Hochelaga: Or, England in the New World, Том 1Colburn and Company, 1851 |
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... a branch of the most vigorous among the European families , bearing with them every means and appliance which the accumulated ingenuity of ages supply , and working them with quenchless energy . Steamers 16 HOCHELAGA ; OR ,
... a branch of the most vigorous among the European families , bearing with them every means and appliance which the accumulated ingenuity of ages supply , and working them with quenchless energy . Steamers 16 HOCHELAGA ; OR ,
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... mean time . Through the winter there is a constant succession of storms , the lakes and many of the bays and rivers are frozen over , and all internal communication is by sleighs . The colony is under the authority of a governor , who ...
... mean time . Through the winter there is a constant succession of storms , the lakes and many of the bays and rivers are frozen over , and all internal communication is by sleighs . The colony is under the authority of a governor , who ...
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... means of two Indians , taken in the former voyage , at the Bay of Chaleur , they conversed with the inhabitants , and overcame their terror . These simple people then received them with songs of joy , and dances , giving them freely of ...
... means of two Indians , taken in the former voyage , at the Bay of Chaleur , they conversed with the inhabitants , and overcame their terror . These simple people then received them with songs of joy , and dances , giving them freely of ...
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... means in their power , to excite the minds of the simple French Canadians to resist these supposed wrongs . They were unfortunately but too successful , and in some districts the people rose in revolt . There were 52 HOCHELAGA ; OR ,
... means in their power , to excite the minds of the simple French Canadians to resist these supposed wrongs . They were unfortunately but too successful , and in some districts the people rose in revolt . There were 52 HOCHELAGA ; OR ,
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... mean time his opponent had seized the mail , and imprisoned several inoffensive individuals . A number of horses were also pressed for his service , and a neighbour's house was burned . Flushed with these achievements , the attempts of ...
... mean time his opponent had seized the mail , and imprisoned several inoffensive individuals . A number of horses were also pressed for his service , and a neighbour's house was burned . Flushed with these achievements , the attempts of ...
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