I Should Not Proceed By Land To

I Came To Serve You At The Age Of 28 And Now I Have Not A Hair On Me That Is Not White, And My Body Is Infirm And Exhausted. All That Was Left To Me And My Brothers Has Been Taken Away And Sold, Even To The Cloak That I Wore, Without Hearing Or Trial, To My Great Dishonor.

Stood Off And On During The Night, Determining Not To Come To Anchor Till Morning, Fearing To Meet With Shoals; Continued Our Course In The Morning; And As The Island Was Found To Be Six Or Seven Leagues Distant, And The Tide Was Against Us, It Was Noon When We Arrived There.

I'm Telling You That India Is That Way, Now Set My Course.

I Saw A Boy Of The Crew Purchasing Javelins Of Them With Bits Of Platters And Broken Glass.

Thus The Eternal God, Our Lord, Gives Victory To Those Who Follow His Way Over Apparent Impossibilities.