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Lives of Eminent Individuals Celebrated in American History: In Three ... - Page 257
1847
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The History of Virginia: From Its First Settlement to the Present Day, Volume 1

John Burk, Skelton Jones, Louis Hue Girardin - 1804 - 366 pages
...of feathers, the skins hanging round about his head, back, and shoulders, and in a manner covering his face ;.... with a hellish voice, and a rattle in his hand, with mos^ •strange gestures and postures, he began his invocation, and environed the fire with a...
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The Trve Travels, Adventvres and Observations of Captaine Iohn ..., Volume 1

John Smith - 1819 - 278 pages
...round about the tassell was as a Coronet of feathers, the skins hanging round about his head, backe, and shoulders, and in a manner covered his face; with a hellish voyce an4 a rattle in his hand. With most strange gestures and passions he began his invocation, and...
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Indian Biography, Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals who Have ...

Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - 1832
...round about the tassell was a coronet of feathers, the skinnes hanging round about his head, backe and shoulders, and in a manner covered his face ; with a hellish voyce and a rattle in his hand." This personage commenced his invocation with a great variety of gestures,...
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The Library of American Biography, Volume 2

Jared Sparks - 1834 - 436 pages
...through the country, showing him to the various tribes which dwelt on the Rappahannoc, and Potowmac rivers, and finally brought him to Pamunkey, the residence...This being done, " three more such like devils came nishing in with the like antique tricks," whose bodies were painted half black and half red, and their...
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Indian Biography: Or, An Historical Account of Those Individuals ..., Volume 1

Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - 1835 - 362 pages
...round about the tassell was a coronet of feathers, the skinnes hanging round about hia head, backe and shoulders, and in a manner covered his face ; with a hellish voyce and a rattle in hia hand." This personage commenced his invocation with a great variety of gestures,...
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Family Magazine: Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge

1837 - 486 pages
...tied together, so as they met on the crown of his head in a tassel ; and round about the tassel was as a coronet of feathers, the skins hanging round about...face ; with a hellish voice and a rattle in his hand. With most strange gestures and passions he began his invocation, and environed the fire with a circle...
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Family Magazine: Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge..., Volume 4

1837 - 488 pages
...rotmJ about the tassel was as a coronet of leathers, the skins hanging round about his head, buck, and shoulders, and in a manner covered his face ; with a hellish voice and a rattle in his hand. With most strange gestures and passions he began his invocation, and environed the fire with a circle...
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Events in Indian History: Beginning with an Account of the Origin of the ...

James Wimer - 1841 - 788 pages
...round about the tassell was a coronet of feathers, the skinnes hanging round about his head, backe and shoulders, and in a manner covered his face — with a hellish voyce and a rattle in his hand." This personage commenced his invocation with a great variety of gestures,...
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The Library of American Biography, Volume 2

Jared Sparks - 1853 - 430 pages
...thoughts of attacking Jamestown. They then carried him about in triumph through the country, showing him to the various tribes which dwelt on the Rappahannoc,...concluded by surrounding the fire with a circle of meal. This''being done, " three more such like devils came rushing in with the like antique tricks," whose...
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The History of Virginia: In Four Parts

Robert Beverley, Charles Campbell - 1855 - 324 pages
...coronet of feathers, the skins hanging round about his head, back and shoulders, and in a manner covering his face ; with a hellish voice, and a rattle in his hand, with most strange gestures and postures, he began his invocation, and environed the fire with a circle...
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