 | 1819 - 480 pagina’s
...were i' Uo they come from the Sun or the Mooi,? Do they give us light by night or by day.'' Sucheuse told them that he was a man, that he had a father and mother like themstlvts; and, pointing to the South, said that lie Ciinie (rom a distant country in that direction.... | |
 | Miss Hill - 1838 - 214 pagina’s
...failed of its ultimate object, Captain Ross was enabled to make some contributions to science. He also met with a tribe of Esquimaux, with whom Saccheuse...or the moon. Saccheuse told them that he was a man like themselves ; and pointing to the South, said that he came from a distant country in that direction.... | |
 | Samuel Drew - 1819 - 584 pagina’s
...Uo they come from the Sun or the Moon ¡' ' J)o they give us light by night or by day .'' Sacheuse told them, that he was a man, that he had a father...themselves; and, pointing to the .South, said, that lie i:amc (roui a distant country in that direction. To this they answered, ' That caiuiot be, thuie... | |
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He met with a tribe of Esquimaux, with whom Saccheuse opened an intercourse, after considerable caution on their part. They first pointed to the ships, eagerly asking, what great creatures were they; and they wanted to know whether they came from the... 