The Wept of Wish-ton-wish: A Tale, Volume 2Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1836 |
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... wood , had passed , and the warmth of a summer morning , in that low latitude , was causing the streaks of light vapor , that floated about the meadows , to rise above the trees . The feathery patches united to form a cloud that sailed ...
... wood , had passed , and the warmth of a summer morning , in that low latitude , was causing the streaks of light vapor , that floated about the meadows , to rise above the trees . The feathery patches united to form a cloud that sailed ...
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... woods , on that duty of watchfulness to which the state of the colony and some recent signs had given rise , this wandering person had been encountered and secured , as seemed necessary to the safety of the settlement . He had neither ...
... woods , on that duty of watchfulness to which the state of the colony and some recent signs had given rise , this wandering person had been encountered and secured , as seemed necessary to the safety of the settlement . He had neither ...
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... woods , this example of industry and providence was follow- ed by the inmates of every house in the village , or on the surrounding hills ; and , by the time the golden globe itself was visible above the trees , there was not a human ...
... woods , this example of industry and providence was follow- ed by the inmates of every house in the village , or on the surrounding hills ; and , by the time the golden globe itself was visible above the trees , there was not a human ...
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... woods for a short season , in order that it might be known whether she of whom the trader spoke is the lost one of our family , or the child of some stranger ! ” Though Faith spoke with vexation , she also spoke with feeling . Her dark ...
... woods for a short season , in order that it might be known whether she of whom the trader spoke is the lost one of our family , or the child of some stranger ! ” Though Faith spoke with vexation , she also spoke with feeling . Her dark ...
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... woods . The girl was sent for , that she might stand in the pres- ence of the elders of the nation . No language can paint the sensation with which Content first looked upon this adopted daughter of the savages 3 * OF WISH - TON - WISH ...
... woods . The girl was sent for , that she might stand in the pres- ence of the elders of the nation . No language can paint the sensation with which Content first looked upon this adopted daughter of the savages 3 * OF WISH - TON - WISH ...
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appeared arms Azazel betrayed blood bosom brother calm captive character chief child choly Colony color companion Conanchet Content countenance cunning dark daugh deep divine dost doth duty dwelling ears earth Eben Dudley enemy Ensign Dudley Ergot face Faith father fear feelings fierce foot forest gaze glance grave habits hamlet hand hath head heard heart Heathcote Indian infant listen lodges look Manitou manner Mark Martha matter Meek melan ment Metacom Miantonimoh mind Mohegan Mohican mother musket Narra-mattah Narragansett nature ness never Nipset Pale-faces palisadoes panion party passed path Pequots Philip Puritan race returned Reuben Ring Ruth savage scalps scene seemed seen settlement sorrow speak spirit spoke stood stranger thee thou hast thou knowest thought tion tomahawk trail tree tribe Uncas valley village voice Wampanoag wampum warrior Whip-Poor-Will Whittal Ring wife wigwam Wish-Ton-Wish woman woods Yengeese young Sachem
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Page 106 - Were such things here, as we do speak about? Or have we eaten of the insane root, That takes the reason prisoner ? Macb.
Page 4 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 223 - Or midst the chase, on every plain, The tender thought on thee shall dwell : Each lonely scene shall thee restore ; For thee the tear be duly shed ; Beloved, till life can charm no more ; And mourn'd, till Pity's self be dead.
Page 124 - FIdele's grassy tomb, Soft maids and village hinds shall bring Each opening sweet, of earliest bloom, And rifle all the breathing spring. No wailing ghost shall dare appear To vex with shrieks this quiet grove; But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No wither'd witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly crew : The female fays shall haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew.
Page 36 - Sir, he hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a book ; he hath not eat paper, as it were ; he hath not drunk ink : his intellect is not replenished ; he is only an animal, only sensible in the duller parts...
Page 5 - God hath blessed you with a good name : to be a well-favoured man is the gift of fortune ; but to write and read comes by nature 2 Watch.
Page 80 - AND the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord : and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
Page 87 - Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Page 87 - But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the LORD : in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
Page 71 - With all the forms, and hues, and airs, That haunt her sweetest spot. We gaze upon thy calm pure sphere, And read of Heaven's eternal year. Oh, when, amid the throng of men, The heart grows sick of hollow mirth, How willingly we turn us then Away from this cold earth, And look into thy azure breast, For seats of innocence and rest ! "I CANNOT FORGET WITH WHAT FERVID DEVOTION.