Tales and Sketches: Such as They are, المجلد 1Harper & Brothers, 1834 |
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... wild and secluded , about four miles distant from Menunkatuck , -or Guilford , as the " pale - faces " chose to rechristen the place on coming into possession . Excepting the clearing of Mr. Disborough , the dark forests yet adorned its ...
... wild and secluded , about four miles distant from Menunkatuck , -or Guilford , as the " pale - faces " chose to rechristen the place on coming into possession . Excepting the clearing of Mr. Disborough , the dark forests yet adorned its ...
الصفحة 13
... that these superstitions should have been protracted to a much later period . Happily , however , the scales fell from the eyes of the people , and the shackles VOL . I. - B from the mind , as early among the wilds of MERCY DISBOROUGH . 13.
... that these superstitions should have been protracted to a much later period . Happily , however , the scales fell from the eyes of the people , and the shackles VOL . I. - B from the mind , as early among the wilds of MERCY DISBOROUGH . 13.
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... wilds of Amer- ica as in the halls of European science . Return we now to the thread of our narrative . The house of the governor , who then resided in Menunkatuck , was situated in the outward skirt of the little settlement , on the ...
... wilds of Amer- ica as in the halls of European science . Return we now to the thread of our narrative . The house of the governor , who then resided in Menunkatuck , was situated in the outward skirt of the little settlement , on the ...
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... wild and tumult- uous yells of the exulting savages , increasing in numbers , carried terror to the stoutest heart . The pilgrims , however , being literally soldiers of the church militant , were seldom unprepared to resist the hostile ...
... wild and tumult- uous yells of the exulting savages , increasing in numbers , carried terror to the stoutest heart . The pilgrims , however , being literally soldiers of the church militant , were seldom unprepared to resist the hostile ...
الصفحة 74
... wild roses , in one corner of the garden , as the spot where rested the bones of Mercy's father . The town here subsequently planted , has borne the name of SALISBURY to this day . One explanation more , and our whole mystery will be ...
... wild roses , in one corner of the garden , as the spot where rested the bones of Mercy's father . The town here subsequently planted , has borne the name of SALISBURY to this day . One explanation more , and our whole mystery will be ...
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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...