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... dwelling in the smoke of thy offering . Look down upon us bene- ficently . " Continue to listen : The united voice of thy people continues to ascend to thee . Give us power to celebrate at all times with zeal and fidelity the sacred ...
... dwelling in the smoke of thy offering . Look down upon us bene- ficently . " Continue to listen : The united voice of thy people continues to ascend to thee . Give us power to celebrate at all times with zeal and fidelity the sacred ...
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... dwellings replete with elaborate comforts , which only render them sensible of the comparative wretchedness of their own condition . Luxury spreads its ample board before their eyes ; but they are excluded from the banquet . Plenty ...
... dwellings replete with elaborate comforts , which only render them sensible of the comparative wretchedness of their own condition . Luxury spreads its ample board before their eyes ; but they are excluded from the banquet . Plenty ...
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... dwelling , the hunter , about to leave , turned to his com- panion , and said , " Do you not know me ? " The white man was struck with horror that he had been so long in the power of one whom he had so inhumanly treated , and expected ...
... dwelling , the hunter , about to leave , turned to his com- panion , and said , " Do you not know me ? " The white man was struck with horror that he had been so long in the power of one whom he had so inhumanly treated , and expected ...
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... dwelling . " The wife was very much distressed when she heard these words . She prayed him to reflect on their former affection - their happiness during many years - their chil dren . She besought him not to bring this second wife into ...
... dwelling . " The wife was very much distressed when she heard these words . She prayed him to reflect on their former affection - their happiness during many years - their chil dren . She besought him not to bring this second wife into ...
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... dwellings , and the air was filled with myriads of fire - flies , which they were trying to catch . I have seen few prettier things among the children's songs of any people . " Fire - fly , fire - fly , bright little thing , Light me to ...
... dwellings , and the air was filled with myriads of fire - flies , which they were trying to catch . I have seen few prettier things among the children's songs of any people . " Fire - fly , fire - fly , bright little thing , Light me to ...
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The Iroquois: Or, the Bright Side of Indian Character Anna C (Anna Cummings) 181 Johnson No preview available - 2021 |
The Iroquois; Or, the Bright Side of Indian Character Anna Cummings Johnson,Anna C Johnson Miller No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 244 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it ; I have killed many ; I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbour a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Page 168 - Brother, you say there is but one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit. If there is but one religion, why do you white people differ so much about it?
Page 168 - Brother: Continue to listen. You say that you are sent to instruct us how to worship the Great Spirit agreeably to his mind; and, if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach, we shall be unhappy hereafter.
Page 244 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat ; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed and said, " Logan is the friend of the white men.
Page 149 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee. For whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Where thou diest, I will die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 259 - He has done nothing for which an Indian ought to be ashamed. He has fought for his countrymen, the squaws and papooses, against white men— who came, year after year, to cheat them and take away their lands. You know the cause of our making war. It is known to all white men. They ought to be ashamed of it.
Page 167 - But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small. They found friends and not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country for fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion.
Page 77 - If a white man, in travelling through our country, enters one of our cabins, we all treat him as I do you ; we dry him if he is wet, we warm him if he is cold, and give him meat and drink, that he may allay his thirst and hunger ; and we spread soft furs for him to rest and sleep on ; we demand nothing in return.
Page 230 - Father: You have said that we are in your hand, and that, by closing it, you could crush us to nothing. Are you determined to crush us? If you are, tell us so, that those of our nation who have become your children, and have determined to die so, may know what to do. In this case, one chief has said he would ask you to put him out of pain.
Page 169 - Brother; You have now heard our answer to your talk, and this is all we have to say at present. "As we are going to part, we will come and take you by the hand, and hope the Great Spirit will protect you on your journey, and return you safe to your friends.