Tales and Sketches: Such as They are, Band 1Harper & Brothers, 1834 |
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... warrior- " The sword of the Lord and of Gideon . " Among the foremost and most impet- uous of the Indian warriors was one of remarkable activity , and whose noble , manly figure presented the outlines of a form of singular elegance and ...
... warrior- " The sword of the Lord and of Gideon . " Among the foremost and most impet- uous of the Indian warriors was one of remarkable activity , and whose noble , manly figure presented the outlines of a form of singular elegance and ...
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... warriors , however , had not annulled the laws against witchcraft ; and although the hour appointed for the execution had passed , yet it was not deemed proper or expedient to re- lease the offender from confinement . But what was their ...
... warriors , however , had not annulled the laws against witchcraft ; and although the hour appointed for the execution had passed , yet it was not deemed proper or expedient to re- lease the offender from confinement . But what was their ...
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... warriors , and rehearse their achievements in arms or the chase , during which rehearsals the sullen chiefs would raise themselves more erect from their seats , while their burning eyeballs seemed to flash fire , and light up their dark ...
... warriors , and rehearse their achievements in arms or the chase , during which rehearsals the sullen chiefs would raise themselves more erect from their seats , while their burning eyeballs seemed to flash fire , and light up their dark ...
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... hear Of warriors dead , that wander by ? Does the wind - spirit moan and sigh , Through the black pines that sternly bow Each fire - lit mass and gloomy brow ? Manitto , no ! I mark thee well ; I ROMANCE OF THE BORDER . 111.
... hear Of warriors dead , that wander by ? Does the wind - spirit moan and sigh , Through the black pines that sternly bow Each fire - lit mass and gloomy brow ? Manitto , no ! I mark thee well ; I ROMANCE OF THE BORDER . 111.
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... warrior's , when he knows The coming of his direst foes ! Why do they glare so fast and bright ?: Though fiercer than the sulphurous light , From Ariouski's chariot flashing , When heaven's whole vault is wildly crashing Thy glances I ...
... warrior's , when he knows The coming of his direst foes ! Why do they glare so fast and bright ?: Though fiercer than the sulphurous light , From Ariouski's chariot flashing , When heaven's whole vault is wildly crashing Thy glances I ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
afflicted afterwards agony Ahitub appeared arms Azazel beautiful began blood body bosom Brandt bright Buxton canoe cast Cherry Valley clouds cold commenced council-fire countenance dance dark daughter Deacon Goodspeed death deep demons desolate devil distance earth exclaimed eyes familiar spirit father fear fire forest Fort William Henry Fowler friends gloom Goodwife Goody Clawson hands head heard heart heaven horse hour Indians instant Iroquois Johnson lake light look Lord Magdalen Islands ment Menunkatuck Mercy Disborough miles mind mingled morning mother mountains never New-York night Onondaga Otsego lake Paltz passed phynx portmanteau Pow-wow prisoner Puritans Quebec Quinnipiack ranger river rude sachem savage scene seemed seen settlement shadow shore side silent soon soul spirits spot stood strange stranger sufferings Thorndyke thou thought Thurensera Tinman tion trees valley Vandrick village warriors waters whole wild wilderness wind witchcraft witches young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 241 - The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen ; man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream was.
Seite 241 - I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream,— past the wit of man to say what dream it was. Man is but an ass, if he go about to expound this dream.
Seite 73 - He was a man Who stole the livery of the court of heaven, To serve the devil in...
Seite 141 - The war-note of Lochiel, which Albyn's hills Have heard, and heard, too, have her Saxon foes :— How in the noon of night that pibroch thrills, Savage and shrill ! but with the breath which fills...
Seite 199 - The brows of men by the despairing light Wore an unearthly aspect, as by fits The flashes fell upon them ; some lay down And hid their eyes and wept ; and some did rest Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smiled ; And others hurried to and fro, and fed Their...
Seite 31 - Alas! O Lord God, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us?
Seite 141 - The foe! They come! They come! " And wild and high the " Cameron's gathering " rose, The war note of Lochicl, which Albyn's hills Have heard, and heard, too, have her Saxon foes: How in the noon of night that pibroch thrills Savage and shrill!
Seite 84 - Like to a double cherry, seeming parted ; But yet a union in partition, Two lovely berries moulded on one stem : So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart; Two of the first, like coats in heraldry, Due but to one, and crowned with one crest.
Seite 208 - We now plant a tree, whose top will reach the sun, and its branches spread far abroad, so that it shall be seen afar off; and we shall shelter ourselves under it, and live in peace without molestation.
Seite 175 - Came tame and tremulous; and vipers crawled And twined themselves among the multitude, Hissing, but stingless — they were slain for food: And war, which for a moment was no more, Did glut himself again — a meal was bought With blood, and each sate sullenly apart, , Gorging himself in gloom : no love...