 But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great water and landed on this island. Their numbers were small. They found friends, and not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country for fear of wicked men and had come here...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 259edited by - 1841Full view - About this book
 | Charities - 1812 - 428 pages
...ground, they were generally settled without the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came upon us: your forefathers crossed the great water, and landed...this island : their numbers were small : they found fri«nds, and not enemies. They told us they had lied lirom their own country for fear of wicked men... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island : their numbers were small : they found us friends, and not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country, through fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - Canada - 1824 - 530 pages
...our hunting grounds, they were settled without the shedding much blood. But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great water, and landed...from their own country for fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their... | |
 | Literature, Modern - 1901 - 744 pages
...forefathers owned this great island But an evil day came upon us ! Your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small...from their own country for fear of wicked men, and came here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their... | |
 | Richard Carlile - Free thought - 1824 - 876 pages
...ground, they were generally settled without the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came among us: your forefathers crossed the great water, and landed on this Island. Their numbers were small ; but they found friends, and not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country for fear... | |
 | 1829 - 762 pages
...bread. All this he had done for his red children, because he loved them. But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great water, and landed...from their own country for fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, and granted... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...ground, they were generally settled without the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great water, and landed...from their own country, for fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their... | |
 | American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...bread. All this he had done for his red children, because he loved them. But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great water, and landed...from their own country for fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, and granted... | |
 | Child rearing - 1832 - 338 pages
...the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small....from their own country for fear of wicked men, and come hereto enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - Indians of North America - 1832 - 344 pages
...the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great waters, and landed on this island. Their numbers were small....from their own country for fear of wicked men, and come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their... | |
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