| A citizen of Pittsburgh - 1818 - 276 Seiten
...and princi pies; habituated to the hunting life; guarded, by exact observation of the vegetables and animals of his own country, against losing time in the description of object* already possesed ; honest, disinterested, liberal, of sound understanding, and a fidelity to... | |
| Benjamin Franklin French - 1825 - 378 Seiten
...understanding, and an intimate knowledge of the Indian character, their customs, and principles, and for a fidelity to truth so scrupulous, that whatever he should report would be as 25 certain as if seen by himself, he did not hesitate to 'confide the enterprise to him as one every... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 616 Seiten
...and principles ; habituated to the hunting life ; guarded, by exact observation of the vegetables and animals of his own country, against losing time in...would be as certain as if seen by ourselves: with oil these qualifications, oe if selected and implanted by nature, in one body, for this express purpose,... | |
| Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 608 Seiten
...habituated to the hunting life ; guarded, by exact observation of the vegetables and animals of his ovvn country, against losing time in the description of...understanding, and a fidelity to truth so scrupulous, unit whatever he should report would be as certain as if seen by ourselves : with all these qualifications,... | |
| George Tucker - 1837 - 542 Seiten
...and principles; habituated to the hunting life; guarded, by exact dbseryation of the vegetables and animals of his own country, against losing time in...report would be as certain as if seen by ourselves." The event well justified the propriety of the selection. The exploring party, exclusive of a small... | |
| 1838 - 1050 Seiten
...and principles ; habituated to the hunting life ; guarded, by exact observation of the vegetables and animals of his own country, against losing time in...disinterested, liberal, of sound understanding, and fidelity to truth so scrupulous, that whatever he should report would be as certain as if seen by ourselves... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1840 - 212 Seiten
...understanding, and an intimate knowledge of the Indian character, their customs, and principles, and for a fidelity to truth so scrupulous, that whatever he should report would be as certain as if seen by himself, he did not hesitate to confide the enterprise to him as one every way qualified to conduct... | |
| Alonzo Potter - 1843 - 352 Seiten
...the Indian character, customs, and principles ; guarded, by exact observation of the vegetables and animals of his own country, against losing time in the description of objects already possessed," &c., &c. — Enc. Am. 2 vols. 18mo, 90 cents, New- York. Humboldfs Narrative. This work has justly... | |
| 1847 - 346 Seiten
...the Indian character, customs, and principles ; guarded, by exact observation of the vegetables and animals of his own country, against losing time in the description of objects already possessed," &c., &c. — Enc. Am. 2 vols. 18mo, 90 cents, New- York. Humboldt's Narrative. This work has justly... | |
| Jesse Ames Spencer - 1866 - 678 Seiten
...guarded, by exact observation of the vegetables and animals of his own country, against losing tune in the description of objects already possessed ;...report would be as certain as if seen by ourselves.' " The judgment displayed in this selection, was justified by the event. The exploring party, exclusive... | |
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