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" ... 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, and laid her own upon his to save him from death: whereat the emperor was contented he should... "
Report of the Board of Trustees of Public Schools of the City of Washington - Page 68
by District of Columbia. Board of Trustees of Public Schools - 1888
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“A” General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages ..., Volume 13

John Pinkerton - Voyages and travels - 1812 - 914 pages
...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 bells, beads, and...for they thought him as well of all occupations as themfelves ; for the King himfelf will make his own robes, ihoes, bows, arrows, pots ; plant, hunt,...
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The Trve Travels, Adventvres and Observations of Captaine Iohn ..., Volume 1

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,...
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Family Magazine: Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge..., Volume 4

1837 - 488 pages
...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,...for they thought him as well of all occupations as themselves. For the king himself will make his own robes, shoes, bows, arrows, pots; plant, hunt, or...
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The Family Magazine, Volume 4

1837 - 490 pages
...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,...for they thought him as well of all occupations as themselves. For the king himself will make his own robes, shoes, bows, arrows, pots; plant, hunt, or...
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The Washington Guide: Containing Capt. John Smith's Account of the ...

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...
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The Journal of Civilization: Established for the Promotion of Civilization ...

Civilization - 1851 - 428 pages
...dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms, and laid her own upon his to save him from death ; whereat the emperor was contented...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...
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The Memory of Pocahontas Vindicated Against the Erroneous Judgment of the ...

James Chamberlayne Pickett - 1847 - 48 pages
...dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms and laid her own upon his to save him from death. Whereat, the Emperor was contented...for they thought him as well of all occupations as themselves. For the King himself will make his own robes, shooes, bows, arrows, pots; plant, hunt,...
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Letters and Dissertations Upon Sundry Subjects

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...
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The St. James's magazine and heraldic and historical register, ed. by J.B. Burke

sir John Bernard Burke - 1850 - 516 pages
...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 was...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...
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Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and ..., Volume 1, Part 1

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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