The Homes of the New World: Impressions of America, Том 2Harper & Brothers, 1853 - Всего страниц: 654 Nolen's plans for development in Madison, Wisconsin. |
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... light in my soul conversed with the outward light . It was glorious ! The further we advanced , the more strangely and fan- tastically were the cliffs on the shore splintered and riven , representing the most astonishing imagery . Half ...
... light in my soul conversed with the outward light . It was glorious ! The further we advanced , the more strangely and fan- tastically were the cliffs on the shore splintered and riven , representing the most astonishing imagery . Half ...
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... Thus a coffin beneath an autumnal tree , in the light of the pale evening sun , was the first token which I perceived of this poor , decaying people . Soon after we saw Indian huts on the banks of HOMES OF THE NEW WORLD . 17.
... Thus a coffin beneath an autumnal tree , in the light of the pale evening sun , was the first token which I perceived of this poor , decaying people . Soon after we saw Indian huts on the banks of HOMES OF THE NEW WORLD . 17.
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... light of the flickering fire . Besides this , they were friend- ly , and seemed amused by my visit . They made room for me to sit down beside them . The old women laughed and chattered , and seemed very much at their ease . younger ones ...
... light of the flickering fire . Besides this , they were friend- ly , and seemed amused by my visit . They made room for me to sit down beside them . The old women laughed and chattered , and seemed very much at their ease . younger ones ...
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... light of that same hearth which had been kindled on her marriage day , saw her despised or neglected by the man who con- stituted her whole world . Ah ! the wigwam , the free space of the forest , had no longer peace or breathing room ...
... light of that same hearth which had been kindled on her marriage day , saw her despised or neglected by the man who con- stituted her whole world . Ah ! the wigwam , the free space of the forest , had no longer peace or breathing room ...
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... light up the whole room as she entered . Her shoulders were broad and round , and her carriage drooping , as is ... light of the smile which at times lit up the countenance like a flash , showing the loveliest white teeth . She was re ...
... light up the whole room as she entered . Her shoulders were broad and round , and her carriage drooping , as is ... light of the smile which at times lit up the countenance like a flash , showing the loveliest white teeth . She was re ...
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Стр. 138 - He that is unjust, let him be unjust still, and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still, and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still, and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And behold, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Стр. 123 - ... iniquities of the fathers shall be visited upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
Стр. 614 - O SING unto the LORD a new song: Sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
Стр. 13 - At the end of the half hour they went to seek him, and he was no more. The good missionary, discoverer of a world, had fallen asleep on the margin of the stream that bears his name. Near its mouth the canoe-men dug his grave in the sand. Ever after, the forest rangers, if in danger on Lake Michigan, would invoke his name. The people of the West will build his monument.
Стр. 77 - 'Tis a bad trade, friend. Examine it in the light of conscience, and see if it be not so.' But while they refused to pay such fees and taxes, they were liberal to a proverb in their contributions for all useful and benevolent purposes. "At the end of ten years, the public lands, which they had chosen for their farms, were advertised for sale by auction.
Стр. 6 - Ahasistari. Nature had planted in his mind the seeds of religious faith : " Before you came to this country," he would say, " when I have incurred the greatest perils, and have alone escaped, I have said to myself, ' Some powerful spirit has the guardianship of my days ; ' " and he professed his belief in Jesus, as the good genius and protector, whom he had before unconsciously adored. After trials of his sincerity, he was baptized ; and, enlisting a troop of converts, savages like himself, " Let...
Стр. 12 - we must, indeed, ask the aid of the Virgin." Armed with bows and arrows, with clubs, axes, and bucklers, amidst continual whoops, the natives, bent on war, embark in vast canoes made out of the trunks of hollow trees ; but, at the sight of the mysterious peace-pipe held aloft, God touched the hearts of the old men, who checked the impetuosity of the young ; and, throwing their bows and quivers into the canoes, as a token of peace, they prepared a hospitable welcome. The next day, a long, wooden canoe,...
Стр. 6 - I render to thee, Jesus, my Lord, for all thy benefits ? I will accept thy cup, and invoke thy name...
Стр. 57 - What a glorious new Scandinavia might not Minnesota become ! Here would the Swede find again his clear, romantic lakes, the plains of Scania rich in corn, and the vallies of Norrland; here would the Norwegian find his rapid rivers, his lofty mountains, for I include the Rocky Mountains and Oregon in the new kingdom; and both nations, their hunting-fields and their fisheries. The Danes might here pasture their flocks and herds, and lay out their farms on richer and less misty coasts than those of...
Стр. 11 - Mississippi bore on its sands the trail of men ; a little footpath was discerned leading into a beautiful prairie ; and, leaving the canoes, Joliet and Marquette resolved alone to brave a meeting with the savages. After walking six miles, they beheld a village on the banks of a river, and two others on a slope, at a distance of a mile and a half from the first. The river was the Mou-in-gou-e-na, or Moingona, of which we have corrupted the name into Des Moines.