Capt. John Smith, of Willoughby, Volume 1English Scholar's Library, 1884 - 984 pages |
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... HENRY PYNE , ESQ . , Late ASSISTANT TITHE COMMISSIONER , ST . JAMES's SQUARE , LONDON . this Series is , with blended admiration and gratitude , filially Inscribed . The English Scholar's Library . No. 16 Captain J. SMITH'S John Leigh Чер.
... HENRY PYNE , ESQ . , Late ASSISTANT TITHE COMMISSIONER , ST . JAMES's SQUARE , LONDON . this Series is , with blended admiration and gratitude , filially Inscribed . The English Scholar's Library . No. 16 Captain J. SMITH'S John Leigh Чер.
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John Smith Edward Arber. The English Scholar's Library . No. 16 Captain J. SMITH'S Works . 1608-1631 . Capt . JOHN SMITH , of Willoughby by Alford ,
John Smith Edward Arber. The English Scholar's Library . No. 16 Captain J. SMITH'S Works . 1608-1631 . Capt . JOHN SMITH , of Willoughby by Alford ,
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... Captain J. SMITH . Letter to Lord BACON ... cxxi Postscript . 26 Apr. 1607-10 July 1609 , The Epic period of the James river Settlement ... BIBLIOGRAPHY , including J. LENOX . C. DEANE J. WINSOR . ) The Ten States of SMITH'S New England ...
... Captain J. SMITH . Letter to Lord BACON ... cxxi Postscript . 26 Apr. 1607-10 July 1609 , The Epic period of the James river Settlement ... BIBLIOGRAPHY , including J. LENOX . C. DEANE J. WINSOR . ) The Ten States of SMITH'S New England ...
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John Smith Edward Arber. PREFACE . HE present Volume is intended to be a ... Captain in the reign of JAMES I. , than any adequate Story of our ... SMITH of Willoughby in Lincolnshire , accomplished his noble life ; and yet in his native ...
John Smith Edward Arber. PREFACE . HE present Volume is intended to be a ... Captain in the reign of JAMES I. , than any adequate Story of our ... SMITH of Willoughby in Lincolnshire , accomplished his noble life ; and yet in his native ...
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John Smith Edward Arber. wealth acquired by captures at sea ; a career that SMITH ... SMITH'S career , that mauvais quart d'heure about the 3rd of January 1608 ... Captain , before we began this Collection of his Writings ; this reprint of ...
John Smith Edward Arber. wealth acquired by captures at sea ; a career that SMITH ... SMITH'S career , that mauvais quart d'heure about the 3rd of January 1608 ... Captain , before we began this Collection of his Writings ; this reprint of ...
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Common terms and phrases
aduenture amongst arriued arrowes betwixt boat businesse called Canowes Cape Captaine Newport Captaine Smith Colony copper corne Councell Country dayes desired discouered diuers doth England English Esquire euery farre fish fiue fraught friends gaue generall George George Somers giue Gouernour hath haue hauing himselfe honour hundred Iames towne James Town Kecoughtan King labour land leaue liue liued Lord loue Maiestie Monacans moneths myles Nathaniell Powell neere neuer Opechancanough Orapaks ouer Paspahegh peece perceiue perswaded Pinnace plant Plantation Pocahontas pounds Powhatan present President prouided prouision receiue rest returned Richard Riuer river saile Saluages Salvages sayle selfe selues sent seuen seuerall shew ship shore shot Sir Thomas Sir Thomas Dale slaine Souldiers subiects themselues thing Thomas Gates trade trees victuall Virginia vnder vnderstanding vnknowne vnto vpon vsed warre Werowance Werowocomoco William woods yeere
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Page xxiii - I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Page 394 - ... two rowes of men, and behind them as many women, with all their heads and shoulders painted red; many of their heads bedecked with the white downe of Birds; but every one with something: and a great chayne of white beads about their necks.
Page cx - King and his grim attendants ever saw: and thus enthralled in their barbarous power, I cannot say I felt the least occasion of want that was in the power of those my mortal foes to prevent, notwithstanding all their threats. After some six weeks...
Page 395 - Emry, pretending the fault was his that had led them to their ends: but he quickly tooke such order with such Lawyers, that he layd them by the heeles till he sent some of them prisoners for England.
Page 394 - At his entrance before the king, all the people gave a great shout. The queen of Appamatuck was appointed to bring him water to wash his hands, and another brought him a bunch of feathers, instead of a towel to dry them.
Page cx - ... after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan: then as many as could...
Page lix - Crown of Deares haire colloured red, in fashion of a Rose fastened about his knot of haire, and a great Plate of Copper on the other side of his head, with two long Feathers in fashion of a paire of Homes placed in the midst of his Crowne.
Page 438 - Though there be fish in the Sea, foules in the ayre, and Beasts in the woods, their bounds are so large, they so wilde, and we so weake and ignorant, we cannot much trouble them.
Page 197 - Riuer 40 or 50 miles, I saw nothing but great high cliffes of barren Rocks, ouergrowne with wood : but where the Saluages dwelt there the ground is exceeding fat & fertill.