 | E. E. Hale - 1882 - 310 pages
...held, but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan; then as many as could laid hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid...when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms, and laid her own upon him to save him from death; whereat the emperor was contented he should... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - Discoveries in geography - 1883 - 308 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan ; then as many as could laid hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid...when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms, and laid her own upon him to save him from death ; whereat the emperor was contented he should... | |
 | John Smith - Bermuda Islands - 1884 - 1150 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan : then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines, Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got... | |
 | New England - 1904 - 850 pages
...raised to beat out his brains, when with a child's impetuosity and a woman's wisdom the dauntless little "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 Emperor was content he should live... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - American literature - 1885 - 362 pages
...held, but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan: then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs to beute out his brains, Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevail, got his... | |
 | Charles Francis Adams, Henry Adams - Finance - 1886 - 446 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan : then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his bralnes, Pocahonias the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevade, got his... | |
 | Literature - 1886 - 552 pages
...the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan ; then as many as could laid hand on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head ; and, being ready with their clubs to * The work from which this selection is taken was written by Thomas Studley, Robert Fenton, Edward... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1888 - 920 pages
...conclusion was two great stones were brought before Powhatan ; then as many as could laid hands on Smith, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head. And,...when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms and laid her own upon his to save him from death. Whereat the emperor was contented Smith should... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 558 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before 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 beate out his braines, Pocahontas the King's dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got... | |
 | Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1890 - 948 pages
...brought before Powhatan ; thea as many as could laid hands on Smith, dragged him to them, and thereon kid his head. And, being ready with their clubs to beat...when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms and laid her own upon his to save him from death. Whereat tho emperor was contented Smith should... | |
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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... 
