A Home Geography of New York CityGinn, 1905 - 229 páginas |
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Página 181 - I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country...
Página 125 - ... to inform all the Indians on the inhabited islands of what they had seen, and put them on their guard. Accordingly they sent...
Página 127 - ... approaches with two others. " He salutes them with a friendly countenance, and they return the salute after their manner. They are lost in admiration ; the dress, the manners, the whole appearance of the unknown strangers is to them a subject of...
Página 126 - The house, some say large canoe, at last stops, and a canoe of a smaller size comes on shore with the red man and some others in it: some stay with his canoe to guard it.
Página 127 - ... sow seeds, in order to raise herbs and vegetables to put into their broth. They went away as they had said, and returned in the following season, when both parties were much rejoiced to see each other; but the whites laughed at the Indians, seeing that they knew not the use of the axes and hoes they had given them the year before ; for they had these hanging to their breasts as ornaments, and the stockings...
Página 171 - With the beasts of the wood, we will ramble for food, And lodge in wild deserts and caves, And live poor as Job on the skirts of the globe, Before we'll submit to be slaves, brave boys, Before we'll submit to be slaves, etc.
Página 125 - They immediately returning to the shore apprised their countrymen of what they had seen, and pressed them to go out with them and discover what it might be. These together hurried out, and saw to their great surprise the phenomenon, but could, not agree what...
Página 125 - At length the spectators concluded that this wonderful object was moving towards the land, and that it must be an animal or something else that had life in it ; it would therefore...
Página 127 - The chiefs and wise men, assembled in council, form themselves into a large circle, towards which the man in red clothes approaches with two others. He salutes them with a friendly countenance, and they return the salute after their manner. They are lost in admiration; the dress, the manners, the whole appearance of the unknown strangers is to them a subject of wonder; but they are particularly struck with him who wore the red coat all glittering with gold lace, which they could in no manner account...
Página 128 - It was drawn out into a circular form, and being closed at its ends, encompassed a large piece of ground. The Indians were surprised at the superior wit of the whites,* but did not wish to contend with them about a little land, as they had still enough themselves.