 | 1837 - 278 Seiten
...them, accordingly, hardy, lithe, vigorous and active ; extravagant in word, and thought, and deed ; heedless of hardship ; daring of danger ; prodigal...generally French Creoles, live comfortably in cabins and log huts, well sheltered from the inclemencies of the seasons. They are within the reach of frequent... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1840 - 588 Seiten
...them, accordingly, hardy, lithe, vigorous, and active ; extravagant in word, and thought, and deed ; heedless of hardship ; daring of danger ; prodigal of the present, and thoughtless of the future. "There is, perhaps, no class of men on the face of the earth, who lead a life of more continued exertion,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1853 - 602 Seiten
...them, accordingly, hardy, lithe, vigorous, and active ; extravagant in word, and thought, and deed ; heedless of hardship; daring of danger; prodigal of the present, and thoughtless of the future. Accustomed to live in tents, or to bivouac in the open air, he despises the comforts and is impatient... | |
 | 1854 - 400 Seiten
...them, accordingly, hardy, lithe, vigorous, and active ; extravagant in word, and thought, and deed ; heedless of hardship; daring of danger; prodigal of the present, and thoughtless of the future. Accustomed to live in tents, or to bivouac in the open air, he despises the comforts and is impatient... | |
 | Kinahan Cornwallis - 1858 - 456 Seiten
...race than their fellow men— lithe, vigorous, and active; extravagant in word, deed, and thought; heedless of hardship, daring of danger, prodigal of the present, and thoughtless of the future ; hardy, self-dependent, and game-spirited, they pursued a career whose romantic wildness was only... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 520 Seiten
...them, accordingly, hardy, lithe, vigorous, and active ; extravagant in word, in thought, and deed ; heedless of hardship ; daring of danger ; prodigal...lower regions along the waters of the Missouri. The oo latter, generally French Creoles, live comfortably in cabins and log-huts, well sheltered from the... | |
 | William Dane Phelps - 1871 - 396 Seiten
...representative man of his class, — hardy, vigorous, and active ; extravagant in word, thought, and deed, •heedless of hardship, daring of danger, prodigal of the present, and thoughtless of the future. Twenty-five years' life as a trapper and a chief of trappers, had accustomed him to perilous encounters... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 714 Seiten
...them, accordingly, hardy, lithe, vigorous, and active ; extravagant in word, in thought, and deed ; heedless of hardship ; daring of danger ; prodigal...waters of the Missouri. The latter, generally French creóles, live comfortably in cabins and log-huts, well sheltered from the inclemencies of the seasons.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1886 - 744 Seiten
...them, accordingly, hardy, lithe, vigorous, and active; extravagant in word, and thought, and deed ; heedless of hardship ; daring of danger ; prodigal...the inclemencies of the seasons. They are within the roach of frequent supplies from the settlements ; their life is comparatively free from danger, and... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - 1887 - 372 Seiten
...find them, accordingly, hardy, lithe, vigorous and active; extravagant in word, in thought, and deed ; heedless of hardship, daring of danger, prodigal of the present, and thoughtless of the future. " The American trapper stands by himself, and is peerless for the service of the wilderness. Drop him... | |
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A man who bestrides a horse, must be essentially different from a man who cowers in a canoe. We find them, accordingly, hardy, lithe, vigorous and active; extravagant in word, and thought, and deed; heedless of hardship; daring of danger; prodigal of... 
