Tales and Sketches: Such as They are, المجلد 1Harper & Brothers, 1834 |
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... remains uncultivated to this day . But David had a stout heart , and would have been the last to flee from an ordinary arm of flesh , or even from a whole band of savages . Still his con- versation with Mercy had awakened a train of ...
... remains uncultivated to this day . But David had a stout heart , and would have been the last to flee from an ordinary arm of flesh , or even from a whole band of savages . Still his con- versation with Mercy had awakened a train of ...
الصفحة 94
... remains of its late happy inmates , including one at least of the beau- tiful daughters of those who were now gazing with unutterable anguish upon the scene of blood ! The wretched parents stood for a time upon the borders of this field ...
... remains of its late happy inmates , including one at least of the beau- tiful daughters of those who were now gazing with unutterable anguish upon the scene of blood ! The wretched parents stood for a time upon the borders of this field ...
الصفحة 96
... remains of all their slaughtered friends were also conveyed to the house , by Mr. Johnson and honest David , who had not been an unfeeling or unmoved spectator of the scene of horror of which we have attempted a feeble de- scription ...
... remains of all their slaughtered friends were also conveyed to the house , by Mr. Johnson and honest David , who had not been an unfeeling or unmoved spectator of the scene of horror of which we have attempted a feeble de- scription ...
الصفحة 97
... remains of the absent Alice . But no relics were found , nor any favourable circumstances dis- covered , until it occurred to Mr. Johnson to ex- amine the " trail " of the Indians . It was then that a glimmering ray of hope broke ...
... remains of the absent Alice . But no relics were found , nor any favourable circumstances dis- covered , until it occurred to Mr. Johnson to ex- amine the " trail " of the Indians . It was then that a glimmering ray of hope broke ...
الصفحة 102
... remains of her sister , now lying in the very embrace of death , the Indians secured the pro- visions in the house , applied the torch to its walls , and she was hurried away to Anaquaqua . She was treated kindly on the way - according ...
... remains of her sister , now lying in the very embrace of death , the Indians secured the pro- visions in the house , applied the torch to its walls , and she was hurried away to Anaquaqua . She was treated kindly on the way - according ...
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afflicted afterwards agony Ahitub appeared arms Azazel beautiful began blood body bosom Brandt bright Buxton canoe cast Cherry Valley clouds cold commenced council-fire countenance dance dark daughter Deacon Goodspeed death deep demons desolate devil distance earth exclaimed eyes familiar spirit father fear fire forest Fort William Henry Fowler friends gloom Goodwife Goody Clawson hands head heard heart heaven horse hour Indians instant Iroquois Johnson lake light look Lord Magdalen Islands ment Menunkatuck Mercy Disborough miles mind mingled morning mother mountains never New-York night Onondaga Otsego lake Paltz passed phynx portmanteau Pow-wow prisoner Puritans Quebec Quinnipiack ranger river rude sachem savage scene seemed seen settlement shadow shore side silent soon soul spirits spot stood strange stranger sufferings Thorndyke thou thought Thurensera Tinman tion trees valley Vandrick village warriors waters whole wild wilderness wind witchcraft witches young
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الصفحة 241 - The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen ; man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream was.
الصفحة 241 - I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream,— past the wit of man to say what dream it was. Man is but an ass, if he go about to expound this dream.
الصفحة 73 - He was a man Who stole the livery of the court of heaven, To serve the devil in...
الصفحة 141 - The war-note of Lochiel, which Albyn's hills Have heard, and heard, too, have her Saxon foes :— How in the noon of night that pibroch thrills, Savage and shrill ! but with the breath which fills...
الصفحة 199 - The brows of men by the despairing light Wore an unearthly aspect, as by fits The flashes fell upon them ; some lay down And hid their eyes and wept ; and some did rest Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smiled ; And others hurried to and fro, and fed Their...
الصفحة 31 - Alas! O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us?
الصفحة 141 - The foe! They come! They come! " And wild and high the " Cameron's gathering " rose, The war note of Lochicl, which Albyn's hills Have heard, and heard, too, have her Saxon foes: How in the noon of night that pibroch thrills Savage and shrill!
الصفحة 84 - Like to a double cherry, seeming parted ; But yet a union in partition, Two lovely berries moulded on one stem : So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart; Two of the first, like coats in heraldry, Due but to one, and crowned with one crest.
الصفحة 208 - We now plant a tree, whose top will reach the sun, and its branches spread far abroad, so that it shall be seen afar off; and we shall shelter ourselves under it, and live in peace without molestation.
الصفحة 175 - Came tame and tremulous; and vipers crawled And twined themselves among the multitude, Hissing, but stingless — they were slain for food: And war, which for a moment was no more, Did glut himself again — a meal was bought With blood, and each sate sullenly apart, , Gorging himself in gloom : no love...