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... fathers , had become to them , through their in- tercourse with the whites , numbered among the necessaries of life . But the above - mentioned animals , especially the two last , were already scarce in this region ; and the more ...
... fathers , had become to them , through their in- tercourse with the whites , numbered among the necessaries of life . But the above - mentioned animals , especially the two last , were already scarce in this region ; and the more ...
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... fathers could desire ; the former , being three years the senior , and possessed of excellent qualities of head and heart , controlled the ardent and some- what romantic temper of Reginald ; both were at school near Philadelphia ; when ...
... fathers could desire ; the former , being three years the senior , and possessed of excellent qualities of head and heart , controlled the ardent and some- what romantic temper of Reginald ; both were at school near Philadelphia ; when ...
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... father overcame him . " What of the Indians , man ? " said Colonel Brandon ; angrily , " ' sblood , we have seen In- dians enough hereabout before now ; -what the devil have they been at ? " A groan and a shudder was the only reply ...
... father overcame him . " What of the Indians , man ? " said Colonel Brandon ; angrily , " ' sblood , we have seen In- dians enough hereabout before now ; -what the devil have they been at ? " A groan and a shudder was the only reply ...
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... father . " I fear it's gone too , " said the messenger of this dreadful news . " I saw one devil kill and scalp the nurse , ond t'other , " - here he paused , awe - struck by the speechless agony of poor Ethelston , who stood with ...
... father . " I fear it's gone too , " said the messenger of this dreadful news . " I saw one devil kill and scalp the nurse , ond t'other , " - here he paused , awe - struck by the speechless agony of poor Ethelston , who stood with ...
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... father lost the greater part of his property in a fruitless endeavour to support the ill - timed and ill - conducted expedition of Charles Edward , in 1745 . After this he retired to the Continent and died , leaving to his son little ...
... father lost the greater part of his property in a fruitless endeavour to support the ill - timed and ill - conducted expedition of Charles Edward , in 1745 . After this he retired to the Continent and died , leaving to his son little ...
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3d Edition added Baptiste boards bound brave brig brother called Captain character chief cloth Colonel Brandon coloured countenance Cupid David Muir deck Delaware Delaware language ears England English enlarged escape Ethelston eyes father fcap foolscap 8vo French frigate gilt edges ginald Grande-Hâche Gregson Guadaloupe half-bound hand heart HISTORY horse Howitt hunt hunter Illustrations Indian inquired J. C. Loudon Jessie John Lindley latter Lenape London look Lucy Lucy's Mahéga Marietta Master Reginald mate Mike Smith minutes Monsieur Perrot Mooshanne morocco nald nature Nekimi never Nina Nina's numerous Osage party Plants Plates poor post 8vo prairie Prairie-bird Pride Rattling Bess Regi replied returned rifle river Royal Samuel Laing saying scarcely seemed sister smile soon speak Spirit Squire tell Thomas Keightley tone tongue TREATISE tribe Vignette Titles voice War-Eagle warrior whispered Wingenund Woodcuts words wounded youth
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