 | Washington Irving - America - 1868 - 528 pages
...and confiding simplicity, and suffered their scrutiny with perfect acquiescence, winning them by his benignity. They now supposed that the ships had sailed...crystal firmament which bounded their horizon, or had descended from above on their ample wings, and that these marvelous beings were inhabitants of... | |
 | Washington Irving - America - 1869 - 532 pages
...and confiding simplicity, and suffered their scrutiny with perfect acquiescence, winning them by his benignity. They now supposed that the ships had sailed...crystal firmament which bounded their horizon, or had descended from above on their ample wings, and that these marvelous beings were inhabitants of... | |
 | Charles Adams - 1870 - 322 pages
...suffered their scrutiny with perfect acquiescence. The wondering .Memoir of Washington Irving. 165 savages were won by this benignity ; they now supposed that...descended from above on their ample wings, and that these marvelous beings were inhabitants of the skies." CHAPTER XXII. TV T R. IRVING now indulged himself... | |
 | Henry Noble Day - English language - 1870 - 380 pages
...thought as to require a colon, even when no connective is used. EXAMPLES. — The wondering savages were won by this benignity ; they now supposed that...the crystal firmament which bounded their horizon. It is a question of pure curiosity ; it never can be decided ; and as its decision is perfectly indifferent... | |
 | 1872 - 692 pages
...submitted to their scrutiny with perfect acquiescence. The wondering savages were won by this kindness. They now supposed that the ships had sailed out of...these marvellous beings were inhabitants of the skies. The natives of the island were no less objects of curiosity to the Spaniards, differing, as they did,... | |
 | Pádraig Ó Seaghdha - 1878 - 462 pages
...their scrutiny with perfect acquiescence, winning them by his benignity. They now supposed that tl*e ships had sailed out of the crystal firmament which bounded their horizon, or had descended from above on their ample wings, and that these marvelous beings were mhabitants of the... | |
 | American literature - 1875 - 558 pages
...so strange and formidable, suffered their scrutiny with perfect acquiescence. The wondering savages were won by this benignity : they now supposed that...bounded their horizon, or that they had descended from abore on their ample wings, and these marvellous beings were inhabitants of the skies. ENORMOUS CANNON.... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1874 - 454 pages
...and confiding simplicity, and suffered their scrutiny with perfect acquiescence, winning them by his benignity. They now supposed that the ships had sailed...crystal firmament which bounded their horizon, or had descended from above on their ample wings, and that these marvelous beings were inhabitants of... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1877 - 454 pages
...and confiding simplicity, and suffered their scrutiny with perfect acquiescence, winning them by his benignity. They now supposed that the ships had sailed...crystal firmament which bounded their horizon, or had descended from above on their ample wings, and that these marvelous beings were inhabitants of... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 1020 pages
...and confiding simplicity, and suffered their scrutiny with perfect acquiescence, winning them by his benignity. They now supposed that the ships had sailed...crystal firmament which bounded their horizon, or had descended from above on their ample wings, and that these marvelous beings were inhabitants of... | |
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... benignity. They now supposed that the ships had sailed out of the crystal firmament which bounded their horizon, or had descended from above on their ample wings, and that these marvellous beings were inhabitants of the skies. 
