Letters from North America: Written During a Tour in the United States and Canada ...Hurst, Robinson, & Company, 1824 |
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Pagina 18
... morning at three o'clock , in what is called the mail - stage , the only public conveyance to the southward , and a wretched contrast to the excellent coaches in the north . It is a covered waggon , 18 LETTERS FROM LETTER III.
... morning at three o'clock , in what is called the mail - stage , the only public conveyance to the southward , and a wretched contrast to the excellent coaches in the north . It is a covered waggon , 18 LETTERS FROM LETTER III.
Pagina 20
... rather than any sign , demonstrates it to be a tavern , ( as the inns are called , ) or to a single house appro- priated to that purpose , and standing alone in the woods . At these taverns you are accost- 20 LETTERS FROM.
... rather than any sign , demonstrates it to be a tavern , ( as the inns are called , ) or to a single house appro- priated to that purpose , and standing alone in the woods . At these taverns you are accost- 20 LETTERS FROM.
Pagina 22
... called , you see few habitations , and these are almost exclusively log - houses , which are con- structed as follows : -trunks of trees , about a foot or a foot and a half in diameter , generally with the bark on , are laid on one ...
... called , you see few habitations , and these are almost exclusively log - houses , which are con- structed as follows : -trunks of trees , about a foot or a foot and a half in diameter , generally with the bark on , are laid on one ...
Pagina 28
... called the Falls of the river , and in a flood must have a magni- ficent effect . The capitol , where the legislature assemble , ( you are aware that every state has its distinct legislature , for the management of its internal concerns ...
... called the Falls of the river , and in a flood must have a magni- ficent effect . The capitol , where the legislature assemble , ( you are aware that every state has its distinct legislature , for the management of its internal concerns ...
Pagina 59
... Delaware . - I then , agreeably to appointment , called on Mr. L , who took me to the Capitol . As the House was not formed , Mr. L. took me to the centre of the room , to introduce me to Mr. Clay , the NORTH AMERICA . 59 LETTER VI.
... Delaware . - I then , agreeably to appointment , called on Mr. L , who took me to the Capitol . As the House was not formed , Mr. L. took me to the centre of the room , to introduce me to Mr. Clay , the NORTH AMERICA . 59 LETTER VI.
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Letters from North America: Written During a Tour in the United States and ... Adam Hodgson Volledige weergave - 1824 |
Letters from North America: Written During a Tour in the United States and ... Adam Hodgson Volledige weergave - 1824 |
Letters from North America: Written During a Tour in the United States and ... Adam Hodgson Volledige weergave - 1824 |
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Abipones Alleghany mountains American appearance arrived banks beautiful believe breakfast British cabin called Carolina cataract Charleston Chickasaw Choctaws church cotton course Creek crossed cultivation delightful England English Falls feelings feet fire forests four friends gentlemen Georgia gulf Gulf of Mexico horses host Indian corn interesting labour ladies Lake Lake Ontario land letter Lowndes manners ment miles distant Milledgeville Missionaries Mississippi Mohawk river morning mountains Natchez nation nearly Negroes neighbourhood never Niagara night observed occasionally Oneida Lake Opelousas Orleans party passed pine pine barrens plantations planter present proceeded rapid reached recollect respect retired ride river road rode sail salt scene scenery seemed servant settlement shores side situation slavery slaves slept society soon South Carolina stage steam-boat Sunday Tennessee river tion told town travellers trees village Virginia Washington woods young
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Pagina 238 - Verily I say unto you ; There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, but he shall receive an hundred-fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life.
Pagina 243 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Pagina 306 - Its breadth in the middle is about 60 feet, but more at the ends, and the thickness of the mass at the summit of the arch, about 40 feet. A part of this thickness is constituted by a coat of earth, which gives growth to many large trees. The residue, with the hill on both sides, is one solid rock of limestone.
Pagina 278 - For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles ; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Pagina 174 - Potomac, in quest of a passage also. In the moment of their junction, they rush together against the mountain, rend it asunder, and pass off to the sea.
Pagina 174 - The first glance of this scene hurries our senses into the opinion, that this earth has been created in time, that the mountains were formed first, that the rivers began to flow afterwards, that in this place, particularly, they have been dammed up by the Blue Ridge of mountains, and have formed an ocean which filled the whole valley; that continuing to rise they have at length broken over this spot, and have torn the mountain down from its summit to its base.
Pagina 193 - a generous action: in so free and kind a manner did they contribute to " my relief, that if I was dry, I drank the sweetest draught; and if hungry, " I ate the coarsest morsel with a double relish.
Pagina 175 - This scene is worth a voyage across the Atlantic. Yet here, as in the neighborhood of the Natural Bridge, are people who have passed their lives within half a dozen miles, and have never been to survey these monuments of a war between rivers and mountains, which must have shaken the earth itself to its centre.
Pagina 282 - And by my side, in battle true, A thousand warriors drew the shaft? Ah ! there in desolation cold The desert serpent dwells alone, Where grass o'ergrows each...
Pagina 4 - He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. He maketh a path to shine after him ; one would think the deep to be hoary.