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...solemn, stern, and well fitted to excite terror. The back was of a different design, unlike any thing we had ever seen before, and the sides were covered...unknown people, but as works of art, proving, like newly discovered historical records, that the people who once occupied the continent of America were...

...devices, which be called an altar. The sight of this unexpected monument put at rest at once and forever, in our minds, all uncertainty in regard to the character of American antiquities, arid gave us the assurance that the objects we were in search of were interesting, not only as the...

...block of stone, also sculptured with emblematical devices, which he called an altar. The sight of this monument put at rest at once and for ever, in our...newly-discovered historical records, that the people who pace occupied the Continent of America were not savages. ' With an interest perhaps stronger than we...

...was a large block of stone, also sculptured with figures and emblematical devices, which he called un altar. The sight of this unexpected monument put at...unknown people, but as works of art — proving, like newlv discovered historical records, that the people who once occupied the continent of America were...

...of stone, also sculptured with figures and emblematical devices, which he called an altar. The site of this unexpected monument put at rest, at once and...unknown people, but as works of art, proving like newly -discovered historical records, that the people who once occupied the Continent of America were...

...before ; and the sides were covered with hieroglyphics. This our guide called an idol ; and before it was a large block of stone, also sculptured with figures...unknown people, but as works of art ; proving, like newly discovered historical records, that the people who once occupied the Continent of America, were...

...before ; and the sides were cov ered with hieroglyphics. This our guide called an idol ; and before it was a large block of stone, also sculptured with figures...character of American antiquities; and gave us the assuranee, that the objects we were in search of were interesting, not only as the remains of an unknown...

...emblematical devices, which he called an altar. The sight of this monument put at rest, at once and forever in our minds, all uncertainty in regard to the character...unknown people, but as works of art ; proving, like newly discovered historical records, that the people who once occupied the continent of America, were...

...sight of this unexpected monument put at rest, at once and for ever, all uncertainty with regard to American antiquities, and gave us the assurance that...occupied the continent of America were not savages." Amidst the thick forest they found during their first day's ramble fourteen monuments of the same character,...