 ... come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat; we took pity on them, granted their request, and they sat down amongst us ; we gave them corn and meat; they gave us poison* in return.  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 253edited by - 1841Full view - About this book
 | Charities - 1812 - 428 pages
...ground, they were generally settled without the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came upon us: your forefathers crossed the great water, and landed...this island : their numbers were small : they found fri«nds, and not enemies. They told us they had lied lirom their own country for fear of wicked men... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island : their numbers were small : they found us friends, and not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country, through fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat... | |
 | Literature, Modern - 1901 - 744 pages
...forefathers owned this great island But an evil day came upon us ! Your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small...from their own country for fear of wicked men, and came here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their... | |
 | Richard Carlile - Free thought - 1824 - 876 pages
...ground, they were generally settled without the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came among us: your forefathers crossed the great water, and landed on this Island. Their numbers were small ; but they found friends, and not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country for fear... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - Indians of North America - 1832 - 344 pages
...the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small....from their own country for fear of wicked men, and come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their... | |
 | Child rearing - 1832 - 338 pages
...the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small....from their own country for fear of wicked men, and come hereto enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - Indians of North America - 1832 - 344 pages
...the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small....from their own country for fear of wicked men, and come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 588 pages
...the shedding of much blood: but an evil day came upon us; your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small;...from their own country for fear of wicked men, and come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat ; we took pity on them, granted their... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 582 pages
...waters, and landed nn" ilii.s island. Tteir numbers were small ; they found friends, and not cut-inies ; they told us they had fled from their own country for fear of wicked men, and come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat ; we took pity on them, granted their... | |
 | George Turner - Indians of North America - 1836 - 220 pages
...hunting-ground, they were generally settled without the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came upon us — your forefathers crossed the great water, and landed...— their numbers were small. They found friends, not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country, for fear of wicked men, and come here... | |
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