Indian Captivities, Being a Collection of the Most Remarkable Narratives of Persons Taken Captive by the North American Indians... to which are Added, Notes, Historical, Biographical, &cAntiquarian Bookstore and Institute, 1839 - 360 էջ |
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... mouths of the Mis- sissippi they were cast away in a storm , and all but 15 of their number perished . Out of these 15 , 4 only lived to reach Mexico , and these after 8 years wholly spent in wanderings from place to place , enduring ...
... mouths of the Mis- sissippi they were cast away in a storm , and all but 15 of their number perished . Out of these 15 , 4 only lived to reach Mexico , and these after 8 years wholly spent in wanderings from place to place , enduring ...
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... mouths from Wednesday night to Saturday night , except only a little cold water . This day in the afternoon , about an hour by sun , we came to the place where they intended , viz . an Indian town called Wenimesset , [ New Braintree ] ...
... mouths from Wednesday night to Saturday night , except only a little cold water . This day in the afternoon , about an hour by sun , we came to the place where they intended , viz . an Indian town called Wenimesset , [ New Braintree ] ...
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... mouth , and yet a savory bit it was to me ; for to the hungry soul every bitter thing was sweet . A solemn sight methought it was , to see whole fields of wheat and Indian corn forsaken and spoiled , and the remainder of them to be food ...
... mouth , and yet a savory bit it was to me ; for to the hungry soul every bitter thing was sweet . A solemn sight methought it was , to see whole fields of wheat and Indian corn forsaken and spoiled , and the remainder of them to be food ...
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... mouth full of dirt , and yet alive , and groaning . I advised John to go and get to some fire ; he told me he could not stand , but I persuaded him still , lest he should lie there and die . And with much ado I got him to a fire , and ...
... mouth full of dirt , and yet alive , and groaning . I advised John to go and get to some fire ; he told me he could not stand , but I persuaded him still , lest he should lie there and die . And with much ado I got him to a fire , and ...
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... mouth , that if ever I returned I would tell the world what a blessing the Lord gave to such mean food . As we went along , they killed a deer , with a young one in her . They gave me a piece of the fawn , and it was so young and tender ...
... mouth , that if ever I returned I would tell the world what a blessing the Lord gave to such mean food . As we went along , they killed a deer , with a young one in her . They gave me a piece of the fawn , and it was so young and tender ...
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Էջ 33 - I shall not die but live, and declare the works of the Lord. The Lord hath chastened me sore; but He hath not given me over unto death.
Էջ 42 - 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 29 - 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 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 39 - Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
Էջ 37 - Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
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 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 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 44 - Shall there be evil in the City and the Lord hath not done it?