Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of America: From the Earliest Period to the Present TimeJ. & J. Harper, 1833 - 360 páginas |
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... consisting , not of the usual forest - trees , but * Ramusio , Viaggi , vol . iii . p . 420. " Dovi scopsimmo una terra nuova , non piu da gl'antichi ne da moderni vista . " 26 Sta questa terra in gradi 340 . " - Ramusio , vol . iii . p ...
... consisting , not of the usual forest - trees , but * Ramusio , Viaggi , vol . iii . p . 420. " Dovi scopsimmo una terra nuova , non piu da gl'antichi ne da moderni vista . " 26 Sta questa terra in gradi 340 . " - Ramusio , vol . iii . p ...
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... consisting of an old woman , a young girl of a tall and hand- some figure , and six children . The two younger of the little ones were squatted on the shoulders of the old woman , and another child hung behind her back , while the girl ...
... consisting of an old woman , a young girl of a tall and hand- some figure , and six children . The two younger of the little ones were squatted on the shoulders of the old woman , and another child hung behind her back , while the girl ...
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... consisted of three ships , -the Great Hermina , of which Cartier himself was master , being a vessel of about 120 tons ; the Little Hermina of 60 tons , and the Hermirillon of 40 tons burden . The crews sol- emnly prepared themselves ...
... consisted of three ships , -the Great Hermina , of which Cartier himself was master , being a vessel of about 120 tons ; the Little Hermina of 60 tons , and the Hermirillon of 40 tons burden . The crews sol- emnly prepared themselves ...
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... consisted of about fifty houses , built in the midst of large and fair corn - fields near a great mountain , which the French called Mont Royale , corrupted by time into Montreal , which name the place still retains ; while the original ...
... consisted of about fifty houses , built in the midst of large and fair corn - fields near a great mountain , which the French called Mont Royale , corrupted by time into Montreal , which name the place still retains ; while the original ...
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... consisted of many rooms , while the family lighted their fire in the centre of the court , and during the day all lived in common ; at night the husbands , wives , and children retired to their several chambers . At the top of the house ...
... consisted of many rooms , while the family lighted their fire in the centre of the court , and during the day all lived in common ; at night the husbands , wives , and children retired to their several chambers . At the top of the house ...
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Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of ... Patrick Fraser Tytler Visualização integral - 1841 |
Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of ... Patrick Fraser Tytler,James Wilson Visualização integral - 1833 |
Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of ... Patrick Fraser Tytler,James Wilson Visualização integral - 1833 |
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Página 211 - The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble.
Página 211 - And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: the merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk...
Página 177 - Had my own life alone been threatened, I would not have purchased it by such a measure ; but I considered myself as intrusted also with the protection of Hepburn's, a man, who, by his humane attentions and devotedness, had so endeared himself to me, that I felt more anxiety for his safety than for my own.
Página 108 - were made for labour; one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night, and, in fact, there is no such thing as traveling .any considerable distance, or for any length of time, in this country, without their assistance.
Página 179 - Each of us thought the other weaker in intellect than himself, and more in need of advice and assistance.
Página 278 - The unencumbered Eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his opponent, when, with a sudden scream, probably of despair and honest execration, the latter drops his fish : the Eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to take a more certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches it in his grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods.
Página 278 - ... settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and, balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around. At this moment the...