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" Having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan : then as many as could... "
The Family Magazine - Page 88
1837
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Britain over the sea, a reader compiled by E. Lee

Elizabeth Lee - 1901 - 302 pages
...entrance before the king all the people gave a great shout The Queen of Appamatuck was appointed to bring him water to wash his hands, and another brought him...bunch of feathers instead of a towel to dry them. Having feasted them after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but...
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Colonial Prose and Poetry ...: Pioneer literature

William Peterfield Trent, Benjamin Willis Wells - American literature - 1901 - 316 pages
...before the King, all the people gave a great shout. The Queen of Appamatuck was appointed to bring him water to wash his hands, and another brought him...bunch of feathers, instead of a towel to dry them. Having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but...
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The World's Great Masterpieces: History, Biography, Science ..., Volume 18

Literature - 1901 - 686 pages
...before the King, all the people gave a great shout. The Quecne of Appamatuck was appointed to bring him water to wash his hands, and another brought him a bunch of feathers, in stead of a Towell to dry them : having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could,...
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Indian Wars and Famous Frontiersmen: The Thrilling Story of Pioneer Life in ...

Augustus Lynch Mason - Frontier and pioneer life - 1904 - 660 pages
...possible that the old savage regarded him as a liar, for after his questionings were over, Smith says, "a long consultation was held, but the conclusion...stones were brought before Powhatan ; then as many savages as could, layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and theron laid his head," preparatory to...
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Our Pioneers: The Heroic Deeds and Devoted Lives of the Fathers and Mothers ...

Augustus Lynch Mason - Indians of North America - 1904 - 710 pages
...possible that the old savage regarded him as a liar, for after his questionings were over, Smith says, "a long consultation was held, but the conclusion...stones were brought before Powhatan; then as many savages as could, layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and theron laid his head," preparatory to...
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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner, Volume 6

Charles Dudley Warner - American essays - 1904 - 512 pages
...before the King, all the people gave a great shout. The Queene of Appamatuck was appointed to bring him water to wash his hands, and another brought him a bunch of feathers, instead of a Towell to dry them: having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could. A long consultation...
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Southern Writers: Selections in Prose and Verse

William Peterfield Trent - American literature - 1905 - 572 pages
...before the King, all the people gave a great shout. The Queen of Appamatuck was appointed to bring him water to wash his hands, and another brought him...bunch of feathers, instead of a towel to dry them. Having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but...
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The South in History and Literature: A Hand-book of Southern Authors, from ...

Mildred Lewis Rutherford - American literature - 1906 - 918 pages
...before the king all the people gave a great shout. The Queene of Appamatuck was appointed to bring him water to wash his hands, and another brought him...bunch of feathers instead of a towel, to dry them. Having feasted them after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but...
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The Masterpieces and the History of Literature

1902 - 438 pages
...before the king, all the people gave a great shout. The Queen of Appamatuck was appointed to bring him water to wash his hands, and another brought him...bunch of feathers, instead of a towel, to dry them: having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but...
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Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs, from Cofachiqui, the Indian Princess, and ...

Norman Barton Wood - Indians - 1906 - 782 pages
...occasion, but it is quite probable that the grim old savage regarded him as a liar. Again quoting Smith, "A long consultation was held, but the conclusion...stones were brought before Powhatan, then as many savages as could, layd hands on him, dragged him to them and thereon layd his head," in position to...
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