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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... . Wilson , the American reader has already had ample opportunities to appreciate ; and we may add that , from his intimate acquaintance and correspond- ence with Dr. Richardson , whose name stands so high 6 PREFACE .
... . Wilson , the American reader has already had ample opportunities to appreciate ; and we may add that , from his intimate acquaintance and correspond- ence with Dr. Richardson , whose name stands so high 6 PREFACE .
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... reader . " Having thus given you , " says the Italian writer , " all that I could extract from ancient and modern authors upon this subject , it would be inexcusable in me if I did not relate a high and admirable discourse which some ...
... reader . " Having thus given you , " says the Italian writer , " all that I could extract from ancient and modern authors upon this subject , it would be inexcusable in me if I did not relate a high and admirable discourse which some ...
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... reader , perplexed by this laboriously minute description , may have failed to recognise in it the first acquaintance made by the French with the salubrious and far - famed plant of tobacco.f Not long after this the ships ' crews were ...
... reader , perplexed by this laboriously minute description , may have failed to recognise in it the first acquaintance made by the French with the salubrious and far - famed plant of tobacco.f Not long after this the ships ' crews were ...
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... music of the people of Nootka Sound is , the reader may remember , corroborated by Captain Burney . * The ceremony , however , did not end with the * Supra , p . 76 . H song ; but after rowing twice round the ship , NOOTKA MUSIC . 85.
... music of the people of Nootka Sound is , the reader may remember , corroborated by Captain Burney . * The ceremony , however , did not end with the * Supra , p . 76 . H song ; but after rowing twice round the ship , NOOTKA MUSIC . 85.
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... reader will be amused with Hearne's description of this delicious repast , and of the mysteries of Indian cookery . " As such favourable opportunities of in- dulging the appetite , " says he , " happen but seldom , it is a general rule ...
... reader will be amused with Hearne's description of this delicious repast , and of the mysteries of Indian cookery . " As such favourable opportunities of in- dulging the appetite , " says he , " happen but seldom , it is a general rule ...
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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...