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Էջ 97 - Their husbands having caught any fish, they bring it in their boates as farre as they can by water, and there leave it; as it was their care to catch it, so it must be their wives...
Էջ 98 - For their carriage it is very civill, smiles being the greatest grace of their mirth; their musick is lullabies to quiet their children, who generally are as quiet as if they had neither spleene or lungs. To heare one of these Indians unseene, a good eare might easily mistake their untaught voyce for the warbling of a well tuned instrument. Such command have they of their voices.
Էջ xii - Hence it was that the strength of the provinces did not increase, hut rather weakened the Strength of the republic. Hence it was that the provinces looked upon the loss of the liberty of Rome as the epocha of their own freedom.
Էջ 99 - Engli/h woman betakes her to her armes which are the warlike Ladle, and the fcalding liquors, threatning bliftering to the naked runnaway, who is foone expelled by fuch liquid comminations. In a word to conclude this womans...
Էջ 28 - Netts, which ftop in the fifh; and the water ebbing from them they are left on the dry ground, fometimes two or three thoufand at a fet, which are falted up againft winter, or diftributed to fuch as have prefent occafion either to fpend them in their houfes, or ufe them for their ground. The Herrings be much like them that be caught on the Engli/h coafts.
Էջ 58 - ... with them before, it being contrary to their nature to guzell downe ftrong drinke, or ufe fo much as to fippe of ftrong-waters, vntill our beftiall example and...
Էջ 1 - Marfhes be rich ground, and bring plenty of Hay, of which the Cattle feed and like, as if they were fed with the beft...
Էջ xli - ... and in mind much better: For a mad man to hit home through the unbeaten woods, was strange ; but to live without meat or drink in the deep of winter, stranger; and yet return...
Էջ 10 - The Cherrie trees yeeld great store of Cherries, which grow on clusters like grapes; they be much smaller than our English cherries, nothing neare so good if they be not very ripe: they so furre the mouth that the tongue will cleave to the roofe, and the throate wax horse with swallowing those red Bullies (as I may call them,) being little better in taste.
Էջ 65 - ... with Catharres and other rootes, Indian beanes and Clamms. In the Summer they have all manner of Sea-fifh, with all forts of Berries. For the ordering of their victuals, they boile or roaft them, having large Kettles which they traded for with the French long...