 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1880 - 800 pages
...about the salt licks on the Ohio River. " The chief speaker," continues our author, Mr. Jefferson, "immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory,...to what he conceived the elevation of his subject," began and repeated as follows : — " In ancient times, a herd of these tremendous animal* came to... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1880 - 852 pages
...them some que*t.ons relative to .their country, mid, among others, what they knew or hail heard <jf the animal whose bones were found at the Salt-licks, on the Ohio. Their chief speaker inrnediately put himself into ;in attitude of oratory, nnd with a pomp suited to what he conceived... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Poetry - 1883 - 544 pages
...Revolution, on matters of business, after these had been discussed and settled in council, the governor asked them some questions relative to their country, and...attitude of oratory, and with a pomp suited to what ha conceived the elevation of his subject, informed him that it was a tradition handed down from their... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1883 - 320 pages
...Revolution, on matters of business, after these had been discuss d and settled in council, the governor asked them some questions relative to their country, and,....Saltlicks on the Ohio. Their chief speaker immediately put h.mself into an attitude of oratory, and with a pomp s liti-d to what he conceived the elevation of... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1883 - 356 pages
...Revolution, on matters of business, after these had been discussed and settled in counoil, the governor asked them some questions relative to their country, and,...whose bones were found at the Saltlicks on the Ohio. to what he conceived the elevation of his subject, informed him that it was a tradition handed down... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1883 - 550 pages
...on niatters of busiuess, after these had been discussed and settled in council, the governor asked them some questions relative to their country, and...heard of the animal whose bones were found at the Saltlicki on the Ohio. Their chief speaker immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory, and... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1886 - 346 pages
...Revolution, on matters of business, after these had been discussed and settled in council, the governor asked them some questions relative to their country, and...had heard of the animal whose bones were found at t lie Saltlicks on the Ohio. Their chief speaker immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1886 - 560 pages
...Revolution, on mattere of business, alter these had beeu discussed and settled in coum.il, the governor asked them some questions relative to their country, and among others, what they knew or had heanl of the animal whose bones were found at the Saltlicks on the Ohio. Their chief speaker immediately... | |
 | David Breakenridge Read - History - 1890 - 348 pages
...having visited the Governor of Virginia during the Revolution on matters of business, the Governor asked them some questions relative to their country, and...or had heard of the animal whose bones were found on the Salt Licks on the Ohio. Their chief speaker immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory,... | |
 | William Martin Beauchamp - Indians - 1891 - 182 pages
...visited the governor of Virginia during the revolution, on matters of business, the governor asked them some questions relative to their country, and...speaker immediately put himself into an attitude of oratoiy. and with a pomp suited to what he conceived the .elevation of his subject, informed him, that... | |
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Their chief speaker immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory, and, with a pomp suited to what he conceived the elevation of his subject... 
