American Literature: An Anthology and Critical Survey, Volume 1C. Scribner's Sons, 1948 - 1120 pages |
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Page 72
... savages are ignorant of , yet the benefit is very great that comes to the planters by the sale of strong liquor to the savages , who are much taken with the delight of it , for they will pawn their wits to purchase the acquaintance of ...
... savages are ignorant of , yet the benefit is very great that comes to the planters by the sale of strong liquor to the savages , who are much taken with the delight of it , for they will pawn their wits to purchase the acquaintance of ...
Page 144
... savages crossing through a field of corn , not very far from the house . " Fly ! fly ! my children , " she cried , taking the two young- est by the hand ; and followed by the eldest , they rushed out of a door that led a con- trary way ...
... savages crossing through a field of corn , not very far from the house . " Fly ! fly ! my children , " she cried , taking the two young- est by the hand ; and followed by the eldest , they rushed out of a door that led a con- trary way ...
Page 145
... savages , in their eagerness to elude them ran directly into their power , and instantly became victims to their fury . They dispatched them with their toma- hawks , and , stripping off their scalps , kept them as proofs of their ...
... savages , in their eagerness to elude them ran directly into their power , and instantly became victims to their fury . They dispatched them with their toma- hawks , and , stripping off their scalps , kept them as proofs of their ...
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