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... Conquest of Mexico , with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization , and the Life of the Conqueror , Hernando Cortes . BY WILLIAM H. PRES- COTT . 3 vols . 8 vo . London ; 1843 . After all that has been accomplished , the ...
... Conquest of Mexico , with a Preliminary View of the Ancient Mexican Civilization , and the Life of the Conqueror , Hernando Cortes . BY WILLIAM H. PRES- COTT . 3 vols . 8 vo . London ; 1843 . After all that has been accomplished , the ...
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... conquest . His patriotism warms as he recounts the old hostilities of his countrymen with the Aztecs ; and it is singular to observe how the detestation of the rival nations survived their com- mon subjection under the Castilian yoke ...
... conquest . His patriotism warms as he recounts the old hostilities of his countrymen with the Aztecs ; and it is singular to observe how the detestation of the rival nations survived their com- mon subjection under the Castilian yoke ...
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... conquest . His explana- tion is sensible , and no doubt true : — 6 the horizon , and , rising in a pyramidal form , tapered : off as it approached the zenith . It resembled a vast sheet or ficod of fire , emitting sparkles , or , as an ...
... conquest . His explana- tion is sensible , and no doubt true : — 6 the horizon , and , rising in a pyramidal form , tapered : off as it approached the zenith . It resembled a vast sheet or ficod of fire , emitting sparkles , or , as an ...
Contents
Simpsons Discoveries on the North Coast of America | 2 |
The Mauvais Pas | 8 |
Oh ask me not how long | 61 |
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