Early Scottish influence in North America. / lecture delivered before the Caledonian Society of Montreal, in St. Andrew's House, on 7th January, 1898.
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Abstract
Tothe love of adventure and gain, the glory of discovery and the renown which attached to successful enterprise along the coasts of the newly-discovered continent of America, we can ascribe the heroism and fortitude which possessed the hearts of the early adventurers and explorers, who in high spirits and full of hope left the known world in search of the plunder and rich rewards they expected to reap in the new.France and Spain were early rivals in discovery and adventure, but the prize was so great that the conflict for its possession was not serious between these great powers.Fur and gold were the two main objects which attracted the attention of the early discoverers.The fiery Spaniard inflamed with the love of gold carried his discoveries over those brilliant countries scorched with tropical suns from Mexico to Peru and in search of the richly-paved streets of the mythical El Dorado which haunted the fertile brain of the ill-fated Raleigh, while the light-hearted Frenchman turned his face towards more northern lands in pursuit of the less splendid but profitable rewards of the chase and the forest, extending his adventure over the valley of the St. Lawrence and the snow-clad hills and plains of the " Great Lone " and " Wild North Land " which ex- tended to and beyond the Arctic Circle.The Briton may have been slow in asserting his rights of discovery in the newly- found Continent, but when he did come, it was to remain until he conquered and his prowess and valour enabled him to unfurl beneath our clear northern skies the flag that proclaimed to the world ^at he acknowledged allegiance, proudly and devotedly, to the p-lobe'-encircling British Empire.Early in the 17th
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| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.006 | 0.003 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.002 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.002 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.024 | 0.002 |
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