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... manner of the piece were decidedly spicy and trench- ant . Upon enquiry I was assured that every statement of fact contained in it was substantially true , and could easily be proved to be so . I therefore advised him to publish it ...
... manner of the piece were decidedly spicy and trench- ant . Upon enquiry I was assured that every statement of fact contained in it was substantially true , and could easily be proved to be so . I therefore advised him to publish it ...
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... manner , and there- fore seemed at first brusque and abrupt ; but he had such a genial smile , such a loving look , that everybody trusted him at sight , and liked him upon acquaintance . We held public meetings at many large towns ...
... manner , and there- fore seemed at first brusque and abrupt ; but he had such a genial smile , such a loving look , that everybody trusted him at sight , and liked him upon acquaintance . We held public meetings at many large towns ...
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... manner might be improved , by a sedulous atention to the criticisms of our friend of the National Gazette . And , above all other things , let him eschew politics . If he expects to rise in the literary firmament let him avoid tying ...
... manner might be improved , by a sedulous atention to the criticisms of our friend of the National Gazette . And , above all other things , let him eschew politics . If he expects to rise in the literary firmament let him avoid tying ...
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... manner in which you support the present administration . Your defence of Amos , from the calumnies of the coalition , is very beautiful ; and your occasional encomiastic allusions to Duff , absolutely killing . These gentlemen are ...
... manner in which you support the present administration . Your defence of Amos , from the calumnies of the coalition , is very beautiful ; and your occasional encomiastic allusions to Duff , absolutely killing . These gentlemen are ...
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... manners , or I change my mind . I wrote you what I call a crack letter , and a good long one , the other day , from the falls ; but if I had then known how cavalierly you had been treating me , a second time , in your paper of the sixth ...
... manners , or I change my mind . I wrote you what I call a crack letter , and a good long one , the other day , from the falls ; but if I had then known how cavalierly you had been treating me , a second time , in your paper of the sixth ...
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Page 275 - 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 276 - Brother, the Great Spirit has made us all. But He has made a great difference between His white and red children. He has given us a different complexion and different customs. To you He has given the arts; to these He has not opened our eyes. We know these things to be true. Since He has made so great a difference between us in other things, why may we not conclude that He has given us a different religion, according to our understanding?
Page 274 - Brother: You say you want an answer to your talk before you leave this place. It is right you should have one, as you are a great distance from home, and we do not wish to detain you. But we will first look back a little, and tell you what our fathers have told us, and what we have heard from the white people.
Page 458 - Who is it," said the jealous ruler over the desert encroached upon by the restless foot of English adventure — " who is it that causes this river to rise in the high mountains, and to empty itself into the ocean ? Who is it that causes to blow the loud winds of winter, and that calms them again in the summer?
Page 132 - FATHER: You have said that we are in your hand, and that, by closing it, you could crush us to nothing. Are you determined to crush us? If you are, tell us so, that those of our nation who have become your children, and have determined to die so, may know what to do. In this case, one chief has said he would ask you to put him out of pain.
Page 132 - Father — We will not conceal from you, that the great God, and not men, has preserved the Cornplanter from the hands of his own nation.
Page 274 - He orders all things, and he has given us a fine day for our council. He has taken his garment from before the sun, and caused it to shine with brightness upon us. Our eyes are opened that we see clearly. Our ears are unstopped that we have been able to hear distinctly the words you have spoken. For all these favors we thank the Great Spirit, and him only.
Page 302 - He had told his followers that the Great Spirit would render the army of the Americans unsuccessful, and that their bullets would not hurt the Indians, who would have light, while their enemies would be involved in thick darkness.
Page 274 - But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great water and landed on this island. Their numbers were small. They found friends and not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country for fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their request; and they sat down amongst us. We gave them corn and meat; they gave us poison* in return.
Page 274 - Brother, listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of Indians. He had created the buffalo, the deer, and other animals for food. He had made the bear and the beaver.