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... authority , of arms , and of superstition ; every delusion of the senses , and every species of play upon the affections , hopes and fears of men , had been resorted to , and exerted , to rivet this " strong delusion " upon the human ...
... authority , of arms , and of superstition ; every delusion of the senses , and every species of play upon the affections , hopes and fears of men , had been resorted to , and exerted , to rivet this " strong delusion " upon the human ...
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... authority of Herrera , and of the son of Columbus himself , that the Spaniards had outraged every human and sacred feeling of these their kind and hospitable entertainers . That in the voracity of their appetites , enormous as compared ...
... authority of Herrera , and of the son of Columbus himself , that the Spaniards had outraged every human and sacred feeling of these their kind and hospitable entertainers . That in the voracity of their appetites , enormous as compared ...
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... authority usurped in the new world , he returned to the old , -there the death of Isabella , the only soul that retained a human feeling , extin- guished all hope of redress of his wrongs ; and after a weary waiting for justice on ...
... authority usurped in the new world , he returned to the old , -there the death of Isabella , the only soul that retained a human feeling , extin- guished all hope of redress of his wrongs ; and after a weary waiting for justice on ...
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... authority of Gomera , Herrera , Oviedo , and others . Ovando , the governor , seeing the rapidly wasting numbers of the natives , and hearing the com- plaints of the adventurers , began to cast about for a remedy , and at length this ...
... authority of Gomera , Herrera , Oviedo , and others . Ovando , the governor , seeing the rapidly wasting numbers of the natives , and hearing the com- plaints of the adventurers , began to cast about for a remedy , and at length this ...
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... authority of Holy Writ , and is going on at this hour with undiminished horrors . It has been charged on Las Casas , that with singu- lar inconsistency he himself suggested this diabolical trade ; but of that , and of this trade , we ...
... authority of Holy Writ , and is going on at this hour with undiminished horrors . It has been charged on Las Casas , that with singu- lar inconsistency he himself suggested this diabolical trade ; but of that , and of this trade , we ...
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Page 202 - And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
Page 399 - 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 numbers had greatly increased. They wanted more land; they wanted our country. Our eyes were opened and our minds became uneasy.
Page 22 - Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Page 202 - Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
Page 202 - And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel ? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry : I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
Page 29 - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Page 398 - Brother, listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of the Indians.
Page 399 - We understand that your religion is written in a book. If it was intended for us as well as you, why has not the Great Spirit given to us, and not only to us, but why did he not give to our forefathers, the knowledge of that book, with the means of understanding it rightly? We only know what you tell us about it. How shall we know when to believe, being so often deceived by the white people?