Augustine Strecker: or, Seeking an estate |
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appeared arms arrow assembled warriors Augus Augustine heard Augustine's avenge beautiful blood Captain Steding chief council-chamber council-fire countenance crystal spring Dahcotah dark deadly hate dear Dela Delaware village delight drew enemy enmity evil eyes fear feel Flittah followed forest forgive friendship gave gentle hand happy hastily hatred head heart heavenly Father Herr Strootsof hope hunting-ground inquired land leave lighted listened look Mahtoree maize medicine-man mother never nimble wolf howls noble nonda once Pale-face brother panther Pequods pipe of peace prey quods receive replied Augustine replied Nat rest rifle rose round salt water saved scarcely seek seemed silence smile soon sorrow spirit stag stepped stood Strecker thee thicket thing thought tine tion tomahawk took tree tribe turned Uncas venison voice voyage weapon Wenonda wigwams wish words Yengesi young Delaware youth
Popular passages
Page 36 - One by one the sands are flowing, One by one the moments fall; Some are coming, some are going; Do not strive to grasp them all. One by one thy duties wait thee, Let thy whole strength go to each, Let no future dreams elate thee, Learn thou first what these can teach. One by one (bright gifts from Heaven) Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready too to let them go. One by one thy griefs shall meet thee, Do not fear an armed band; One will fade as others greet thee; Shadows...
Page 20 - HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress : My God; in him will I trust.
Page 36 - One by one thy griefs shall meet thee, Do not fear an armed band ; One will fade as others greet thee ; Shadows passing through the land. Do not look at life's long sorrow ; See how small each moment's pain ; God will help thee for to-morrow. So each day begin again.
Page 106 - Lord, in the strength of grace, With a glad heart and free ; Myself, my residue of days, I consecrate to thee. " Thy ransomed servant I Restore to thee thine own ; And from this moment live or die, To serve my God alone.
Page 48 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Page 53 - So is it with true Christian hearts ; Their mutual share in Jesus' blood An everlasting bond imparts Of holiest brotherhood : Oh ! might we all our lineage prove, Give and forgive, do good and love, By soft endearments in kind strife Lightening the load of daily life...
Page 50 - ... love our enemies, to bless them that curse us, to do good to them that hate us, and to pray for them that despitefully use us and persecute us...
Page 21 - COMMIT thou all thy griefs And ways into His hands, To His sure truth and tender care, Who earth and heaven commands. Who points the clouds their course, Whom winds and seas obey; He shall direct thy wandering feet, He shall prepare thy way.
Page 70 - Judge not that ye' be not judged, for with what judgment ye judge ye shall be judged, and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Page 21 - The Lord shall preserve thy going out and coming in, from this time forth, and even for evermore.