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... who might be disposed to manufacture these harangues , after a given model ,
into the European tongues ; but that it operates upon all alike , and shines with
the same character through every variety and accident of interpretation .
... who might be disposed to manufacture these harangues , after a given model ,
into the European tongues ; but that it operates upon all alike , and shines with
the same character through every variety and accident of interpretation .
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... and all the mean passions of civilized man . It will be naturally expected , that
having given this summary of Indian virtues , I should say something of Indian
vices ; and I am happy that the latter will bear no proportion to the former
catalogue .
... and all the mean passions of civilized man . It will be naturally expected , that
having given this summary of Indian virtues , I should say something of Indian
vices ; and I am happy that the latter will bear no proportion to the former
catalogue .
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utterable , and protracted agony , that the final blow is given . These atrocious
practices are not , however , peculiar to our unlettered Indians . The metal boot
and wedge , the thumb - screw , the rack , the gradual burnings of Smithfield , the
...
utterable , and protracted agony , that the final blow is given . These atrocious
practices are not , however , peculiar to our unlettered Indians . The metal boot
and wedge , the thumb - screw , the rack , the gradual burnings of Smithfield , the
...
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It is given as much as possible in their own language . “ A great many years ago ,
when men with a white skin had never yet been seen in this land , some Indians
who were out a fishing at a place where the sea widens , espied at a great ...
It is given as much as possible in their own language . “ A great many years ago ,
when men with a white skin had never yet been seen in this land , some Indians
who were out a fishing at a place where the sea widens , espied at a great ...
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It appears now to be certain , that it is the great Mannitto , bringing them some
kind of game , such as he had not given them before ; but other runners soon
after arriving declare that it is positively a house full of human beings , of quite a ...
It appears now to be certain , that it is the great Mannitto , bringing them some
kind of game , such as he had not given them before ; but other runners soon
after arriving declare that it is positively a house full of human beings , of quite a ...
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| Título | Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians Collection Baby Collections spéciales Indigenous Peoples: North America |
| Autor | James Buchanan |
| Editor | Black and Young, 1824 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Nacional de Austria |
| Digitalizado | 2 Oct 2012 |
| N.º de páginas | 375 páginas |
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