The Life of Hernando Cortes, Volume 1G. Bell, 1896 |
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... difficulties and fearful conflicts of fortune not only stimulate to great attempts , but absolutely create the opportunities for them . Before , however , bringing Cortes on the scene , the discovery of New Spain must be gradually ...
... difficulties and fearful conflicts of fortune not only stimulate to great attempts , but absolutely create the opportunities for them . Before , however , bringing Cortes on the scene , the discovery of New Spain must be gradually ...
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... difficulty for those who thought they were aggrieved by him , was how to carry their complaints to the Judges . Cortes , who , no doubt ( if the story be true ) , had some private grudge against the Governor , agreed to be the bearer of ...
... difficulty for those who thought they were aggrieved by him , was how to carry their complaints to the Judges . Cortes , who , no doubt ( if the story be true ) , had some private grudge against the Governor , agreed to be the bearer of ...
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... difficulty which occurs from a double meaning of a Spanish word . " El monte " means a 66 wood , " and also a " mountain , " or " hill ; " and frequently it requires the minutest know- ledge of geography to know how the word should be ...
... difficulty which occurs from a double meaning of a Spanish word . " El monte " means a 66 wood , " and also a " mountain , " or " hill ; " and frequently it requires the minutest know- ledge of geography to know how the word should be ...
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... difficulty in acceding to their wishes ; and the tone which he adopted on the occasion is well described , by one who heard him , in the words of the sly proverb , " You may entreat me He Cortes is pleased to be per- suaded by his men.
... difficulty in acceding to their wishes ; and the tone which he adopted on the occasion is well described , by one who heard him , in the words of the sly proverb , " You may entreat me He Cortes is pleased to be per- suaded by his men.
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... difficulty was , not so much what should be done , as who should be appointed to do it . Cortes first took solemn and official possession of the country in the name of the Emperor . He then named his town , which at present existed only ...
... difficulty was , not so much what should be done , as who should be appointed to do it . Cortes first took solemn and official possession of the country in the name of the Emperor . He then named his town , which at present existed only ...
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