| Historical miscellany - 1774 - 352 trang
...contemporanes, and the rtpulfes of fcvernl princes to wlioia he tendered his ftrvices. Genoa, which was hii native country, treated his fchemes as vifionary, and by that means, loft the oi'ly opportunity tint could have offered of Aggrandizing her power. Henry VII. king of England, who... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 trang
...his genius, or indeed fuperior, feeing he had to ftruggle with the prejudices of his contemporaries, and the repulfes of feveral princes to whom he tendered...money to hazard any on this noble attempt, would not liiten to the propofals made by Columbus's brother; and Columbus himfelf was rejected by John II. of... | |
| Hwiding - 1817 - 412 trang
...fervices. Genoa , which was his native country, treated his schemes as visionary, and by that means lost the only opportunity that could have offered of aggrandizing...who was too greedy of money to hazard any on this Moble attempt, would not listen to the proposals made by Columbusis brother, *nd Columbus himfelf.was... | |
| 1824 - 348 trang
...services. 4. Genoa, which was his native country, treated his schemes as visionary, and by that means lost the only opportunity that could have offered of aggrandizing...money, to hazard any on this noble attempt, would not listen to the proposals made by Columbus's brother; and Columbus himself was rejected by John II. of... | |
| Voltaire, Tobias Smollett - 1901 - 346 trang
...27—13 Genoa, which was his native country, treated his schemes as visionary, and by that means lost the only opportunity that could have offered of aggrandizing...money to hazard any on this noble attempt, would not listen to the proposals made by Columbus's brother ; and Columbus himself was rejected by John II.... | |
| Voltaire - 1901 - 674 trang
...27—13 Genoa, which was his native country, treated his schemes as visionary, and by that means lost the only opportunity that could have offered of aggrandizing...money to hazard any on this noble attempt, would not listen to the proposals made by Columbus's brother ; and Columbus himself was rejected by John II.... | |
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