 Powhatan; then as many as could laid hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs to beat out his brains, Pocahontas, the King's dearest daughter, when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms,...  Some Colonial Homesteads and Their Stories - Page 434by Marion Harland - 1897 - 511 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Pinkerton - Voyages and travels - 1812 - 914 pages
...clubs to beat out his brains, Pocahontas, the King's deareft daughter, when no intreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms, and laid her own upon his to fave him from death : whereat the Emperor was contented he ihould live to make him hatchets, and her... | |
 | John Smith - America - 1819 - 278 pages
...and laid her owne vpon his to saue him from death: whereat the Emperour was contented he should liue to make him hatchets, and her bells, beads, and copper;...for they thought him as well of all occupations as themselues. For the King himselfe will make his owne robes, shooes, bowes, arrowes} pots; plant, hunt,... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - 1827 - 140 pages
...clubs, to beat out his brains, Pocahontas, the King's dearest daughter, when no mercy could prevail, got his head in her arms, and laid her own upon his to save him from death : whereupon the Emperor was contented he should live," and he was sent back to James Town. " Now every... | |
 | 1837 - 486 pages
...clubs, to beat out his brains, Pocahontas, the king's dearest daughter, when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms, and laid her own upon his to save him from death : whereat the emperour was contented he should live to make him hatchets, and her bells, beads, and copper ; for... | |
 | 1837 - 490 pages
...clubs, to beat out his brains, Pocahontas, the king's dearest daughter, when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms, and laid her own upon his to save him from death : whereat the emperour was contented he should live to make him hatchets, and her bells, beads, and copper ; for... | |
 | William Elliot - Plants - 1837 - 350 pages
...head in her arms, and layed her oum upon his to save him from death : whereat the emperor (Powhatan) was contented he should live to make him hatchets, and her bells, beads and copper." This design is partly taken from a rude engraving of this event, in the first edition of Smith's History... | |
 | Civilization - 1851 - 428 pages
...clubs, to beat out his brains, Pocahontas, the king's dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms, and laid her own upon his...make him hatchets, and her bells, beads, and copper." Thus amiably does the savage girl of thirteen make her first appearance ; and to her constant care... | |
 | James Chamberlayne Pickett - Guano - 1848 - 76 pages
...when no intreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms and laid tier own upon his to save him fro, n death. Whereat, the Emperor was contented he should live to make him hatchets, and her bell*, beads, and copper; for they thought him as well of all occupations as themselves. For the King... | |
 | sir John Bernard Burke - 1850 - 516 pages
...king's dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got his head in her armes and laid her owne upon his to save him from death ; whereat, the emperor...make him hatchets, and her bells, beads, and copper." Now, again, it would have been only reasonable to suppose, that the unlucky captain was received into... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1855 - 294 pages
...daughter, when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arm*, and laid her own upon his to «ave him from death: whereat the emperor was contented...for they thought him as well of all occupations as thetneclvc*. Forthe King himself will make his own robes, shoe*, bows, arrows, pots ; plant, huut,... | |
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