 | William Winterbotham - 1795 - 558 sider
...hlmfelf into an oratorical attitude, and with a pomp fuited te the fuppofed elevation of his fubjeil informed him, t,hat it was ,a tradition handed down..." That in ancient times a herd of them came to the Big-bone licks, and began an univerfal deftruftion of the bears, deer, elks, buffaloes, and other animals... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1801 - 402 sider
...an attitude of oratory, and with a pomp fuited to what he conceived the elevation, of his fubjeft, informed him that it was a tradition handed down from...their fathers, * That in ancient * times a herd of thefe tremendous animals came tq ' the big-bone licks, and began an vmiverfal deftruc* tion of the... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1802 - 452 sider
...oraiorial attitude, and, with a pomp fuited to the fuppofed elevation of his fubject, informsd him that 4t was a. tradition handed down from their fathers, " That in ancient times a herd of them came tp the Big-bone licks, _and began an vjniverfal deitruflion of the bears, deer, elks, buffaloes, and... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1803 - 388 sider
...speaker immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory, and with a pomp suited to what he conceived the elevation of his subject, informed him that it...from their fathers, " That in ancient times a herd of these tremendous animals came to the Big-bone lick, and began an universal destruction of the bear,deer,elks,buffaloes,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 260 sider
...and, with a pomp suited to -ths elevation of his subject, informed him, that it was a tradition banded down from their fathers, that in ancient times a herd...Big-bone-licks, and began an universal destruction of the bear, deer, elks, buffaloes, and other animals which had been created for the use of the Indians :... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1809 - 148 sider
...imme90 diately put himself into an attitude of oratory, and with a pomp suited to what he conceived the elevation of his subject, informed him, that it...from their fathers, that in ancient times a herd of these tremendous animals came to the Bick-bone-licks, and began an universal destruction of the bear,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 266 sider
...speaker immediately put himself into an attitude of oratory, and with a pomp suited to what he conceived the elevation of his subject, informed him, that it...from their fathers, that in ancient times a herd of these tremendous animals came to the Bick-bone-licks, and began an universal destruction of the bear,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 272 sider
...speaket immediately put himself into an. attitude of oratory, and with a pomp suited to what he conceived the elevation of his subject, informed him, that it...from their fathers, that in ancient times a herd of these tremendous animals came to the Bick-bone-licks, and began an universal destruction of the bear,... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1811 - 264 sider
...into an attitude of oratory, and with a pomp fuited to what he conceived the elevation of his fubjtft, informed him, that it was a tradition handed down...their fathers, " That in ancient times, a herd of thefe tremendous animals came to the Big-bone-licks, and began a univerfal deftruiflion of the bears,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1815 - 302 sider
...sake, and appointed Goddess of all herbs, flowers, and trees. — CLAVIGERO. Mammuth. — X. p. 57. Mr Jefferson informs us that a late governor of Virginia,...fathers, that in ancient times a herd of them came to the Big-bone-lieks, and began an universal destruction of the bear, deer, elks, buffaloes, and other animals... | |
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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, informed him that it was a tradition handed down from their fathers, " That in ancient times a herd of these... 
