Every circumstance relating to the discovery and settlement of America is an interesting object of inquiry, especially to the great and growing nations of this hemisphere, who owe their existence to t...

In preparing this work for publication it seems proper to offer some observations explanatory of its design. The classical reader will perceive the obstacles which necessarily presented themselves in ...

Tu spiegherai, Colombo, a un novo polo Lontane sì le fortunate antenne, Ch’a pena seguirà con gli occhi il volo La Fama, ch’ hà mille occhi e mille penne. Canti ella Alcide, e Bacco; e di te solo Bast...

I sing the Mariner who first unfurl’d An eastern banner o’er the western world, And taught mankind where future empires lay In these fair confines of descending day; Who sway’d a moment, with vicariou...

High o’er his world as thus Columbus gazed, And Hesper still the changing scene emblazed, Round all the realms increasing lustre flew And raised new wonders to the Patriarch’s view. He saw at once, as...

Now twenty years these children of the skies Beheld their gradual growing empire rise. They ruled with rigid but with generous care, Diffused their arts and sooth’d the rage of war, Bade yon tall temp...

In one dark age beneath a single hand, Thus rose an empire in the savage land. Its wealth and power with following years increase, Its growing nations spread the walks of peace; Religion here, that un...

Columbus hail’d them with a father’s smile, Fruits of his cares and children of his toil; While still his eyes through tears of joy descried Their course adventurous on the distant tide. Thus when o’e...

But of all tales that war’s black annals hold The darkest, foulest still remains untold; New modes of torture wait the shameful strife, And Britain wantons in the waste of life. Cold-blooded Cruelty, ...

Thus view’d the Pair; when lo, in eastern skies, From glooms unfolding, Gallia’s coasts arise. Bright o’er the scenes of state a golden throne Instarr’d with gems and hung with purple shone; Young Bou...

Hail, holy Peace, from thy sublime abode Mid circling saints that grace the throne of God. Before his arm around our embryon earth, Stretcht the dim void and gave to nature birth, Ere morning stars hi...

But now had Hesper from the Hero’s sight Veil’d the vast world with sudden shades of night. Earth, sea and heaven, where’er he turns his eye, Arch out immense, like one surrounding sky Lampt with reve...

Hesper again his heavenly power display’d And shook the yielding canopy of shade. Sudden the stars their trembling fires withdrew, Returning splendors burst upon the view, Floods of unfolding light th...

The notes will probably be found too voluminous for the taste of some readers; but others would doubtless be better pleased to see them still augmented, as several of the philosophical subjects and hi...