Captain John Smith's America: Selections from His Writings |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 26
Page 14
... sorts , as our falconers called them : sparrow hawks , lannerets , gos- hawks , falcons and ospreys , but they all prey most [ ly ] upon fish . Their partridges are little bigger than our quail . Wild turkeys are as big as our tame ...
... sorts , as our falconers called them : sparrow hawks , lannerets , gos- hawks , falcons and ospreys , but they all prey most [ ly ] upon fish . Their partridges are little bigger than our quail . Wild turkeys are as big as our tame ...
Page 112
... sorts brought them perforce to our Captain , that so well contented him and punished them , as many others that ... sort of the people to displease us , that some of the baser sort that we have extremely hurt and punished for their ...
... sorts brought them perforce to our Captain , that so well contented him and punished them , as many others that ... sort of the people to displease us , that some of the baser sort that we have extremely hurt and punished for their ...
Page 126
... sorts of fish , much fowl , and sundry sorts of good fruits for man's use . Betwixt Kennebec and Sowocatuck [ the coast south of Portland ] there [ are ] but two or three sandy bays , but betwixt that and Cape Cod very many : especially ...
... sorts of fish , much fowl , and sundry sorts of good fruits for man's use . Betwixt Kennebec and Sowocatuck [ the coast south of Portland ] there [ are ] but two or three sandy bays , but betwixt that and Cape Cod very many : especially ...
Contents
John Smith and the Promise of New England Selec | 125 |
PART | 149 |
John Smiths Written Testimony to the Commission | 158 |
Copyright | |
1 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
actions adventurers amongst arms arrived arrows begin better boat bows bring brought building called Captain Smith cause charge chief colony commodities copper corn Council desired divers doth edited England English expected extreme fear fire fish five followed four friends fruits give ground grow half hand hath head Historie hope houses hundred hurt isles Jamestown John Smith keep kind King labor land leave less live manner Master means miles nature near[ly never Newport night plant plantation poor pounds Powhatan presently President reason rest river sail savages sent seven ships shot side skins soldiers sorts spent stay strange sufficient supply things Thomas thousand till took trade trees true twenty victual Virginia West women woods