Harper's Literary Museum: Early American writings...compiled by Ola Elizabeth WinslowOla Elizabeth Winslow Harper & brothers, 1927 - 412 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Albany ALMANACK America appear balloons Beasts bird blessed body Boston BOSTON NEWS-LETTER Broadside Captaine CENTINEL cents church Colledge corsets dæmons daughter death doth England English Europe eyes Fall fire FREEMAN'S JOURNAL French friends GAZETTE gentlemen girl give Governour half hands happy hath heard heart Heaven HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA Indians inhabitants island James towne John King labour Ladder of Learning Lake Ontario land letter live London Lord manner miles morning never New-England Niagara NIAGARA FALLS night OLIVER EVANS Pence PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE person Philadelphia piece Pocahontas pound Powhatan present received rise river rock seen sent shew Shillings side Soul Squanto Susanna Martin things Thomas Dale thou tion told unto Virginia weather wife wind women woods York Young ladies
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 40 - He is an American, who leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced, the new government he obeys, and the new rank he holds. He becomes an American by being received in the broad lap of our great Alma Mater. Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labours and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world.
Seite 73 - ... two great stones were brought before Powhatan: then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines, Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got his head in her armes, and laid her owne upon his to save him from death...
Seite 320 - Five thousand balloons, capable of raising two men each, could not cost more than five ships of the line ; and where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defence, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before a force could be brought together to repel them...
Seite 73 - Having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought...
Seite 39 - What attachment can a poor European emigrant have for a country where he had nothing? The knowledge of the language, the love of a few kindred as poor as himself, were the only cords that tied him: his country is now that which gives him land, bread, protection, and consequence : Ubi panis ibi patria, is the motto of all emigrants.
Seite 166 - The waters which fall from this horrible- precipice do foam and boil after the most hideous manner imaginable, making an outrageous noise, more terrible than that of thunder...
Seite 73 - Smith to be brought forth to a great house in the woods, and there upon a mat by the fire to be left alone.
Seite 87 - After God had carried us safe to New England, and wee had builded our houses, provided necessaries for our liveli-hood, rear'd convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civill government ; One of the next things we longed for and looked after was to advance learning and perpetuate it to posterity ; dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches when our present ministers shall lie in the dust.
Seite 375 - The Female Review: or, Memoirs of an American Young Lady; whose Life and Character are peculiarly distinguished — being a Continental Soldier for nearly three Years, in the late American War.
Seite 27 - Of lawyers and physicians I shall say nothing, because this country is very peaceable and healthy ; long may it so continue and never have occasion for the tongue of the one nor the pen of the other, both equally destructive to men's estates and lives ; besides forsooth, they, hangmanlike, have a license to murder and make mischief.