Chronicles of Border Warfare, Or, A History of the Settlement by the Whites of North-western Virginia and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that Section of the State, with Reflections, Anecdotes, &cParsons Advocate, 1831 - 227 Seiten |
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... enemies , the Greeks , that there is not at present four persons in the whole province of Champagne , who will learn their language ; nay , they would never admit any Jesuits among them ; probably because they had heard it said , that ...
... enemies , the Greeks , that there is not at present four persons in the whole province of Champagne , who will learn their language ; nay , they would never admit any Jesuits among them ; probably because they had heard it said , that ...
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... enemy , and receive the greetings of a friend . In their intercourse with others , they seem alike insensible to emotions of pleasure and of pain ; and rarely give vent to feelings of either . The most ludicrous scenes scarcely ever ...
... enemy , and receive the greetings of a friend . In their intercourse with others , they seem alike insensible to emotions of pleasure and of pain ; and rarely give vent to feelings of either . The most ludicrous scenes scarcely ever ...
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... enemy , there is no cruelty which can be exercised , no species of torture , which their in- genuity can devise , too severe to be inflicted . To those who have excited a spirit of resentment in the bosom of an Indian , the tomahawk and ...
... enemy , there is no cruelty which can be exercised , no species of torture , which their in- genuity can devise , too severe to be inflicted . To those who have excited a spirit of resentment in the bosom of an Indian , the tomahawk and ...
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... enemy , yet is it equally true that they never forsake their friends : to them they are always kind , generous and beneficent . After the ceremony of introduction is over , Footnote : Indians consider the running of the gauntlet , as ...
... enemy , yet is it equally true that they never forsake their friends : to them they are always kind , generous and beneficent . After the ceremony of introduction is over , Footnote : Indians consider the running of the gauntlet , as ...
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... enemy . And it has been said , that they grieve more for the death of an infant unable to pro- vide for itself in the world of spirits , than for one who had at- tained manhood and was capable of taking care of himself . An interesting ...
... enemy . And it has been said , that they grieve more for the death of an infant unable to pro- vide for itself in the world of spirits , than for one who had at- tained manhood and was capable of taking care of himself . An interesting ...
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