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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 399 - Brother, you say there is but one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit. If there is but one religion, why do you white people differ so much about it?
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 - Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, -Give me thy vineyard for money ; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it : and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
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 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.