 | 1828 - 590 pages
...are. But then I could not help thinking that this fine country, and this great water, were once ours. Our ancestors lived here , they enjoyed it as their...white people came here in a great canoe; they asked ouly to let them tie it to a tree, lest the water should carry it away : we consented. They then said... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1817 - 404 pages
...could not help thinking, that this fine country and this great water were onee ours. Our aneestors lived here — they enjoyed it as their own in peace...Spirit to them and their children. ' At last the white pcople came here in a great canoe- They asked only to let them tie it to a trec, lest the waters should... | |
 | 1818 - 550 pages
...an«! this great water were once ours. OÎir ancestors lived here, they enjoyed it as their own place, it was the gift of the Great Spirit to them and their...white people came here in a great canoe. They asked them only to let 976] The Gat titrer. [978 them tie it to a tree, lest the waters shoul carry it away;... | |
 | Christianity - 1843 - 750 pages
...are. — But then I could not help thinking that this fine country, this great water were once ours. Our ancestors lived here : they enjoyed it as their own in peace; it was the gift of ihe Great Spirit to them and to ilieir children. At lengih the white people came in a great canoe.... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...and'this great water were once ours. Our ancestors lived here: they enjoyed it as their own place: it was the gift of the Great Spirit to them and •their children. At last Hit White People came here in я great catioe. They asked them only to let them tie it to a tree, lest... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 344 pages
...all are. But then I could not help thinking, (hat tinfine country and this great water was once ours. Our ancestors lived here — they enjoyed it as their...asked only to let them tie it to a tree, lest the waters should carry it away— we consented. They then said some of their people were sick, and they... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1820 - 636 pages
...are. But then I could not help thinking, that this fine country, and this great water, were once ours. Our ancestors lived here — they enjoyed it as their...asked only to let them tie it to a tree, lest the waters should carry it away — we consented.. They then said some of their people wore sick, and-they... | |
 | Christianity - 1821 - 740 pages
...and this great water, were once ours. Our ancestors lived here, they enjoyed it as their own place, it was the gift of the Great Spirit to them and their...asked only to let them tie it to a tree, lest the waters should carry it away ; we consented — they then said some of their people were sick, and asked... | |
 | Thousand notable things - 1822 - 604 pages
...and this great water, were once ours. Our ancestors lived here, they enjoyed it as their own place; it was the gift of the Great Spirit to them and their...asked only to let them tie it to a tree, lest the waters should carry it away ; we consented. They then said some of their people were sick, and asked... | |
 | John Halkett - Indians - 1825 - 426 pages
...But then, I could not help thinking that this fine country, and this great water, were, once ours. Our ancestors lived here ; they enjoyed it as their...of the Great Spirit to them and their children. At length the White people came in a great canoe. They asked only to let them tie it to a tree, that the... | |
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Our ancestors lived here — they enjoyed it as their own, in peace — it was the gift of the Great Spirit, to them and their children. At last the white people came here in a great canoe. They asked only to let them tie it to a tree, lest the waters... 
