 THE discovery of America," says Voltaire, "is the greatest event which has ever taken place in this world of ours, one half of which had hitherto been unknown to the other. All that until now appeared extraordinary seems to disappear before this sort...  A Summary of Modern History - Trang 197bởi Jules Michelet - 1875 - 376 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | Charles Henry Ham - 1886 - 450 trang
...of savagery — the impress of Roman cruelty, rapacity, and injustice. * " The discovery of America is the greatest event which has ever taken place in...seems to disappear before this sort of new creation. "—Voltaire. It is evident that in its most important feature — the formation of character — education... | |
 | David Henry Montgomery - 1889 - 456 trang
...the historian Voltaire said at a later period, "The discovery of America is the greatest event that has ever taken place in this world of ours, one half of which knew nothing of the other half." Before this time, commerce had been confined almost wholly to the... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1899 - 584 trang
...XV. DISCOVERY OF AMERICA. CONQUESTS AND ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE SPANIARD IN THE FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH CENTURIES. "The discovery of America," says Voltaire,...which has ever taken place in this world of ours, one-half of which had hitherto been unknown to the other. All that until now appeared extraordinary,... | |
 | David Henry Montgomery - 1917 - 438 trang
...the historian Voltaire said at a later period, "The discovery of America is the greatest event that has ever taken place in this world of ours, one half of which knew nothing of the other half." Before this time, commerce had been confined almost wholly to the... | |
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