Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians: With a Plan for Their Melioration, Volumen2W. Borradaile, 1824 |
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... origin of the aborigines of America , as Charlevoix has sen- sibly remarked , is to ascertain the character of their languages , and to compare them with the primitive languages of the eastern hemisphere . † * See Dr. Boudinot's Star in ...
... origin of the aborigines of America , as Charlevoix has sen- sibly remarked , is to ascertain the character of their languages , and to compare them with the primitive languages of the eastern hemisphere . † * See Dr. Boudinot's Star in ...
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... origin of the American Indians , must remain in the un- certainty which hangs over it . Nothing but a more ex- tensive knowledge of the languages of this continent , of those of Northern Asia , and of the Islands in the South- ern ...
... origin of the American Indians , must remain in the un- certainty which hangs over it . Nothing but a more ex- tensive knowledge of the languages of this continent , of those of Northern Asia , and of the Islands in the South- ern ...
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... origin of the inhabitants of this continent will be fully obtained , There will be no anomaly in the history of human nature ; and the assertion of Voltaire will be found to be as false as it is flippant , that the Americans are a race ...
... origin of the inhabitants of this continent will be fully obtained , There will be no anomaly in the history of human nature ; and the assertion of Voltaire will be found to be as false as it is flippant , that the Americans are a race ...
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... origin must have been in divine revelation ; for it is impossible to conceive that the mind could have at- tained to it by its own unassisted powers . But the thought , when once communicated , would , in the ship- wreck of dissolving ...
... origin must have been in divine revelation ; for it is impossible to conceive that the mind could have at- tained to it by its own unassisted powers . But the thought , when once communicated , would , in the ship- wreck of dissolving ...
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... origin . The child imitates the actions of the parent , without inquiring , in all cases into the mo- tives which lead to the observance ; and even if inform- ed of the motives , be may either misconceive or forget them . Here then is ...
... origin . The child imitates the actions of the parent , without inquiring , in all cases into the mo- tives which lead to the observance ; and even if inform- ed of the motives , be may either misconceive or forget them . Here then is ...
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Página 42 - And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, "As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Página 44 - How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
Página 154 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the Whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Página 127 - But how came you to take upon you to sell land at all? We conquered you, we made women of you; you know you are women, and can no more sell land than women.
Página 92 - Pour'd never from her frozen loins, to pass Rhene or the Danaw, when her barbarous sons Came like a deluge on the South, 'and spread Beneath Gibraltar to the Libyan sands.
Página 44 - And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
Página 44 - Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought...
Página 43 - Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, " My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
Página 97 - They care for little, because they want but little ; and the reason is, a little contents them. In this they are sufficiently revenged on us. If they are ignorant of our pleasures, they are also free from our pains. They are not disquieted with bills of lading and exchange» nor perplexed with Chancery suits and Exchequer reckonings. We sweat and toil to live. Their pleasure feeds them; I mean their hunting, fishing, and fowling, and this table is spread every where.
Página 97 - Biit, in liberality they excel; nothing is too good for their friend: give them a fine gun, coat, or other thing, it may pass twenty hands before it sticks : light of heart, strong affections, but soon spent. The most merry creatures that live...