Capt. John Smith: A BiographyE.O. Libby, 1859 - 286 pages |
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... . Undoubtedly Smith honestly engaged to go to Scotland , just as his new friend desired . But he was a youth of such a vagrant disposition , of such erratic ways of thinking , of such dazzling and 2 CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH . 13.
... . Undoubtedly Smith honestly engaged to go to Scotland , just as his new friend desired . But he was a youth of such a vagrant disposition , of such erratic ways of thinking , of such dazzling and 2 CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH . 13.
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... desired , and the imperial army offered them battle . It was but a brief struggle , the Turks being driven from the ground with the loss of six thousand men . How great was the loss on the other side it is not stated . The Turks ...
... desired , and the imperial army offered them battle . It was but a brief struggle , the Turks being driven from the ground with the loss of six thousand men . How great was the loss on the other side it is not stated . The Turks ...
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... desired object was attained at last . Two wide breaches were effected by the fire of the guns , through which the troops were commanded to enter . For a while the Turks resisted with all their well - known bravery , fighting the ...
... desired object was attained at last . Two wide breaches were effected by the fire of the guns , through which the troops were commanded to enter . For a while the Turks resisted with all their well - known bravery , fighting the ...
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... desired to place herself on at least an equal foot- ing , both in the New World and on the seas , with her old enemy and rival . Her leading men thought there must be large accumulations of gold in lands lying north of Hudson's Straits ...
... desired to place herself on at least an equal foot- ing , both in the New World and on the seas , with her old enemy and rival . Her leading men thought there must be large accumulations of gold in lands lying north of Hudson's Straits ...
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... desired , by stripping off his coat and laboring , enfeebled though he was , harder than he asked of any of them . At last they fell to with some degree of spirit , and then a happy change began slowly to come over the affairs of the ...
... desired , by stripping off his coat and laboring , enfeebled though he was , harder than he asked of any of them . At last they fell to with some degree of spirit , and then a happy change began slowly to come over the affairs of the ...
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Page 94 - His body was painted all with crimson, with a chain of beads about his neck, his face painted blue, besprinkled with silver ore, as we thought, his ears all behung widi bracelets of pearl, and in either ear a bird's claw through it, beset with fine copper or gold. He entertained us in so modest a proud fashion as though he had been a prince of civil government, holding his countenance without laughter or any such ill behaviour.
Page 263 - ... could tell me any thing, except where they fished. But seeing all those have lived there, doe confirme more then I have writ, I doubt not but all those testimonies with these new begun examples of Plantation, will move both Citie and Country, freely to adventure with me more then promises. But because some Fortune-tellers say, I am unfortunate; had they spent their time as I have done, they would rather beleeve in God then their calculations, and peradventure have given as bad an account of their...
Page 142 - such a grave and majestical countenance as drove me into admiration to see." Brought into the presence of Powhatan, Smith was received with a shout from the assembled warriors. A handsome young squaw brought him water to wash his hands, and another gave him a bunch of feathers to dry them. Food was then set before him, and while he applied himself to the repast a consultation...
Page 34 - ... he shewed three Torches equidistant from other, which plainly appearing to the Towne, the Governour presently apprehended, and answered againe with three other fires in like manner; each knowing the others being and intent; Smith, though distant seven miles, signified to him these words: On Thursday at night I will charge on the East, at the Alarum, salley you...
Page 276 - ... this peace the stronger. Her father and friends gave approbation to it, and her uncle gave her to him in the Church. She lives civilly and lovingly with him, and I trust will increase in goodness, as the knowledge of God increaseth in her. She will goe into England with mee, and were it but the gaining of this one soule, I will think my time, toile, and present stay well spent...
Page 276 - Powhatan's daughter I caused to be carefully instructed in the Christian religion, who, after she had made some good progress therein, renounced publicly her country's idolatry, openly confessed her Christian faith, was, as she desired, baptized...
Page 147 - Quicker than the whole occurrence can be told, she sprang forward between those uplifted clubs of the executioners and the head of their intended victim, and threw herself upon his devoted neck, encircling it affectionately with her arms. There was a sudden outcry of wonder from the savage multitude at so novel and unexpected an event, and all eagerly strained their gaze to learn who the damsel was that had taken so strange an interest in the prisoner. They looked, and saw that it was Pocahontas,...