Hochelaga: Or, England in the New World, Том 1Colburn and Company, 1851 |
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... called " the priest . " He then cut off a piece of the tail of one of them , to furnish fresh bait . By thus encouraging their cannibal propensities , we soon caught so many that we were heartily tired of the sport . To give us an idea ...
... called " the priest . " He then cut off a piece of the tail of one of them , to furnish fresh bait . By thus encouraging their cannibal propensities , we soon caught so many that we were heartily tired of the sport . To give us an idea ...
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... a land hitherto unnoted in any map or record ; sterile , and uncultivated , abounding in great white bears and elks . The discoverers called this country by a name signifying ' rich in fish C 2 ENGLAND IN THE NEW WORLD . 27.
... a land hitherto unnoted in any map or record ; sterile , and uncultivated , abounding in great white bears and elks . The discoverers called this country by a name signifying ' rich in fish C 2 ENGLAND IN THE NEW WORLD . 27.
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... called Newfoundland , till 1534 ; when the brave Jacques Cartier , with only sixty men , sailed from St. Malo in two small vessels , under the French flag , and nearly circumnavigated the island . He found it to be a great triangle , of ...
... called Newfoundland , till 1534 ; when the brave Jacques Cartier , with only sixty men , sailed from St. Malo in two small vessels , under the French flag , and nearly circumnavigated the island . He found it to be a great triangle , of ...
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... called Lake St. John , forty miles wide , fed by numerous small rivers . Here is the birth - place of the great tributary ; its separate existence ends at Tadousac . Its course lies from west to east , half - way through a rich country ...
... called Lake St. John , forty miles wide , fed by numerous small rivers . Here is the birth - place of the great tributary ; its separate existence ends at Tadousac . Its course lies from west to east , half - way through a rich country ...
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... called the Place d'Armes . Now , while we rest after the long and weary voyage , lend me patience while I tell the old tale of how , and by whom , this fair city came to be built ; and why the flag of dear Old England floats upon its ...
... called the Place d'Armes . Now , while we rest after the long and weary voyage , lend me patience while I tell the old tale of how , and by whom , this fair city came to be built ; and why the flag of dear Old England floats upon its ...
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