The American Mind: Selections from the Literature of the United States, Volume 1Harry Redcay Warfel, Ralph Henry Gabriel, Stanley Thomas Williams |
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... head of Chickahamania river , and [ being ] taxed by the Councell , to be too slow in so worthy an at- tempt . The next voyage hee proceeded so farre that with much labour by cutting of trees insunder he made his passage ; but when his ...
... head of Chickahamania river , and [ being ] taxed by the Councell , to be too slow in so worthy an at- tempt . The next voyage hee proceeded so farre that with much labour by cutting of trees insunder he made his passage ; but when his ...
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... head . I had always supposed from their being called " Flatheads , " that the head was actually flat on top ; but this is not the case . The head is flattened thus : From the point of the nose to the apex of the head , there is a ...
... head . I had always supposed from their being called " Flatheads , " that the head was actually flat on top ; but this is not the case . The head is flattened thus : From the point of the nose to the apex of the head , there is a ...
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... head lengthwise be- neath the boat . Through and through ; through every plank and each rib , it thrilled for an instant , the whale obliquely lying on his back , in the manner of a biting shark , slowly and feelingly taking its bows ...
... head lengthwise be- neath the boat . Through and through ; through every plank and each rib , it thrilled for an instant , the whale obliquely lying on his back , in the manner of a biting shark , slowly and feelingly taking its bows ...
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Of a Great Monster | 5 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD c 15901657 | 11 |
ROGER WILLIAMS c 16041683 | 32 |
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