Old Cape Cod: The Land, the Men, the SeaHoughton Mifflin, 1920 - 298 páginas |
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... called that does not thus offer its dignified best for the occasions of hospitality . The doors are often beau- tiful in themselves : their panels of true proportions framed in delicately moulded pilasters with a line of glazing to ...
... called that does not thus offer its dignified best for the occasions of hospitality . The doors are often beau- tiful in themselves : their panels of true proportions framed in delicately moulded pilasters with a line of glazing to ...
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... entrance safer . " The tip of the Cape he called " Cap Blanc , " the treacherous shoals at the elbow " Mallebarre , " and at Chatham he was like to have been swamped in the shoals had the Indians not dragged his boats THE OLD COLONY 21.
... entrance safer . " The tip of the Cape he called " Cap Blanc , " the treacherous shoals at the elbow " Mallebarre , " and at Chatham he was like to have been swamped in the shoals had the Indians not dragged his boats THE OLD COLONY 21.
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... called it . But it held no good fortune for him : for his men quarrelled with their rescuers , and after two of them had been killed , he sailed away . Champlain , a sci- entific man , the king's geographer , wrote interest- ingly of ...
... called it . But it held no good fortune for him : for his men quarrelled with their rescuers , and after two of them had been killed , he sailed away . Champlain , a sci- entific man , the king's geographer , wrote interest- ingly of ...
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... called " Separa- tists , " the Independents , men who set religion above any church , a very different folk from those uncom- promising protestants of the Church of England , the Puritans . Yet , wisely , John Robinson had counselled ...
... called " Separa- tists , " the Independents , men who set religion above any church , a very different folk from those uncom- promising protestants of the Church of England , the Puritans . Yet , wisely , John Robinson had counselled ...
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... called , was composed of the whole body of freemen ; and the qualifications of a freeman were that he should be " twenty - one years of age , of sober , peaceable conversation , orthodox in religion [ as a minimum , belief in God and ...
... called , was composed of the whole body of freemen ; and the qualifications of a freeman were that he should be " twenty - one years of age , of sober , peaceable conversation , orthodox in religion [ as a minimum , belief in God and ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
adventure American Amos Otis ashore Barnstable beach boat Boston Brewster British cabin called Cape Cod Cape Cod Bay captain cargo church coast Cobb colonies command Court crew dollars early Eastham embargo England English Falmouth farm father fish fortune Freeman French Governor harbor Harwich hills hundred Indians Island James Otis John King Philip's War land later liberty lived loved Mashpee Massachusetts master Mayo ment miles morning mother Nathaniel Freeman natives Nauset neighbors never night ocean OLD CAPE COD Otis Pilgrims pilot pirate Plymouth port pounds Provincetown Provincetown Harbor Quakers returned Rich sailed sailors salt sand Sandwich schooner sent settlement ship shoals shore South spirit Standish storm story tion took Tory town trade Truro turned vessel village voyage Wellfleet whale Whig William wind winter wood wrecked writes wrote Yankee Yarmouth
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Página 175 - Straits, whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite region of polar cold ; that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the south. Falkland Island, which seemed too remote and romantic an object for the grasp of national ambition, is but a stage and restingplace in the progress of their victorious industry.
Página 175 - Nor is the equinoctial heat more discouraging to them than the accumulated winter of both the poles. We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil.
Página 45 - ... they four in one day killed as much fowl, as with a little help beside, served the company almost a week, at which time amongst other recreations, we exercised our arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and...
Página 45 - Massasoyt, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted; and they went out and killed five deer, which they brought to the plantation, and bestowed on our governor, and upon the captain and others.
Página 26 - In ye name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwriten, the loyall subjects of our dread soveraigne Lord, King James, by ye grace of God, of Great Britaine, Franc, & Ireland king, defender of ye faith, &c., haveing undertaken, for ye glorie of God, and advancemente of ye Christian faith, and honour of our king & countrie, a voyage to plant ye first colonie in ye Northerne parts of Virginia...
Página 32 - ... the Lord had more truth and light yet to break forth out of his Holy Word.
Página 39 - Lastly, (and which was not least,) a great hope and inward zeal they had of laying some good foundation, or at least to make some way thereunto, for the propagating and advancing the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in those remote parts of the world; yea, though they should be but even as stepping-stones unto others for the performing of so great a work.
Página 26 - ... ends aforesaid ; and by vertue hearof to enacte, constitute, and frame such just & equall lawes, ordinances, acts, constitutions, & offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete & convenient for ye generall good of ye Colonie, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Página 78 - Much spoyle can be made by selling ye whole lot to Barbadoes where slaves fetch good prices in rumme and sugar, and we shall not only do ye Lord greate service by punishing ye wicked, but we shall make great gayne for his ministers and people.
Página 280 - For unto us was the Gospel preached, as well as unto them : but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.