The Works of Wm. Robertson, D.D.: History of America, books IX-X. An historical disquisition concerning the knowledge which the ancients had of IndiaTalboys and Wheeler; and W. Pickering, London., 1825 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 66
Page 3
... thousand four hundred and ninety - five , in less than two years after the return of Columbus from America . But Cabot , for that is the name he as- sumed in England , and by which he is best known , did not set out on his voyage for ...
... thousand four hundred and ninety - five , in less than two years after the return of Columbus from America . But Cabot , for that is the name he as- sumed in England , and by which he is best known , did not set out on his voyage for ...
Page 5
... thousand four hundred and eighty - eight , the taking of interest for the use of money was prohibited under severe penalties . And , by another law , the profit arising from dealing in bills of exchange was condemned as < Some schemes ...
... thousand four hundred and eighty - eight , the taking of interest for the use of money was prohibited under severe penalties . And , by another law , the profit arising from dealing in bills of exchange was condemned as < Some schemes ...
Page 22
... thousand imaginary virtues , but their super- stition considered the plant itself as a gracious gift of the gods , for the solace of human kind , and the most acceptable offering which man can present to heaven . They brought with them ...
... thousand imaginary virtues , but their super- stition considered the plant itself as a gracious gift of the gods , for the solace of human kind , and the most acceptable offering which man can present to heaven . They brought with them ...
Page 25
... thousand six hundred and three . Elizabeth's vourable to I have already explained the causes of this , during Circum- the period previous to the accession of Elizabeth , stances in Other causes produced the same effect under her ad ...
... thousand six hundred and three . Elizabeth's vourable to I have already explained the causes of this , during Circum- the period previous to the accession of Elizabeth , stances in Other causes produced the same effect under her ad ...
Page 28
... thousand five hundred and eighty - nine , his valuable collection of voyages and dis- coveries made by Englishmen . In order to supply them with what information might be derived from the experience of the most successful foreign naviga ...
... thousand five hundred and eighty - nine , his valuable collection of voyages and dis- coveries made by Englishmen . In order to supply them with what information might be derived from the experience of the most successful foreign naviga ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acquired Alexander Alexandria America ancient appear Arabian gulf Arrian arts Asia attention authority Bactria Brahmins cape Comorin caravans carried Caspian sea charter China church cities civil coast colony commerce commodities concerning conquests considerable Constantinople continued conveyed Coromandel coast d'Anville deemed degree discovery dominion east Egypt empire England English errour established Europe Europeans extended favourable Greek Herodotus Hindoos Hist hundred ideas India Indostan Indus industry inhabitants intercourse island king kingdom knowledge land mahomedans manner Massachusets Megasthenes ment mentioned merchants mode modern monarchs nations natives nature navigation Note object observed opinion opulence Persian Persian empire Persian gulf persons ports Portuguese possession productions progress provinces Ptolemy reign religion remote rendered respect river Romans sailed Sanskreet Scylax SECT seems settled settlements ships silk spirit Strabo subsistence Syria thousand tion trade Venetians vessels Virginia visited voyage
Popular passages
Page 269 - From that time, like everything else which falls into the hands of the Mussulman, it has been going to ruin, and the discovery of the passage to India by the Cape of Good Hope gave the deathblow to its commercial greatness.
Page 69 - English woollen and other manufactures and commodities ; and in making England a staple, not only of the commodities of those plantations, but also of the commodities of other countries and places, for the supplying of them...
Page 310 - Let the motive be in the deed, and not in the event. Be not one whose motive for action is the hope of reward. Let not thy life be spent in inaction.
Page 296 - This Pagoda is situated about a mile from the western extremity of the island of Seringham, formed by the division of the great river Caveri into two channels. " It is composed of seven square enclosures, one within the other, the walls of which are twenty-five feet high, and four thick.
Page 71 - From those various causes, which in a greater or lesser degree affected every individual in the colony, the indignation of the people became general, and was worked up to such a pitch, that nothing was wanting to precipitate them into the most desperate acts but some leader qualified to unite and to direct their operations.
Page 49 - ... is now in heaven, conducted the affairs of this empire in equity and firm security for the space of fifty-two years, preserving every tribe of men in ease and happiness; whether they were followers of Jesus, or of Moses, of David, or...
Page 332 - THIS is the idea which Abul Fazel, who examined the opinions of the Brahmins with the greatest attention and candour, gives of their theology. " They all," says he, " believe in the unity of the Godhead ; and although they hold images in high veneration, it is only because they represent celestial beings, and prevent the thoughts of , those who worship them from...
Page 50 - Mussulman are equally in his presence. Distinctions of colour are of his ordination. It is he who gives existence. In your temples, to his name the voice is raised in prayer : in a house of images, where the bell is shaken, still he is the object of adoration. To vilify the religion or customs of other men, is to set at naught the pleasure of the Almighty.
Page 53 - Instruction,' in a series of connected fables, interspersed with moral, prudential, and political maxims.
Page 53 - Greek ; and those not in technical and metaphorical terms, which the mutation of refined arts and improved manners might have occasionally introduced, but in the groundwork of language, in monosyllables, in the names of numbers, and the appellations of such things as would be first discriminated on the immediate dawn of civilization.