 The white people had now found our country, tidings were carried back, and more came amongst us ; yet we did not fear them, we took them to be friends ; they called us brothers ; we believed them, and gave them a larger seat At length their uumbere had...  The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Page 223edited by - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Charities - 1812 - 428 pages
...amongst us. We gave them corn and meat : they gave us poison (alluding as supposed, to ardent spirits) in return. The white people had now found our country...took them to be friends : they called us brothers. We belieyed them, and gave them a larger seat. At length their J numbers liad greatly increased : they... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...87 In return, they gave us poison. The white people having now found our country, tidings were sent back, and more came amongst us ; yet we did not fear...and gave them a larger seat. At length their numbers so increased, that they wanted more land : they wanted our country. Our eyes were opened, and we became... | |
 | Literature, Modern - 1901 - 744 pages
...and meat, and they gave us poison (spirituous liquor) in return. The white people had now found out our country, tidings were carried back, and more came...called us brothers, we believed them and gave them a large seat. At length their numbers had greatly increased, they wanted more land, they wanted our country.... | |
 | Richard Carlile - Free thought - 1824 - 876 pages
...among us. We gave them corn and meat: they gave us poison in return ! [alluding to ardent spirits.] The white people had now found our country ; tidings...and more came amongst us; yet we did not fear them, for we took them to be friends. They called us brothers — we believed them, and gave them a larger... | |
 | 1829 - 762 pages
...granted their request ; and they sat down among us. We gave them corn and meat ; they gave us poison in return. The white people had now found our country. Tidings were carried back, and more came among us. Yet we did not fear them. We took them to be friends. They called us brothers. We bulieved... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...granted their request ; and they sat down among us. We gave them corn and meat; they gave us poison in return. The white people had now found our country....friends. They called us brothers. We believed them, and gnve them a larger seat. At length theirnumbers had greatly increased. They wanted more land ; they... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - Indians of North America - 1832 - 346 pages
...granted their request, and they sat down amongst us. We gave them corn and meat. They gave us poison* in return. The white people had now found our country....fear them. We took them to be friends. They called us brothel's. We believed them, and gave them a larger seat. At length their numbers bad greatly increased.... | |
 | American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...granted their request ; and they sat down among us. We gave them corn and meat ; they gave us poison in return. The white people had now found our country. Tidings were carried back, and more came among us. Yet we did not fear them. We took them to be friends. They called us brothers. We believed... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 582 pages
...their request, and they sat down amongst us ; we gave them corn and meat ; they gave us poison* in return. The white people had now found our country, tidings were carried back, and more cutnc amongst us ; yet we did not fear them, we took them to be friends ; they called us brothers ;... | |
 | John Comly, Isaac Comly - Quakers - 1835 - 402 pages
...granted their request ; they sat down amongst us ; we gave them corn and meat; they gave us poison,* in return. The white people had now found our country...them, and gave them a larger seat ; at length their number had greatly increased ; they wanted more land'; they wanted our country. Our eyes were opened,... | |
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