 Ceremony ; the meaning whereof they told him, was to know if he intended them well or no. The circle of meale signified their Country, the circles of corne the bounds of the Sea ; and the stickes his Country.  The Heroes of Young America - Стр. 93авторы: Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff - 1877 - Страниц: 318Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | John Burk, Skelton Jones, Louis Hue Girardin - 1804 - Страниц: 366
...circle, of meal signified their country, the circles of corn, the bounds of the sea, and the sticks his country, they imagined the world to be flat and round like a trencher, and they ji\ the midst." the earth, as other grains did, and therefore they CHAP, carefully preserved it, intending... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1812 - Страниц: 914
...circle of meal fignified their country, the circles of corn the bounds of the fea, and the (licks his country. They imagined the world to be flat and round, like a trencher, and they in the midft. After this they brought him a bag of gunpowder, which they carefully preferved till the next... | |
 | John Smith - 1819 - Страниц: 278
...circle of meale signified their Country, the circles of corne the bounds of the Sea; and the stickes his Country. They imagined the world to be flat and round, like a trencher, and they in the middest. After this they brought him a bagge of gunpowder, which they carefully preserved till the... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1834 - Страниц: 434
...They afterwards showed him a bag of gunpowder, which they had taken from him or his companions, and which they carefully preserved till the next spring to plant, as they did their corn, supposing it to be a grain. He was afterwards invited by Opitchapan, the second brother of Powhatan,... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1834 - Страниц: 454
...of meal signified their own country, the circles of corn the bounds of the sea, and the sticks his country. They imagined the world to be flat and round like a trencher, and themselves to be placed in the middle of it. They afterwards showed him a bag of gunpowder, which they... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1834 - Страниц: 430
...of meal signified their own country, the circles of corn the bounds of the sea, and the sticks his country. They imagined the world to be flat and round like a trencher, and themselves to be placed in the middle of it. They afterwards showed him a bag of gunpowder, which they... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - Страниц: 394
...of meal signified their own country, the circles of corn the bounds of the sea, and the sticks his country. They imagined the world to be flat and round like a trencher, and themselves to be placed in the middle of it. They afterwards showed him a bag of gunpowder, which they... | |
 | 1847 - Страниц: 394
...of meal signified their own country, the circles of corn the bounds of the sea, and the sticks his country. They imagined the world to be flat and round like a trencher, and themselves to be placed in the middle of it. They afterwards showed him a bag of gunpowder, which they... | |
 | Robert Beverley, Charles Campbell - 1855 - Страниц: 312
...circle of meal signified their country, the circles of corn the bounds of the sea, and the sticks his country. They imagined the world to be flat and round like a trencher, and they in the midst." Thus far is Smith's story of conjuration concerning himself; but when he says they encircled the fire... | |
 | Robert Beverley, Charles Campbell - 1855 - Страниц: 324
...circle of meal signified their country, the circles of corn the bounds of the sea, and the sticks his country. They imagined the world to be flat and round like a trencher, and they in the midst." Thus far is Smith's story of conjuration concerning himself; but when he says they encircled the fire... | |
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