A View of the American Indians, Their General Character, Customs, Language, Public Festivals, Religious Rites, and Traditions: Shewing Them to be the Descendants of the Ten Tribes of Israel. The Language of Prophecy Conerning Them, and the Course by which They Travelled from Media Into Americaauthor, and sold, 1828 - 185 páginas |
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... Ocean . It has been thought desirable to give in the first place a general outline of the character of the aborigines of America ; which , to form a just opinion of them , should be taken from what was said or written about them vi.
... Ocean . It has been thought desirable to give in the first place a general outline of the character of the aborigines of America ; which , to form a just opinion of them , should be taken from what was said or written about them vi.
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... thought to have arisen from different heads . If I am correct in the point I have to estab- lish , what more probable , than that the larger proportion of these rambling tribes would hold the belief in One God , whom they might with a ...
... thought to have arisen from different heads . If I am correct in the point I have to estab- lish , what more probable , than that the larger proportion of these rambling tribes would hold the belief in One God , whom they might with a ...
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... celebrate public festivals was the beloved place , the hut or tent which contained the holy things was the beloved house . We cannot but feel pleasure at this thought for although the usages of social life would occa- xi.
... celebrate public festivals was the beloved place , the hut or tent which contained the holy things was the beloved house . We cannot but feel pleasure at this thought for although the usages of social life would occa- xi.
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... thought for although the usages of social life would occa- sion such terms to appear affected on our lips , in a sim- ple and unassuming state of society like theirs , the terms convey a devotedness of mind to men experienced in life ...
... thought for although the usages of social life would occa- sion such terms to appear affected on our lips , in a sim- ple and unassuming state of society like theirs , the terms convey a devotedness of mind to men experienced in life ...
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... thought a most extraordinary thing , that the settlers on the western continent should have passed through a long succession of years without giving themselves any concern about the origin of the people among whom they had settled and ...
... thought a most extraordinary thing , that the settlers on the western continent should have passed through a long succession of years without giving themselves any concern about the origin of the people among whom they had settled and ...
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A View of the American Indians: Their General Character, Customs, Language ... Israel Worsley Visualização integral - 1828 |
A View of the American Indians: Their General Character, Customs, Language ... Israel Worsley Visualização integral - 1828 |
A View of the American Indians: Their General Character, Customs, Language ... Israel Worsley Visualização integral - 1828 |
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altar America ancient appear Assyrian beloved blood bloud body brought called Canaan captivity carried character Charlevoix chief children of Israel Christian civilized colour continent Cornplant Cortes customs dance descended Deut discovered divine earth enemies Esdras Europeans feast feast of love festivals fire hath haue Hebrew holy hundred Idol Idolatry Indians inhabitants Israelites Jews Judah kind King known land language learned Lord manner Median Empire Mexico Moses Mutezuma nations natives never observe obtain occasion offer origin peace persons Peru present priest prophecy prophets race religion religious remain remarks resemblance rites river round Sachem sacred sacrifice Salmanazar shew sing solemn Spaniards Spirit stone temple things thou thought thousand tion toppe town tradition tribes of Israel tribes of Judah vnto warriors wash and anoint women word worship writes
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Página 17 - O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger ! and the staff in their hand is mine indignation : I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Página 20 - Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, That I will send a famine in the land, Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the Lord : And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, They shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.
Página 16 - And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
Página 16 - I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
Página 109 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the Whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Página 24 - Doubtless thou art our Father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not : thou, 0 LORD, art our Father, our Redeemer ; thy Name is from everlasting.
Página 17 - And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.
Página 66 - In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon...
Página 24 - For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.
Página 90 - But this is not all; they agree in rites; they reckon by moons; they offer their first fruits; they have a kind of feast of tabernacles; they are said to lay their altar upon twelve stones; their mourning a year; customs of women, with many other things that do not now occur.