 | Hugh Murray - 1829 - 556 Seiten
...savages swam across, holding their bows and arrows in their mouths. The reception was singular. They made a doleful noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nails. " We did think they had been at their idolatry." However, they then spread mats on the ground, and... | |
 | John Frost - 1846 - 336 Seiten
...bows in their mouths." These they discharged against the strangers and wounded two ; but as soon t as " they had felt the sharpness of our shot" they...faces, making noise like so many wolves or devils." The English received a pressing invitation from a great Indian chief, the Werrowannee of Rappahana,... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1847 - 470 Seiten
...town. Their welcome was signally expressed "by a doleful noise, laying their faces to the ground, and scratching the earth with their nails." Mats were...faces, making noise like so many wolves or devils." The English received a pressing invitation from a great Indian chief, the weroanee of Rappahana, whom... | |
 | John Frost - 1849 - 294 Seiten
...peculiarly fitting him for this arduous appointment. The fleet of three vessels, none exceeding one hundred tons, sailed from London on the 19th December, taking...faces, making noise like so many wolves or devils." The English received a pressing invitation from a great Indian chief, the Werrowannee of Rappahana,... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1850 - 448 Seiten
...town. Their welcome was signally expressed " by a doleful noise, laying their faces to the ground, and scratching the earth with their nails." Mats were...faces, making noise like so many wolves or devils." The English received a pressing invitation from a great Indian chief, the weroanee of Rappahana, whom... | |
 | John Smith - 1884 - 1150 Seiten
...Towne, where we were entertained by them very kindly. When we came first a Land they made a dolefull noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nailes. We did thinke they had beene at their Idolatry. When they had ended their Ceremonies, they... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 558 Seiten
...us to their town where we were entertained by them very kindly. When we came first a Land they made a doleful noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nails. We did think that they had been at their Idolatry. When they had ended their Ceremonies, they went... | |
 | Alexander Brown - 1890 - 698 Seiten
...Towne, where we were entertained by them very kindly. When we came first a Land they made a dolefull noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nailes. We did thinke that they had beene at their idolatry. When they had ended their Ceremonies,... | |
 | Charles Wesley Mann - 1896 - 364 Seiten
...ship to Cape Comfort : when we saw five Salvages on the shore. When we first came a Land they made a doleful noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nails. We did think they had been at their Idolatry. When they had ended their Ceremonies they went into their... | |
 | Samuel Purchas - 1906 - 592 Seiten
...Towne, where we were entertained by them very kindly. When we came first a Land they made a dolefull noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nailes. We did thinke that they had beene at their Idolatry. When they had ended their Ceremonies,... | |
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When we came first a Land they made a dolefull noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nailes. We did thinke that they had beene at their idolatry. 
