| John Gilmary Shea - 1853 - 366 pages
...thus : " I thank thee, Blackgown, and thee, Frenchman," addressing M. Jollyet, " for taking so much pains to come and visit us ; never has the earth been...bright, as to-day ; never has our river been so calm, nor so free from rocks, which your canoes have removed as they passed ; never has our tobacco had so... | |
| 1853 - 692 pages
...message — peace and salvation. The sachem rose, and thanked them for their visit. " Never (said he) has the earth been so beautiful, nor the sun so bright, as today ; never has our river been so calm or so free from rocks, which your canoes have removed as they passed ; never has our tobacco had so fine... | |
| JOHN GILMARY SHEA - 1853 - 360 pages
...addressing M. Jollyet, " for taking so much pains to come and visit us; never has the earth been,so beautiful, nor the sun so bright, as to-day ; never has our river been so calm, nor so free from rocks, which your canoes have removed as they passed ; never has our tobacco had so... | |
| William Henry Carpenter - 1857 - 302 pages
...the voyageurs for having visited them. "Never," 8aid he, " has the earth been more beautiful, nor 5* the sun so bright as to-day ; never has our river been so calm, nor so free from rocks, which your canoes have removed as they passed ; never has our tobacco had so... | |
| William Henry Carpenter - 1868 - 298 pages
...voyageura for having visited them. "Never," •aid he, " has the earth been more beautiful, nor 5* the sun so bright as to-day ; never has our river been so calm, nor so free from rocks, which your canoes have removed as they passed ; never has our tobacco had so... | |
| Timothy Shay Arthur - 1869 - 272 pages
...thus : — " I thank thee, black gown, and thee Frenchman," addressing M. Jolliet, "for taking so much pains to come and visit us ; never has the earth been...bright as to-day ; never has our river been so calm, nor so free from rocks, which your canoes have removed as they passed ; never has our tobacco had so... | |
| 1873 - 756 pages
...spoke thus: "I thank thee, black gown, and thee, Frenchman," addressing M. Joliet, " for taking so much pains to come and visit us. Never has the earth been...bright as to-day; never has our river been so calm, nor so free from rocks, which your canoes have removed as they passed; never has our tobacco under... | |
| 1874 - 740 pages
...spoke thus: "I thank thec, black gown, and thee, Frenchman," addressing M. Joliet, " for taking so much pains to come and visit us. Never has the earth been...bright as to-day ;. never has our river been so calm, nor so free from rocks, which your canoes have removed as they passed ; never has our tobacco under... | |
| 1874 - 740 pages
...thus : " I thank thee, black gown, and thcc, Frenchman," addressing M. Joliet, " for taking so much pains to come and visit us. Never has the earth been...bright as to-day ; never has our river been so calm, nor so free from rocks, which your canoes have removed as they passed ; never has our tobacco under... | |
| Hiram Williams Beckwith - 1879 - 320 pages
...thus : ' I thank thee, Black-gown, and thee, Frenchman,' addressing M. Jollyet, ' for taking so much pains to come and visit us. Never has the earth been...bright, as to-day ; never has our river been so calm, nor so free from rocks, which your canoes have removed as they passed ; never has our tobacco had so... | |
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