Old Cape Cod: The Land, the Men, the SeaHoughton Mifflin, 1920 - 298 páginas |
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... seems to have been content with two stories to live in and a vast garret above to store superfluous treasure . There was not a jarring note in the scene ; and the old houses , set in neighborly fashion on the village street or ap ...
... seems to have been content with two stories to live in and a vast garret above to store superfluous treasure . There was not a jarring note in the scene ; and the old houses , set in neighborly fashion on the village street or ap ...
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... lake or another ; but for the most part they seem more remote from man than when Indians followed the forest trails and beached their canoes under a shelving bank . THE SHORE ROAD 675 ད I 66 II THERE are 6 OLD CAPE COD.
... lake or another ; but for the most part they seem more remote from man than when Indians followed the forest trails and beached their canoes under a shelving bank . THE SHORE ROAD 675 ད I 66 II THERE are 6 OLD CAPE COD.
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... seem under bonds to crowd as many of their company as possible into the narrow confines between sea and bay . The deep valleys among them conceal many snug home- steads built there by the First Comers ; and the atmos- phere is ...
... seem under bonds to crowd as many of their company as possible into the narrow confines between sea and bay . The deep valleys among them conceal many snug home- steads built there by the First Comers ; and the atmos- phere is ...
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... seem to have been a gentle , even a forgiving race , but they had a long memory for such perfidy , which was to prove a bad ... seems to have been the unforgivable offence . Only the summer before the Pilgrims arrived came Thomas Dermer ...
... seem to have been a gentle , even a forgiving race , but they had a long memory for such perfidy , which was to prove a bad ... seems to have been the unforgivable offence . Only the summer before the Pilgrims arrived came Thomas Dermer ...
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... seems to have been wooded to the water's edge . The party returned with a boat- load of juniper , " which smelled very sweet and strong . " The Sunday they kept aboard ship , with what thankful hearts for their " preservation on the ...
... seems to have been wooded to the water's edge . The party returned with a boat- load of juniper , " which smelled very sweet and strong . " The Sunday they kept aboard ship , with what thankful hearts for their " preservation on the ...
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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.