[A] The scene, well-deserving to be painted, might be described in the following lines:—
“As rolls the river into ocean,
In sable torrent wildly streaming;
As the sea-tide’s opposing motion,
In azure column proudly gleaming,
Beats back the current many a rood
In curling foam and mingling flood;
Through sparkling spray, in thundering clash,
The lightnings of the waters flash
In awful whiteness o’er the shore,
That shines and shakes beneath the roar.”
The Giaour.
“Valiant sea-captains! Great sea-kings!
And thou, Columbus! my hero! greatest sea-king of all!”
Carlyle.
[C] Viaggi de Amerigo Vespucci.
[D] “Voyages of the Companions of Columbus;” by Washington Irving.
[E] Duke of Veragua.
[F] Helps.
[G] Navarrete.
[H] Psalm ii. 8.