 Sometimes he employed all the arts of insinuation, to sooth h/s men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occasions, he assumed a...  The Works of William Robertson: The history of America - 120 ページWilliam Robertson, Alexander Stewart 著 - 1820全文表示 - この書籍について
 | William Winterbotham - 1795 - 626 ページ
...had made, and confident of fuccefs. Sometimes he employed all the arts of infinuation to foothe his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent defcriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occafions, he aflumed... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1796 - 644 ページ
...had made, and confident of fuccefs. Sometimes he employed all the arts of iniinuation to foothe his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work, upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent delcriptions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occafions, he aiïiuned... | |
 | William Robertson - 1803 - 414 ページ
...had made, and confident of fuccefs. Sometimes he employed all the arts of jnfmuation, to foothe his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition or avarice, by magnificent defcrip. tions of the fame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occafions, he affumed... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 ページ
...insinuation, to soothe his men. 12 AMERICA. fnen. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition and avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and...were about to acquire. On other occasions he assumed the tone of authority, and threatened them with the vengeance of their sovereign, if, by their dastardly... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 ページ
...the arts of insinuation to soothe hi met men. Sometunes he endeavored to Work upon their ambition and avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and...were about to acquire. On other occasions he assumed the tone of authority, and threatened them with the vengeance of their sovereign, if, by their dastardly... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1805 - 398 ページ
...and avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth which they would in all probability acquire. On other occasions he assumed a tone of authority,...them with vengeance from their sovereign, if by their cowardly behaviour, they should defeat the most noble effort to promote the glory of God, and exalt... | |
 | Richard Snowden - 1806 - 392 ページ
...and avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the fame and Wealth which'they would in all probability acquire. On other occasions he assumed a tone of authority, and threatened them with vengeance from their sovtvtign, if by their cowardly behaviour, they should defeat the most noble- : effort to promote the... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 492 ページ
...Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition and avarice, by magnificent descriptions of the tame and wealth which they were about to acquire. On other occasions he assumed the tone of authority, and threatened them with the vengeance of their sovereign, if, by their -dastardly... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 382 ページ
...confident of snccess. Sometimes he employed all thr arts of insinuation, to soothe his men. Sometimes lie endeavour.ed to work upon their ambition or avarice,...by magnificent descriptions of the fame and wealth whit'!] they were about to acquire. On other occasions, be assimi* ed a tone of authority, and threatened... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 448 ページ
...had made, and confident of success. Sometimes he employed all the arts of insinuation, to soothe his men. Sometimes he endeavoured to work upon their ambition...sovereign, if, by their dastardly behaviour, they should deBOOK feat this noble effort to promote the glory of n- God, and to exalt the Spanish name above 1492.... | |
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