CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
By Filson Young
A man standing on the sea-shoreAbsent for a little time, and hisorganisation went to piecesAll days, however hard, have anevening, and all journeys an endAmerigo VespucciAnd every one goes naked and unashamedAt last extricate himself from thetheological stuporAttempts that have been made to glorifyhim sociallyBede, in the eighth century,established it finally (sphericity)Began to offer bargains to the AlmightyBelieved that the Spaniards came fromheavenBiography which obscures the truth withlegends and pretencesCannibal epicures did not care for theflesh of women and boysChristian era denied the theory of theroundness of the earthColumbus, calling for an egg, laid awagerColumbus never once mentions his wifeColumbus's habit of being untruthful inregard to his own pastCooling off in his enthusiasm as thepastime became a taskDesire to get a great deal of moneywithout working for itDiminishing object to the wet eyes ofhis mother, sailed awayDogs wagged their tails, but that neverbarkedEstablishment of ten footmen and twentyother servantsExchanging the natives for cattleFirst known discovery of tobacco byEuropeansFirst organised transaction of slaveryon the part of ColumbusFreed by force and with gunsHaving issued three Bulls in twenty-four hours,he desistedHe had a way of rising above pettyindignitiesHe was a great stickler for theobservances of religionHearts quick to burn, quick to forgetHeretics were being burned every yearby the Grand InquisitorHigh time, indeed, that they should betaught to wear clothingIdea of importing black African labourto the New WorldIdeas to him were of more value thanfactsIf there were no results, there wouldbe no rewardsInclined to be pompousIrving: so inaccurate, so untrue tolife, and so profoundly dullIslands in that sea had their greatestlength east and westJuan Ponce de Leon, the discoverer ofFloridaLearn the blessings of Christianityunder the whipLives happily in our dreams, as blankas sunshineLogic is irresistible if you only grantthe first littl...BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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