The English Exploration of AmericaOld South meeting house, 1901 - 167 strani |
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Stran 446 - Which words of the Prophet together with my cousins discourse (things of high and rare delight to my yong nature) tooke in me so deepe an impression, that I constantly resolved, if ever I were preferred to the University, where better time, and more convenient place might be ministred for these studies, I would by Gods assistance prosecute that knowledge and kinde of literature, the doores whereof (after a sort) were so happily opened before me.
Stran 413 - Furres was then our refuge, to make our selues sauers howsoeuer : we found this Whale-fishing a costly conclusion : we saw many, and spent much time in chasing them ; but could not kill any : They beeing a kinde of lubartes, and not the Whale that yeeldes Finnes and Oyle as wee expected.
Stran 429 - Cape Cod is the next presents it selfe : which is onely a headland of high hils of sand, ouergrowne with shrubbie pines, hurts, and such trash ; but an excellent harbor for all weathers. This Cape is made by the maine Sea on the one side, and a great Bay on the other in forme of a sickle : on it doth inhabit the people of Pawmet : and in the bottome of the Bay, the people of Chawum.
Stran 356 - Saturday the 27 of luly, we might descry not farre from us, as it were mountaines of yce driven upon the sea, being then in 50 degrees, which were caried Southward to the weather of us: whereby may be coniectured that some current doth set that way from the North.
Stran 323 - ... absent from vs, during the whole time of our abode in that place ; and ordinarily euery third day they brought their sacrifices, till such time as they certainely vnderstood our meaning, that we tooke no pleasure, but were displeased with them ; whereupon their zeale abated, and their sacrificing, for a season, to our good liking ceased ; notwithstanding they continued still to make their resort vnto vs in great abundance, and in such sort, that they...
Stran 422 - Summer is not so hot, and the winter is more colde in those parts wee have yet tryed neere the Sea side, then we finde in the same height in Europe or Asia; Yet I made a Garden upon the top of a Rockie...
Stran 324 - The inland we found to be farre different from the shoare, a goodly country, and fruitfull soyle, stored with many blessings fit for the vse of man : infinite was the company of very large and fat Deere which there we sawe by thousands, as we supposed, in a heard...
Stran 317 - ... from their cheekes in a monstrous manner, the blood streaming downe along their brests, besides despoiling the vpper parts of their bodies of those single couerings they formerly had, and holding their hands aboue their heads that they might not rescue their brests from harme, they would with furie cast themselues vpon the ground, neuer respecting whether it were cleane or soft, but dashed themselues in this manner on hard stones, knobby hillocks, stocks of wood, and pricking bushes, or whateuer...
Stran 325 - ... prouince and kingdome, both by the king and people, into her maiesties hands: together with her highnesse picture and armes, in a piece of sixpence currant English monie, shewing itselfe by a hole made of purpose through the plate; vnderneath was likewise engrauen the name of our Generall, etc.
Stran 370 - ... we were able to discerne the same, as men prone to wonder at every strange thing, as this doubtlesse was, to see a lion in the Ocean sea, or fish in shape of a lion. What opinion others had thereof, and chiefly the Generall himselfe, I forbeare to deliver : But he tooke it for Bonum Omen, rejoycing that he was to warre against such an enemie, if it were the devill.