 I swear to your Majesties, that there is not a better people in the world than these ; more affectionate, affable, or mild. They love their neighbors as themselves and they always speak smilingly.  Overland Monthly - Page 1981885Full view - About this book
 | Francisco Saverio Clavigero - 1807 - 484 pages
...first satyrs he saw in the island of Haiti, or Hispaniola. " I swear," he says, " to your ma" jesties, that there is not a better people in the world than...more affectionate, affable, or mild. They love their neighbours as " themselves; their language is the sweetest, the softest, and the most rum deventuras,... | |
 | Francesco Saverio Clavigero - 1807 - 482 pages
...first satyrs he saw in the island of Haiti, or Hispaniola. " I swear," he says, " to your ma" jesties, that there is not a better people in the world than...more affectionate, affable, or mild. They love their neighbours as " themselves; their language is the sweetest, the softest, and the most rum deventuras,... | |
 | American Philosophical Society. Historical & Literary Committee - 1819 - 534 pages
...American Indians in his lettei's to his sovereign ? " There are not," says he, " a better peo" pie in the world than these ; more affectionate, affable " or mild. They love their neighbours as themselves." Similar encomiums were passed on them by some of the first Englishmen who... | |
 | Israel Worsley - 1828 - 214 pages
...unknown people. In writing to his master, the King, under whose sanction he made his voyage, he says, " I swear to your Majesties, that there is not a better...in the world than these, more affectionate, affable and mild. They love their neighbours as themselves. Theii language is the sweetest, the softest and... | |
 | John Macgregor - 1833 - 648 pages
...families, or tribes of hunters. Columbus, in describing them to Ferdinand and Isabella, says: — " I swear to your majesties that there is not a better...more affectionate, affable, or mild. They love their neighbours as themselves. Their language is the sweetest, the softest, and most cheerful ; for they... | |
 | 1836 - 808 pages
...which man is not found. Columbus, in describing the native Americans to Ferdinand and Isabella, says, " I swear to your majesties that there is not a better...more affectionate, affable, or mild. They love their neighbours as themselves. Their language is the sweetest, the softest, and most cheerful, for they... | |
 | Barbara Anne Simon, Barbara Allan Simon - 1836 - 418 pages
...the Castilian sovereigns, the Admiral thus characterizes the inhabitants of Hayti and Lucaya, &c. " I swear to your Majesties that there is not a better people in all the world than these — more affectionate or mild — they love their neighbour as themselves;... | |
 | Barbara Anne Simon, Barbara Allan Simon - 1836 - 420 pages
...the Castilian sovereigns, the Admiral thus characterizes the inhabitants of Hayti and Lucaya, &c. " I swear to your Majesties that there is not a better people in all the world than these—more affectionate or mild—they love their neighbour as themselves; their... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1839 - 386 pages
...miles of territory. " I swear to your majesties," said Columbus, writing to Ferdinand and Isabella, " that there is not a better people in the world than these ; more affectionate or mild. They love their neighbours as themselves ; then- language is the sweetest, the softest and... | |
 | George Catlin - 1841 - 504 pages
...who wrote back to his lloyal Master and Mistress, from his first position, on the new Continent, " I swear to your Majesties, that there is not a better...more affectionate, affable, or mild. They love their neighbours as themselves, and they always speak smilingly." They are ingenious and talented, as many... | |
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