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... trading , in which last Powhatan ex- hibited a curious mixture of huckstering cunning , and regal pride . Smith gave him a suit of red cloth , a white greyhound , and a hat . Charmed with some blue beads , for one or two pounds of them ...
... trading , in which last Powhatan ex- hibited a curious mixture of huckstering cunning , and regal pride . Smith gave him a suit of red cloth , a white greyhound , and a hat . Charmed with some blue beads , for one or two pounds of them ...
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... trade . They were of small stature like the people of Wighcocomoco ; wore the finest furs , and manufactured a great deal of Roenoke , or Indian money , made out of shells . The Eastern Shore of the bay was found low and well wooded ...
... trade . They were of small stature like the people of Wighcocomoco ; wore the finest furs , and manufactured a great deal of Roenoke , or Indian money , made out of shells . The Eastern Shore of the bay was found low and well wooded ...
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... trade carried on between the sailors of Newport's vessel , dishonest settlers , and the Indians . Smith threatened to send away the vessel and to oblige Newport to remain a year in the colony , so that he might learn to judge of affairs ...
... trade carried on between the sailors of Newport's vessel , dishonest settlers , and the Indians . Smith threatened to send away the vessel and to oblige Newport to remain a year in the colony , so that he might learn to judge of affairs ...
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... trade with the English . Smith , overcome with fatigue , retired into a cabin to rest ; and while he was asleep , a party of the Indians , armed with swords and tomahawks , made an attempt to surprise him , but starting up at the noise ...
... trade with the English . Smith , overcome with fatigue , retired into a cabin to rest ; and while he was asleep , a party of the Indians , armed with swords and tomahawks , made an attempt to surprise him , but starting up at the noise ...
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... trade . Smith , landing with Percy and two others , was received by Powhatan at the head of two or three hundred warriors formed in two crescents ; some twenty men and a number of women carrying painted baskets . Smith attempted to ...
... trade . Smith , landing with Percy and two others , was received by Powhatan at the head of two or three hundred warriors formed in two crescents ; some twenty men and a number of women carrying painted baskets . Smith attempted to ...
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Page 572 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat, if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not.
Page 582 - Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.
Page 486 - Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess.
Page 666 - Yea, even that which mischief meant most harm, Shall in the happy trial prove most glory : But evil on itself shall back recoil, And mix no more with goodness, when at last...
Page 582 - ... if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us.
Page 100 - You did promise Powhatan what was yours should be his, and he the like to you; you called him father being in his land a stranger, and by the same reason so must I do you...
Page 582 - God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone, it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Page 582 - election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest There is no retreat but in submission and slavery. Our chains are forged. Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston. The war is inevitable. And let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come ! " It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry peace, peace, but there is no peace.
Page 558 - The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.
Page 11 - ... it is the true office of history to represent the events themselves together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment.