The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of Canada, Հատոր 1Little, Brown, 1884 |
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... passed since the first edition was published , a con- siderable amount of additional material has come to light . This has been carefully collected , and is incorporated in the present edition . The most interesting portion of this new ...
... passed since the first edition was published , a con- siderable amount of additional material has come to light . This has been carefully collected , and is incorporated in the present edition . The most interesting portion of this new ...
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... passed round from hand to hand . Perhaps some shrivelled old warrior , the story - teller of the tribe , recounted to attentive ears the deeds of an- cient heroism , legends of spirits and monsters , or tales of witches and vampires ...
... passed round from hand to hand . Perhaps some shrivelled old warrior , the story - teller of the tribe , recounted to attentive ears the deeds of an- cient heroism , legends of spirits and monsters , or tales of witches and vampires ...
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... passing season had its feasts and dances , often mingling religion with social pastime . The young had their frolics and merry - makings ; and the old had their no less frequent councils , where conversation and laughter alternated with ...
... passing season had its feasts and dances , often mingling religion with social pastime . The young had their frolics and merry - makings ; and the old had their no less frequent councils , where conversation and laughter alternated with ...
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... Passing the country of the Lenape and the Shawanoes , and descending the Ohio , the traveller would have found its valley chiefly occupied by two nations , the Miamis or Twightwees , on the Wabash and its branches , and the Illinois ...
... Passing the country of the Lenape and the Shawanoes , and descending the Ohio , the traveller would have found its valley chiefly occupied by two nations , the Miamis or Twightwees , on the Wabash and its branches , and the Illinois ...
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... passed in brief review the more prom- 1 See Tanner , Long , and Henry . A comparison of Tanner with the accounts of the Jesuit Le Jeune will show that Algonquin life in Lower Canada , two hundred years ago , was essentially the same ...
... passed in brief review the more prom- 1 See Tanner , Long , and Henry . A comparison of Tanner with the accounts of the Jesuit Le Jeune will show that Algonquin life in Lower Canada , two hundred years ago , was essentially the same ...
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The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of ..., Հատոր 1 Francis Parkman Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1887 |
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of ..., Հատոր 1 Francis Parkman Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1897 |
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of ..., Հատոր 1 Francis Parkman Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1898 |
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Էջ 139 - I will give no more orders," replied the defeated soldier; "I have much business that must be attended to, of greater moment than your ruined garrison and this wretched country. My time is very short; therefore, pray leave me.
Էջ 105 - Braddock is a very Iroquois in disposition. He had a sister, who having gamed away all her little fortune at Bath, hanged herself with a truly English deliberation, leaving only a note upon the table with those lines " To die is landing on some silent shore,
Էջ 138 - Burton," returned the dying man; "tell him to march Webb's regiment down to Charles River, to cut off their retreat from the bridge." Then, turning on his side, he murmured, "Now, God be praised, I will die in peace!
Էջ 113 - In short, the dastardly behaviour of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were inclined to do their duty, to almost certain death ; and, at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them.
Էջ 98 - The wine, as they dosed themselves pretty plentifully with it, soon banished the restraint which at first appeared in their conversation, and gave a license to their tongues to reveal their sentiments more freely.
Էջ 86 - Reasons we charge you to remove instantly; we don't give you the Liberty to think about it. You are Women. Take the Advice of a wise Man, and remove immediately.
Էջ 344 - Langlade that they had not found my hapless self among the dead, and that they supposed me to be somewhere concealed. M. Langlade appeared, from what followed, to be by this time acquainted with the place of my retreat, of which, no doubt, he had been informed by his wife. The poor woman, as soon as the Indians mentioned me, declared to her husband, in the French tongue, that he should no longer keep me in his house, but deliver me up to my pursuers ; giving as a reason for this measure, that, should...
Էջ 98 - They told me, that it was their absolute design to take possession of the Ohio, and by G they would do it; for that, although they were sensible the English could raise two men for their one, yet they knew their motions were too slow and dilatory to prevent any undertaking of theirs.
Էջ 327 - Englishman, you know that the French king is our father. He promised to be such ; and we, in return, promised to be his children. This promise we have kept. " ' Englishman, it is you that have made war with this our father. You are his enemy ; and how, then, could you have the boldness to venture among us, his children ? You know that his enemies are ours.
Էջ 81 - pretend right of inheritance to all or any part of the lands granted in our patent, we pray you endeavor to purchase their tytle, that we may avoid the least scruple of intrusion.