 That night they quartered in the woods, he still expecting (as he had done all this long time of his imprisonment) every hour to be put to one death or other for all their feasting. But almighty God by his divine providence, had mollified the hearts of...  Stories of Discovery Told by Discoverers - Page 143by Edward Everett Hale - 1883 - 290 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Pinkerton - 1812 - 914 pages
...long time of his imprifonment) every hour to be put to one death or other, for all their feafting. But almighty God (by his divine Providence; had mollified the hearts of thofe ftern barbarians with compaffion. The next morning betimes they came to the fort, where Smith... | |
 | John Smith - 1819 - 278 pages
...their feasting. But almightie God (by his divine providence) had mollified the hearts of those sterne Barbarians with compassion. The next morning betimes they came to the Fort, where Smith having vscd the Salvages with what kindnesse he could, he shewed Rawhunt, Powhatans trusty servant two demi-Culverings... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1834 - 454 pages
...to death, notwithstanding Powhatan's fair words. But, as the narrative of his adventures has it, " Almighty God, by his divine Providence, had mollified...hearts of those stern barbarians with compassion." Smith reached Jamestown in safety, after an absence of seven weeks, and treated his savage guides with... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 394 pages
...to death, notwithstanding Powhatan's fair words. But, as the narrative of his adventures has it, " Almighty God, by his divine Providence, had mollified...hearts of those stern barbarians with compassion. " Smith reached Jamestown in safety, after an absence of seven weeks, and treated his savage guides... | |
 | George Merriam - 1841 - 308 pages
...to death, notwithstanding Powhatan's fair words. But, as the narrative of his adventures has it, " Almighty God, by his divine providence, had mollified...hearts of those stern barbarians with compassion." 12. Smith reached Jamestown in safety, affeV an absence of seven weeks, and treated his savage guides... | |
 | William Gilmore Simms - 1846 - 428 pages
...to be put to one death or other, for all their feasting." But his apprehensions proved groundless. " Almighty God (by his divine providence) had mollified the hearts of those sterne barbarians with compassion." They neither killed nor eat him ; but, whatever might have been... | |
 | 1847 - 394 pages
...to death, notwithstanding Powhatan's fair words. But, as the narrative of his adventures has it, " Almighty God, by his Divine Providence, had mollified...hearts of those stern barbarians with compassion. " Smith reached Jamestown in safety , after an absence of seven weeks, and treated his savage guides... | |
 | Samuel Hopkins - 1856 - 496 pages
...intentions, that he was in constant expectation of being iiuirdered by his escort. But, says his narrative, " Almighty God, by his divine providence, had mollified...hearts of those stern barbarians with compassion." He was now to fulfil his promise. He therefore presented to his guides a grindstone and two cannon,... | |
 | 1862 - 580 pages
...their feasting But Almightie God (by his divine providence) had mollified the hearts of those Sterne barbarians with compassion. The next morning betimes they came to the fort. . . . It appears by his first narration uot only that the story of Pocahontas is not true, but that... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 pages
...put to death notwithstanding Powhatnn's fair words. But, as the narrative of his adventures has it, " Almighty God, by his divine providence, had "mollified...hearts of those stern barbarians with compassion." Smith reached Jamestown in safety, after an absence of seven •weeks, and treated his savage guides... | |
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