Sketches of the History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians |
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And in their oratory , which they take great pains to cultivate , they have never
been exceeded , in ancient or modern senates , for pertinent argument , and
eloquence both imaginative and pathetic . Governor Clinton , speaking of the
Iroquois ...
And in their oratory , which they take great pains to cultivate , they have never
been exceeded , in ancient or modern senates , for pertinent argument , and
eloquence both imaginative and pathetic . Governor Clinton , speaking of the
Iroquois ...
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None will venture to traduce those who sustain a fair and honorable character ;
and as for the worthless , they never condescend to talk about them . Slander ,
therefore , the most pitiful vice of little and malicious minds , is beneath the notice
...
None will venture to traduce those who sustain a fair and honorable character ;
and as for the worthless , they never condescend to talk about them . Slander ,
therefore , the most pitiful vice of little and malicious minds , is beneath the notice
...
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With the faculty of circulating and improving their natural information , by means
of literature , they would either not have been objects for the crafty arts of civilized
man , or they would have been invulnerable to them , and never could have ...
With the faculty of circulating and improving their natural information , by means
of literature , they would either not have been objects for the crafty arts of civilized
man , or they would have been invulnerable to them , and never could have ...
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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 distance something remarkably large floating on the water ...
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 distance something remarkably large floating on the water ...
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His companions now bemoaned his fate , he falls into a sound sleep , and they
think he has expired . He wakes again , jumps up and declares , that he has
enjoyed the most delicious sensations , and that he never before felt himself so
happy ...
His companions now bemoaned his fate , he falls into a sound sleep , and they
think he has expired . He wakes again , jumps up and declares , that he has
enjoyed the most delicious sensations , and that he never before felt himself so
happy ...
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Información bibliográfica
| 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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