and before evening the fancied land had again melted into air.* The crews now sank into a degree of dejection proportioned... | |
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