Major Writers of America, Volume 1Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962 Selections from the writings of fifteen important American authors, including portions of novels, short stories, prose and poems. |
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... savage and pernicious beasts . " 5 Now it is notorious , that the savages knew noth- ing of agriculture , when first discovered by the Europeans , but lived a most vagabond , disorderly , unrighteous life , -rambling from place to place ...
... savage and pernicious beasts . " 5 Now it is notorious , that the savages knew noth- ing of agriculture , when first discovered by the Europeans , but lived a most vagabond , disorderly , unrighteous life , -rambling from place to place ...
Page 200
... savages were found . Not only deficient in the com- forts of life , but what is still worse , most piteously and unfortunately blind to the miseries of their situation . But no sooner did the benevolent inhab- itants of Europe behold ...
... savages were found . Not only deficient in the com- forts of life , but what is still worse , most piteously and unfortunately blind to the miseries of their situation . But no sooner did the benevolent inhab- itants of Europe behold ...
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... savages neither favour nor affection , but prosecuted the work of discovery , colonization , civilization , and extermination , with ten times more fury than ever . Thus were the European worthies who first dis- covered America ...
... savages neither favour nor affection , but prosecuted the work of discovery , colonization , civilization , and extermination , with ten times more fury than ever . Thus were the European worthies who first dis- covered America ...
Contents
WILLIAM BRADFORD | 3 |
My Father and Your Father To | 4 |
Introduction | 10 |
Copyright | |
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