Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American IndiansBlack, Young, and Young, 1824 - 371 páginas |
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... never been exceeded , in ancient or modern senates , for perti- nent argument , and eloquence both imaginative and pathetic . Governor Clinton , speaking of the Iroquois or Five Nations , tells us that , ،، their ex- terior relations ...
... never been exceeded , in ancient or modern senates , for perti- nent argument , and eloquence both imaginative and pathetic . Governor Clinton , speaking of the Iroquois or Five Nations , tells us that , ،، their ex- terior relations ...
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... never condescend to talk about them . Slander , therefore , the most pitiful vice of little and malicious minds , is beneath the notice even of the Indian women * . " A strong sense of justice is innate among the In- * Hunter , p . 272 ...
... never condescend to talk about them . Slander , therefore , the most pitiful vice of little and malicious minds , is beneath the notice even of the Indian women * . " A strong sense of justice is innate among the In- * Hunter , p . 272 ...
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... never could have been driven from their terri > tories . Their courage and warlike character , un- aided by learning , are things but of inferior force . " Knowledge " says Bacon , " is power . " How with such elements of mind as they ...
... never could have been driven from their terri > tories . Their courage and warlike character , un- aided by learning , are things but of inferior force . " Knowledge " says Bacon , " is power . " How with such elements of mind as they ...
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... never yet been seen in this land , some In- dians who were out a fishing at a place where the sea widens , espied at a great distance something remarkably large floating on the water , and such as they had never seen before . These ...
... never yet been seen in this land , some In- dians who were out a fishing at a place where the sea widens , espied at a great distance something remarkably large floating on the water , and such as they had never seen before . These ...
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... never before felt himself so happy as after he had drunk the cup . He asks for more , his wish is granted ; the whole assembly then imitate him , and all become intoxicated . " After this general intoxication had ceased , ( for they say ...
... never before felt himself so happy as after he had drunk the cup . He asks for more , his wish is granted ; the whole assembly then imitate him , and all become intoxicated . " After this general intoxication had ceased , ( for they say ...
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Página 253 - 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 317 - 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.
Página 255 - 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 256 - 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 254 - 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 113 - Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, and rend the knotted oak : and, therefore, will we try the effect of it upon his senses.
Página 318 - ... of body, that he will even sweat to a foam. The other part is their cantico, performed by round dances, sometimes words, sometimes songs, then shouts; two being in the middle that begin; and, by singing and drumming on a board, direct the chorus. Their postures in the dance are very antick and differing, but all keep measure. This is done with equal earnestness and labor, but great appearance of joy.
Página 312 - 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 268 - That the American languages in general, are rich in words and in grammatical forms, and that in their complicated construction, the greatest order, method and regularity prevail. 2. « That these complicated forms, which I call poly synthetic, appear to exist in all those languages, from Greenland to Cape Horn.
Página 52 - I was at his house, but when I started to return home, he gave me no provision to eat on the way. He gave me neither kettle nor gun; neither did he tell me that the United States were about to rebel against the government of England.