 | Hugh Murray - 1829 - 556 oldal
...savages swam across, holding their bows and arrows in their mouths. The reception was singular. They made a doleful noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nails. " We did think they had been at their idolatry." However, they then spread mats on the ground, and... | |
 | John Frost - 1846 - 336 oldal
...bows in their mouths." These they discharged against the strangers and wounded two ; but as soon t as " they had felt the sharpness of our shot" they...faces, making noise like so many wolves or devils." The English received a pressing invitation from a great Indian chief, the Werrowannee of Rappahana,... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1847 - 470 oldal
...town. Their welcome was signally expressed "by a doleful noise, laying their faces to the ground, and scratching the earth with their nails." Mats were...faces, making noise like so many wolves or devils." The English received a pressing invitation from a great Indian chief, the weroanee of Rappahana, whom... | |
 | John Frost - 1849 - 294 oldal
...peculiarly fitting him for this arduous appointment. The fleet of three vessels, none exceeding one hundred tons, sailed from London on the 19th December, taking...faces, making noise like so many wolves or devils." The English received a pressing invitation from a great Indian chief, the Werrowannee of Rappahana,... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1850 - 448 oldal
...town. Their welcome was signally expressed " by a doleful noise, laying their faces to the ground, and scratching the earth with their nails." Mats were...faces, making noise like so many wolves or devils." The English received a pressing invitation from a great Indian chief, the weroanee of Rappahana, whom... | |
 | John Smith - 1884 - 1150 oldal
...Towne, where we were entertained by them very kindly. When we came first a Land they made a dolefull noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nailes. We did thinke they had beene at their Idolatry. When they had ended their Ceremonies, they... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 558 oldal
...us to their town where we were entertained by them very kindly. When we came first a Land they made a doleful noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nails. We did think that they had been at their Idolatry. When they had ended their Ceremonies, they went... | |
 | Alexander Brown - 1890 - 698 oldal
...Towne, where we were entertained by them very kindly. When we came first a Land they made a dolefull noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nailes. We did thinke that they had beene at their idolatry. When they had ended their Ceremonies,... | |
 | Charles Wesley Mann - 1896 - 364 oldal
...ship to Cape Comfort : when we saw five Salvages on the shore. When we first came a Land they made a doleful noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nails. We did think they had been at their Idolatry. When they had ended their Ceremonies they went into their... | |
 | Samuel Purchas - 1906 - 592 oldal
...Towne, where we were entertained by them very kindly. When we came first a Land they made a dolefull noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nailes. We did thinke that they had beene at their Idolatry. When they had ended their Ceremonies,... | |
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When we came first a Land they made a dolefull noise, laying their faces to the ground, scratching the earth with their nailes. We did thinke that they had beene at their idolatry. 
