Indian Captivities Or Life in the Wigwam1857 |
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... French for powder ; but by the way the Mohawks met with them , and killed four of their company , which made the rest turn back again ; for which I desire that myself and he may ever bless the Lord ; for it might have been worse with ...
... French for powder ; but by the way the Mohawks met with them , and killed four of their company , which made the rest turn back again ; for which I desire that myself and he may ever bless the Lord ; for it might have been worse with ...
Էջ 65
... French , they said , that could cure me ; then they took me upon a sled , and carried me to the fire , and made much of me ; pulled off my wet and wrapped me in dry clothes , and made me a good bed . They had killed an otter , and gave ...
... French , they said , that could cure me ; then they took me upon a sled , and carried me to the fire , and made much of me ; pulled off my wet and wrapped me in dry clothes , and made me a good bed . They had killed an otter , and gave ...
Էջ 66
... French town , ) the river was open , and when I came to travel in that part of the ice , I soon tired ; and two ... French and Indians , and brought me in . The French were kind , and put my hands and feet in cold water , and gave me a ...
... French town , ) the river was open , and when I came to travel in that part of the ice , I soon tired ; and two ... French and Indians , and brought me in . The French were kind , and put my hands and feet in cold water , and gave me a ...
Էջ 67
... French came to see me ; and it being Christmas time , they brought cakes and other provisions with them and gave to me , so that I had no want . The Indians tried to cure me , but could not . Then I asked for the chirurgeon , at which ...
... French came to see me ; and it being Christmas time , they brought cakes and other provisions with them and gave to me , so that I had no want . The Indians tried to cure me , but could not . Then I asked for the chirurgeon , at which ...
Էջ 68
... French feared that I would die ; five men did watch with me , and strove to keep me cheerly , for I was sometimes ready to faint . Oftentimes they gave me a little brandy . The next day the chirurgeon came again , and dressed me ; and ...
... French feared that I would die ; five men did watch with me , and strove to keep me cheerly , for I was sometimes ready to faint . Oftentimes they gave me a little brandy . The next day the chirurgeon came again , and dressed me ; and ...
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Էջ 21 - I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Էջ 32 - And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
Էջ 21 - Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Էջ 29 - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
Էջ 20 - But out we must go, the fire increasing, and coming along behind us, roaring, and the Indians gaping before us with their Guns, Spears and Hatchets to devour us.
Էջ 21 - Thus saith the Lord refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears, for thy work shall be rewarded and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
Էջ 31 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Էջ 174 - Dutch, as I spoke Dutch I went to one of them and asked him what was the news? he told me that a runner had just arrived, who said that Braddock would certainly be defeated; that the Indians and French had surrounded him, and were concealed behind trees and in gullies, and kept a constant fire upon the English, and that they saw the English falling in heaps, and if they did not take the river which was the only gap, and make their escape, there would not be one man left alive before sundown.
Էջ 24 - It seems to be a bait, the devil lays to make men loose their precious time: I remember with shame, how formerly, when I had taken two or three pipes, I was presently ready for another, such a bewitching thing it is...
Էջ 363 - See, through this air, this ocean, and this earth, All matter quick, and bursting into birth. Above, how high, progressive life may go!