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... French , or that the lakes had so overflowed their banks , that they had surrounded our castles , and that it was impossible for us to get out of them . Yes , surely , you must have dreamed so , and the curiosity of seeing so great a ...
... French , or that the lakes had so overflowed their banks , that they had surrounded our castles , and that it was impossible for us to get out of them . Yes , surely , you must have dreamed so , and the curiosity of seeing so great a ...
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... for peace . " Perhaps we cannot present the reader with a greater orator than GARANGULA ; or , as he was called by the French , GRAND GUEULE , though Lahontan , who knew him , wrote it Grangula . He was by 140 INDIAN ELOQUENCE .
... for peace . " Perhaps we cannot present the reader with a greater orator than GARANGULA ; or , as he was called by the French , GRAND GUEULE , though Lahontan , who knew him , wrote it Grangula . He was by 140 INDIAN ELOQUENCE .
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... French general , who marched into the country of the Iroquois to subdue them . In the year 1684 , M. De la Barre ... French governor . They admitted the fact , but justified their course , alleging that the French supplied their enemies ...
... French general , who marched into the country of the Iroquois to subdue them . In the year 1684 , M. De la Barre ... French governor . They admitted the fact , but justified their course , alleging that the French supplied their enemies ...
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... French army and the rectitude of his own course were calculated to in- spire ; and after walking several times round the circle formed by his people and the French , addressing him- self to the governor , seated in his elbow - chair ...
... French army and the rectitude of his own course were calculated to in- spire ; and after walking several times round the circle formed by his people and the French , addressing him- self to the governor , seated in his elbow - chair ...
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... French , or that the lakes had so far overflown the banks , that they had surrounded our castles , and that it was im- possible for us to get out of them ; yes , surely you must have dreamt so , and the curiosity of seeing so great a ...
... French , or that the lakes had so far overflown the banks , that they had surrounded our castles , and that it was im- possible for us to get out of them ; yes , surely you must have dreamt so , and the curiosity of seeing so great a ...
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Page 24 - For all these reasons we charge you to remove instantly, we don't give you the liberty to think about it. You are women.
Page 151 - Brother, continue to listen. You say that you are sent! to instruct us how to worship the Great Spirit agreeably to his mind; and, if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach we shall be unhappy hereafter.
Page 77 - As monumental bronze unchanged his look : A soul that pity touch'd, but never shook : Train'd from his tree-rock'd cradle to his bier, The fierce extremes of good and ill to brook Impassive — fearing but the shame of fear — A stoic of the woods — a man without a tear.
Page 110 - And by my side, in battle true, A thousand warriors drew the shaft? Ah ! there in desolation cold The desert serpent dwells alone, Where grass o'ergrows each mouldering bone, And stones themselves to ruin grown, Like me, are death-like old : Then seek we not their camp — for there The silence dwells of my despair.
Page 151 - Brother, we do not understand these things; we are told that your religion was given to your forefathers, and has been handed down from father to son. We also have a religion which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us, their children.
Page 148 - 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. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was* ray love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Page 151 - Spirit agreeably to his mind, and if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach, we shall be unhappy hereafter; you say that you are right, and we are lost; how do we know this to be true? We understand that your religion is written in a book...
Page 150 - The white people had now found our country. Tidings were carried back, and more came amongst us. Yet we did not fear them. We took them to be friends. They called us brothers. We believed them, and gave them a larger seat. At length their numbers had greatly increased. They wanted more land; they wanted our country. Our eyes were opened, and our minds became uneasy. Wars took place. Indians were hired to fight against Indians, and many of our people were destroyed.
Page 146 - ... with its branches. I assure you, in the name of the Five Nations, that our warriors shall dance to the calumet of peace under its leaves, and shall remain quiet on their mats, and...
Page 148 - Logan, not even sparing my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it: I have killed many: I have fully...