The Dutch landed, and gave my people the firewater; they drank until the heavens and the earth seemed to meet, and they foolishly thought they had found the Great Spirit. Then they parted with their land. Foot by foot, they were driven back from the shores,... Cooper's Works - Seite 42von James Fenimore Cooper - 1855Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Novelist - 1839 - 570 Seiten
...must stay for ever. The Dutch landed, and gave my people the fire-water ; they drank until the heavens and the earth seemed to meet, and they foolishly thought they had found the Great Spirit. They then parted with their land. Foot by foot they were driven back from the shores, until I, that... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1850 - 452 Seiten
...must Btay for ever. The Dutch landed, and gave my people the firewater ; they drank until the heavens and the earth seemed to meet, and they foolishly thought...trees, and have never visited the graves of my fathers !" " Graves bring solemn feelings over the mind," returned the scout, a good deal touched at the calm... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1850 - 458 Seiten
...must stay for ever. The Dutch landed, and gave my people the firewater ; they drank until the heavens and the earth seemed to meet, and they foolishly thought...trees, and have never visited the graves of my fathers !" " Graves bring solemn feelings over the mind," returned the scout, a good deal touched at the calm... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1852 - 566 Seiten
...must stay for ever. The Dutch landed, and gave my people the fire-water ; they drank until the heavens and the earth seemed to meet, and they foolishly thought...and have never visited the graves of my fathers." " Graves bring solemn feelings over the mind," returned the scout, a good -deal touched at the calm... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1854 - 526 Seiten
...sta}^ for ever. The Dutch landed, and gave my people the fire-water ; they drank until the heaven^ and the earth seemed to meet, and they foolishly thought...I, that am a chief and a Sagamore, have never seen Hhe sun shine but through the trees, and have never visited the graves of my fathers." "Graves bring... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1859 - 456 Seiten
...must stay for ever. The Dutch landed, and gave my people the firewater; they drank until the heavens and the earth seemed to meet, and they foolishly thought...trees, and have never visited the graves of my fathers !'' " Graves bring solemn feelings over the mind," returned the scout, a good deal touched at the calm... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1867 - 960 Seiten
...must stay for ever. The Dutch landed, and gave my people the fire-water ; they drank until the heavens and the earth seemed to meet, and they foolishly thought...and have never visited the graves of my fathers." "Graves bring solemn feelings over the mind," returned the scout, a good deal touched at the calm suffering... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1876 - 494 Seiten
...must stay forever. The Dutch landed, and gave my people the fire-water; they drank until the heavens and the earth seemed to meet, and they foolishly thought...found the Great Spirit. Then they parted with their laud. Foot by foot, they were driven back from the shores, until I, that am a chief and a Sagamore,... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1885 - 378 Seiten
...must stay forever. The Dutch landed, and gave my people the firewater ; they drank until the heavens and the earth seemed to meet, and they foolishly thought...their land. Foot by foot, they were driven back from th : shores, until I, that am a chief and n Sagamore, have neversecn the sun shine but through the... | |
| Clara Ingersoll Waring - 1889 - 174 Seiten
...must stay forever. The Dutch landed and gave my people the firewater ; they drank until the heavens and the earth seemed to meet, and they foolishly thought...the trees, and have never visited the graves of my father." The extract also has particular application to the three stanzas following the one in which... | |
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