The Aboriginal Races of North America: Comprising Biographical Sketches of Eminent Individuals, and an Historical Account of the Different Tribes, from the First Discovery of the Continent to the Present Period, with a Dissertation on Their Origin, Antiquities, Manners, and Customs, Illustrative Narratives and Anecdotes, and a Copious Analytical IndexJohn B. Alden, 1880 - 788 páginas |
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... fire . The proposal , and his method of address , appeared so exceedingly bold and uncommon , that his request was granted . Then suddenly seizing one end of the red - hot barrel , and brandishing it from side to side , leaped down a ...
... fire . The proposal , and his method of address , appeared so exceedingly bold and uncommon , that his request was granted . Then suddenly seizing one end of the red - hot barrel , and brandishing it from side to side , leaped down a ...
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... fire - place , while they completed the pillage of the house . This business being finished , it was set on fire , and Mrs. Duston , who before considered herself unable to walk , was , at the approach of night , obliged to march into ...
... fire - place , while they completed the pillage of the house . This business being finished , it was set on fire , and Mrs. Duston , who before considered herself unable to walk , was , at the approach of night , obliged to march into ...
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... fire , which made such a smoke that two stout Indians came tumbling down into it . The wounded man , at this critical moment , seized a billet of wood , wounded as he was , and with it succeeded in despatching the half - smothered ...
... fire , which made such a smoke that two stout Indians came tumbling down into it . The wounded man , at this critical moment , seized a billet of wood , wounded as he was , and with it succeeded in despatching the half - smothered ...
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... fire - arms , and frequently visit the White Indians on the banks of the easterly branch , [ of Muddy River ? ] and kill or captivate them in great numbers . Such as fall alive into their hands , they generally sell for slaves . These ...
... fire - arms , and frequently visit the White Indians on the banks of the easterly branch , [ of Muddy River ? ] and kill or captivate them in great numbers . Such as fall alive into their hands , they generally sell for slaves . These ...
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... fire , in the winter following , and another was the death of Lord Popham . It consisted of 100 men , and its beginning was auspi- cious ; but these calamities , together with the death of their president , broke down their resolutions ...
... fire , in the winter following , and another was the death of Lord Popham . It consisted of 100 men , and its beginning was auspi- cious ; but these calamities , together with the death of their president , broke down their resolutions ...
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Página 595 - Brother: The Great Spirit has made us all, but He has made a great difference between his white and red children. He has given us different complexions and different customs. To you He has given the arts. To these He has not opened our eyes. We know these things to be true. Since He has made so great a difference between us in other things, why may we not conclude that He has given us a different religion according to our understanding?
Página 167 - Time ! the beautifier of the dead, Adorner of the ruin, comforter And only healer when the heart hath bled — Time ! the corrector where our judgments err, The test of truth, love, — sole philosopher, For all beside are sophists, from thy thrift, Which never loses though it doth defer — Time, the avenger ! unto thee I lift My hands, and eyes, and heart, and crave of thee a gift ; CXXXI.
Página 595 - But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small. They found friends and not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country for fear of wicked men, and come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat.
Página 595 - Brother! We do not understand these things. We are told that your religion was given to your forefathers, and has been handed down from father to son. We also have a religion which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us their children.
Página 80 - The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan ; The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man. Some had expired in fight— the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some.
Página 595 - He made the bear and the beaver, and their skins served us for clothing. He had scattered them over the country, and taught us how to take them. He had caused the earth to produce corn for bread. All this he had done for his red children because he loved them.
Página 56 - I wished to satisfy myself whether any, and which of these opinions were just. For this purpose I determined to open and examine it thoroughly. It was situated on the low grounds of the Rivanna, about two miles above its principal fork, and opposite to some hills, on which had been an Indian town.
Página 70 - I seized upon. They were all of one nation, but of several parts, and several families. This accident must be acknowledged the means, under God, of putting on foot and giving life to all our plantations.
Página 542 - 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 the white men.
Página 595 - You say that you are sent! to instruct us how to worship the Great Spirit agreeably to his mind; and, if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach we shall be unhappy hereafter. You say that you are right and we are lost. How do we know this to be true?