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" With all the visionary fervor of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts... "
Contributions to the Edinburgh Review - Page 717
by Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 733 pages
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Spirit of the English Magazines

1828 - 496 pages
...perceive when pointed out." ** With all the visionary fervour of his imagination, its fondest dreams i" il short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the...real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath be entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to tho old resorts of opulent commerce,...
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The Southern Review, Volume 2

1828 - 638 pages
...nevertheless, insert them. " With all the visionary fervour of his imagination, its fondest dream* jell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of Ikis discovery. Until his last breath, he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way...
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The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, by W. Irving, abridged by the same

Washington Irving - America - 1830 - 396 pages
...fables, and of deciphering the mystery of his age." With all the visionary fervour of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died...grandeur of his discovery ! Until his last breath, Tie entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts of opulent commerce,...
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The Monthly Repository & Library of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 1

1831 - 418 pages
...heart destitute of this virtue. DEATH OF COLUMBUS. With all the visions and fervor of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of the discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to...
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The Monthly Repository and Library of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 1

1831 - 412 pages
...DEATH OF COLUMBUS. With all the visions and fervor of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell sliort of the reality. He died in ignorance of the real grandeur of the discovery. Until his last breath he entertained the idea that he had merely opened a new way to...
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A History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the ...

Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 600 pages
...(Columbus) died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until hi* last breath, V? "ntertained the idea, that he had merely opened a new way to the...commerce, and had discovered some of the wild regions of th<Bhst. He supposed Hispaniola to be the ancient Ophir, which had been visited by the ships of Solomon,...
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The Rhetorical Reader: Consisting of Instructions for Regulating the Voice ...

Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 312 pages
...lived. For him was reserved the great enterprise to " With all the visionary fervor of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died...ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until SO and that Cuba and Terra Firma, were but remote parts of Asia. What visions of glory would have broke...
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Reminiscences of Spain: The Country, Its People, History, and ..., Volume 1

Caleb Cushing - Spain - 1833 - 326 pages
...fables, and to decipher the mystery of his time.' With all the visionary fervor of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died...in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. * * * What visions of glory would have broke upon his mind, could he have known that he had indeed...
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A History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the ...

Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1833 - 608 pages
...have been indebted for the principal incidents in the life of this illustrious man. " He (Columbus) died in ignorance of the real grandeur of his discovery. Until his last breath, •"- ""Pertained the idea, that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorts of opulent commerce,...
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History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, Volume 2

Washington Irving - America - 1835 - 376 pages
...fables, and of deciphering the mystery of his,time.';* With all the visionary fervour of his imagination, its fondest dreams fell short of the reality. He died...idea that he had merely opened a new way to the old resorta of * Cladera, Inveitigacionea Historical, p. 43. opulent commerce, and had discovered some...
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