Hochelaga: Or, England in the New World, Том 1Colburn and Company, 1851 |
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... dark red , they were bold hunters and fishers , and of great courage in battle . From the first , they and the white men were deadly foes . The Mic - Mac Indians of Nova Scotia , and these red men , carried on a war of extermination ...
... dark red , they were bold hunters and fishers , and of great courage in battle . From the first , they and the white men were deadly foes . The Mic - Mac Indians of Nova Scotia , and these red men , carried on a war of extermination ...
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... dark forest , lone and silent from all past time . For two days more there was nothing to attract the attention but the shoals of white porpoises : we were welcomed by several ; they rolled and frolicked round the ship , rushing along ...
... dark forest , lone and silent from all past time . For two days more there was nothing to attract the attention but the shoals of white porpoises : we were welcomed by several ; they rolled and frolicked round the ship , rushing along ...
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... dark , and the even- ing air is keen ; we must go below . About midnight I awoke . There was the splash , and heavy rattling sound of the falling anchor ; the ship swung slowly round with the tide , and was still ; we had reached QUEBEC ...
... dark , and the even- ing air is keen ; we must go below . About midnight I awoke . There was the splash , and heavy rattling sound of the falling anchor ; the ship swung slowly round with the tide , and was still ; we had reached QUEBEC ...
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... dark ; but he acted on an inspiration . His Generals were brave men , and suggested very daring plans ; he seized the boldest counsel , risked the great venture , and won . On the night of the 12th of September ,. the fleet approached ...
... dark ; but he acted on an inspiration . His Generals were brave men , and suggested very daring plans ; he seized the boldest counsel , risked the great venture , and won . On the night of the 12th of September ,. the fleet approached ...
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... dark wintry night , as the ship rushed past to her terrible grave . Exaggerated versions of this attack caused great excitement in America , but the undoubted piratical occupation of the vessel convinced all well - thinking people of ...
... dark wintry night , as the ship rushed past to her terrible grave . Exaggerated versions of this attack caused great excitement in America , but the undoubted piratical occupation of the vessel convinced all well - thinking people of ...
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