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Page 3
... thing in the greatest plenty- To say the least of this account of Diodorus , it corresponds very well with that given of the Mexicans when first known to the Spaniards , but per- haps it will compare as well with the Canaries . Plato's ...
... thing in the greatest plenty- To say the least of this account of Diodorus , it corresponds very well with that given of the Mexicans when first known to the Spaniards , but per- haps it will compare as well with the Canaries . Plato's ...
Page 7
... things which have borne a very great aspect upon human affairs , did , near the same time , namely , at the conclusion of the fifteenth , and the beginning of the sixteenth , century , arise unto the world : the first was the ...
... things which have borne a very great aspect upon human affairs , did , near the same time , namely , at the conclusion of the fifteenth , and the beginning of the sixteenth , century , arise unto the world : the first was the ...
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... thing here would be entirely out of place , since it has been so often copied into works on both sides of the Atlantic . It may even be found in some of the best English Encyclopædias . †† * Smith on Complexion , N. Brunswick , N. J. ...
... thing here would be entirely out of place , since it has been so often copied into works on both sides of the Atlantic . It may even be found in some of the best English Encyclopædias . †† * Smith on Complexion , N. Brunswick , N. J. ...
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... thing done when an inhabited island is dis- covered in the Indian Ocean , or in the South Sea , is to inquire , Whence came these people ? but as for the trees and the tortoises , they are , without any hesitation , pronounced to be ...
... thing done when an inhabited island is dis- covered in the Indian Ocean , or in the South Sea , is to inquire , Whence came these people ? but as for the trees and the tortoises , they are , without any hesitation , pronounced to be ...
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... thing further upon it . ] It must be evident that we can arrive at no satisfactory conclusion , if it be doubt- ful whether the Creator of the universe made man and the animals but in one locality , from whence they were dispersed over ...
... thing further upon it . ] It must be evident that we can arrive at no satisfactory conclusion , if it be doubt- ful whether the Creator of the universe made man and the animals but in one locality , from whence they were dispersed over ...
Common terms and phrases
affair afterwards Americans Annawon appears arms army arrived Attakullakulla Awashonks Black-hawk Boston Brant brother brought called Canonicus Capt Captain captives cause chief Church colony command commissioners corn council court Creek death enemy England English escape expedition father fear fell fight fire French friends garrison gave give governor guns hands head Hist Hubbard Indians informed inhabitants Island John John Sassamon killed king land letter lived M'Intosh marched Massachusetts Massasoit mentioned messengers Metacomet Miantunnomoh miles Mohawks Mohegans murder Narragansets nation night Ninigret party Passaconaway peace Pequots Philip Plimouth Pokanoket Powhatan Praying Indians present prisoners received residence River sachem sagamores says sent Shawanese slain Smith soon speak speech Squanto squaw supposed taken Tecumseh tion told took town treaty tribe Uncas voyage Wampanoags wampum warriors Weetamoo wigwam Williams wounded Wyandots