Indian Captivities: Or, Life in the Wigwam; Being True Nar- Ratives of Captives who Have Been Carried Away by the Indians, from the Frontier Settlements of the United States, from the Earliest Period to the Present TimeDerby and Miller, 1852 - 361 էջ |
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... knew nothing of any reason why they were so dealt with , and the injury for which they suffered may have been committed by their ancestors long before they had existence ; and the only sure means a tribe had to avert retaliation was ...
... knew nothing of any reason why they were so dealt with , and the injury for which they suffered may have been committed by their ancestors long before they had existence ; and the only sure means a tribe had to avert retaliation was ...
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... with his men . They knew no other direction but that pointed out by the Indians , whom they compelled to act as guides . Their first disappointment was on their arrival at the village of Apalachee , where , instead of.
... with his men . They knew no other direction but that pointed out by the Indians , whom they compelled to act as guides . Their first disappointment was on their arrival at the village of Apalachee , where , instead of.
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... knew not that the body was missing until morning . It appears , however , that he recovered himself , seized a heavy cudgel , which he had pre- pared at hand , and commenced a general attack upon the beasts in the temple , and not only ...
... knew not that the body was missing until morning . It appears , however , that he recovered himself , seized a heavy cudgel , which he had pre- pared at hand , and commenced a general attack upon the beasts in the temple , and not only ...
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... knew not but the next moment that might go too . There remained nothing to me but one poor , wounded babe , and it seemed at present worse than death , that it was in such a pitiful condition , bespeaking compassion , and I had no re ...
... knew not but the next moment that might go too . There remained nothing to me but one poor , wounded babe , and it seemed at present worse than death , that it was in such a pitiful condition , bespeaking compassion , and I had no re ...
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... knew not where , the third they would not let me come near to ; " Me ( as he said ) have ye bereaved of my children ; Joseph is not , and Simeon is not , and ye will take Benjamin also ; all these things are against me . " I could not ...
... knew not where , the third they would not let me come near to ; " Me ( as he said ) have ye bereaved of my children ; Joseph is not , and Simeon is not , and ye will take Benjamin also ; all these things are against me . " I could not ...
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Indian Captivities: Or, Life in the Wigwam; Being True Narratives of ... Samuel G. Drake Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1850 |
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Indian Captivities: Or, Life in the Wigwam, Being True Narratives of ... Samuel G. Drake Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1855 |
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Էջ 42 - And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Էջ 42 - Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove : Mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed ; undertake for me.
Էջ 27 - 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 39 - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
Էջ 44 - Shall there be evil in the City and the Lord hath not done it?
Էջ 30 - Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord ; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Էջ 31 - Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
Էջ 21 - Some in our house were fighting for their lives, others wallowing in blood, the house on fire over our heads, and the bloody heathen ready to knock us on the head if we stirred out. Now might we hear mothers and children crying out for themselves and one another, "Lord, what shall we do?
Էջ 41 - 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 290 - Mr. Tracy, happened to call upon me, saying that another canoe had just arrived from Detroit, and proposing that I should go with him to the beach, to inquire the news, it so happened that I still remained,, to finish my letters, promising to follow Mr.