 | Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...business to understand it, that I might not want an interpreter on any occasion : and I must say, that I know not a language spoken in Europe, that hath...sweetness or greatness in accent and emphasis than theirs. Their children, as soon as they are born, are washed in water, and while young they plunge them into... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - Great Britain - 1813 - 562 pages
...business to \fnderstand it, that I might not want an interpreter on any occasion ; and I must say that I know not a language spoken in Europe, that hath...or greatness, in accent and emphasis, than theirs : for instance, Octocockon, Rancocas, Oricton, Shak, Marian, Poquesien, all which are names of places... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1813 - 350 pages
...business to understand it, that 1 might not want an interpreter on any occasion : and I must say, that 1 know not a language spoken in Europe, that hath words...sweetness or greatness in accent and emphasis than theirs. Their children, as soon as fhey are born, are washed in water, and while young they plunge them into... | |
 | James Mill - Hindus - 1817 - 700 pages
...people." Clavigero, Hist. of Mexico, book vii. sect. 41. * Henry's Hirt. of Great Britain, iv. 365. — " I know not a language spoken in Europe that hath words of more sweetness and greatness than theirs : " Penn's Letter on the American Indians, in Clarkson's Life of Penn, i.... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1819 - 324 pages
...uiigiit not want an interpreter oa any ^occasion: and 1 must say that I know not a language spokea iu Europe, that hath words of more sweetness or greatness in accent and emphasis than theirs. Their children, as soon as they are barn, are washed in water, and while ycung they plunge them into... | |
 | Frederick Butler - United States - 1821 - 474 pages
...have made it my business to understand it that I need not want an interpreter, and I must say, that I know not a language spoken in Europe, that hath...or greatness, in accent and emphasis, than theirs : for instance, Octocokon. Raucocas, Oricton, Shak, Marian, Poquesien ; all which are names of places,... | |
 | James Buchanan - Indian mythology - 1824 - 350 pages
...'si: my business to understand it that I might not want an interpreter on any occasion, and I must say I know not a language spoken in Europe that hath words...their customs and manners there is much to be said. 1 will begin with children: so soon as they are born, they wash them in water, and while very young... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - Quakers - 1827 - 392 pages
...will answer Matta ne hatta, which tit t' hn-'late is ' Not I have.' instead of ' I have not.' "13. Of their customs and manners there is much to be said....will begin with children. So soon as they are born thev wash them in water, and while very lrounu, and in cold weather to choose, they plunge them in... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - New York (N.Y.) - 1830 - 902 pages
...business to understand it, that I might not want an interpreter, on any occasion ; and I must say, ' that I know not a language spoken in Europe, that hath...and manners, there is much to be said ; I will begin •itrith children ; so soon as they are born, they wash them in water ; and while very young, and... | |
 | Thomas Campanius Holm - Delaware - 1834 - 192 pages
...business to understand it, that I might not want an interpreter on any occasion; and I must say, that I know not a language spoken in Europe that hath words...or greatness, in accent and emphasis, than theirs: for instance, Octorockon, Sancocas, Oricton, Shak, Marian, Poquesien, all of which are names of places,... | |
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I have made it my business to understand it, that I might not want an interpreter on any occasion ; and I must say that I know not a language spoken in Europe, that hath words of more sweetness or greatness, in accent and emphasis, than theirs: for instance,... 
