| Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 pages
...immediately put himself into an oratorical attitude, and, with a pomp suited to the elevation of Ms subject, informed him, that it was a tradition handed...from their fathers, that In ancient times a herd of them came to the Big- bone- licks, and began an universal destruction of the bears, deer, elks, buffaloes,... | |
| Samuel G. Drake - 1845 - 800 pages
...speaker," continues our author, Mr. Jefferson, "immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory,-and, with a pomp suited to what he conceived the elevation of his subject," began and repeated as follows : — " In aneitnl limes, a herd of these tremendous animals came to... | |
| 1846 - 544 pages
...notes on Virginia, we find the following tradition of the Indians, in relation to this animal : — " That in ancient times a herd of these tremendous animals came to the Big Bone Lick, and began a universal destruction of the bear, deer, elk, buffaloes, and other animals,... | |
| Samuel G. Drake - 1848 - 746 pages
...?alt licks on the Ohio River. " The chief speaker," continues our author, Mr. Jefferson, "immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory, and, with...to what he conceived the elevation of his subject," began and re|itated as follows : — " In ancient times, a herd of these tremendous animals came to... | |
| Samuel G. Drake - 1848 - 708 pages
...Ohio River. " The chief speaker," continues our author, Mr. Jefferson, " immediately put himself ¡uto an attitude of oratory, and, with a pomp suited to what he conceived the elevation of his subject," began and repeated as follows : — " In ancient times, a herd of theie tremendous animóla cam¿ to... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 284 pages
...heard of the animal whose bones were found at the SalHicks on the Ohio. Their chief speaker immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory, and with a pomp suited to what he conceived tho elevation of his subject, informed him that it was a tradition handed down from their fathers,... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 404 pages
...of tho animal whose bones were found at the Salt-licks, on the Ohio. Their chief sp aker immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory, and with...bear, deer, elk, buffalo, and other animals which hod been created for the use of the Indians. That the Great Man above looking down and seeing this,... | |
| Thomas Jefferson - 1854 - 628 pages
...of the animal whose bones were found at the Saltlicks on the Ohio. Their chief speaker immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory, and with...times a herd of these tremendous animals came to the Big-bone licks, and began an universal destruction of the bear, deer, elks, buffaloes, and other animals... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 508 pages
...of the animal whose bones were found at the Salt-licks, on the Ohio. Their chief speaker Immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory, and with...times a herd of these tremendous animals came to the Blg-bone-Ueks, and began an universal destruction of the bear, deer, elk, buffalo and other animals... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 278 pages
...of the animal whose bones were found at the Salt-licks, on the Ohio. Their chief speaker immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory, and with...times a herd of these tremendous animals came to the 73ick-bone-licks, and begun an universal destruction of the hear, deer, elk, buffalo, and other animals... | |
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