Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 96
e nothing,because he was notin a place whenceanything could be seen.After the Admiral hadspoken, he saw the hghtonce or twice, and it was ^^^° ^^ ^^^^^^^• like a wax candle rising and falHng. It seemed tofew to be an indication of land; but the Admiralmade certain that land was close. When they… … 68 A Book of Famous Explorers first cry out that lie saw land, he would give a silkdoublet, besides the other rewards promised by thesovereigns, which were ten thousand maravedis to himwho should first see it. At two hours after midnightthe land was sighted at a distance of two leagues.They…
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