The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 |
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Page 36
... English alcohol had proved more fatal to them than the English sword , astonished the white men.3 Their sight was so excellent , that , standing on the seashore , they often told of the coming of a ship at sea , sooner by one hour , yea ...
... English alcohol had proved more fatal to them than the English sword , astonished the white men.3 Their sight was so excellent , that , standing on the seashore , they often told of the coming of a ship at sea , sooner by one hour , yea ...
Page 37
... , Tahattawan , and Nimrod did sell a tract of six miles square to the English , receiving for the same , some fath- oms of Wampumpeag , hatchets , hoes , knives , " } cotton cloth and shirts . Wibbacowet , the hus band THAT CONCORD TH 37.
... , Tahattawan , and Nimrod did sell a tract of six miles square to the English , receiving for the same , some fath- oms of Wampumpeag , hatchets , hoes , knives , " } cotton cloth and shirts . Wibbacowet , the hus band THAT CONCORD TH 37.
Page 49
... , if the records of one of our towns , of this town , for example , →→→ should be printed , and presented to the gov ernments of Europe ; to the English nation , as 2 a thank - offering , and as a certificate of XI AT CONCORD TEL 49.
... , if the records of one of our towns , of this town , for example , →→→ should be printed , and presented to the gov ernments of Europe ; to the English nation , as 2 a thank - offering , and as a certificate of XI AT CONCORD TEL 49.
Page 51
... English government , and intimated their desire , " as opportunity served , and the English lived among them , to learn to read God's word , and know God aright ; " and the General Court acted on their request . John Eliot , in October ...
... English government , and intimated their desire , " as opportunity served , and the English lived among them , to learn to read God's word , and know God aright ; " and the General Court acted on their request . John Eliot , in October ...
Page 52
... English were taking for their good ; for , said he , all the time you have lived after the Indian , fashion , under the power of the higher sachems , what did they care for you ? They took away your skins , your kettles and your wampum ...
... English were taking for their good ; for , said he , all the time you have lived after the Indian , fashion , under the power of the higher sachems , what did they care for you ? They took away your skins , your kettles and your wampum ...
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