Travels in the United States of America - Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. - With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages - Across the Atlantic. by William Priest
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comfortably situated--an idle back settler--his manner of life--what he
calls liberty--joins the Indians at war with the states--the demisavage copies only the black side of the Indian character PENNSYLVANIA PLANTER--enjoys a happy state of mediocrity between riches and poverty--the children how disposed of--the boys--effect of the religious education given to the girls not intirely eradicated even by a brothel--a country sleighing match--another in Philadelphia in stile--a fiddler a necessary apendage FROGS--two extracts--they sit croaking to the wonderment of strangers-- land of enchantment--frog concert--how supported--treble--counter tenor-- tenor--bass--fire-flies--night-hawks--probable effects on an enthusiastic cockney JOURNEY TO LANCASTER--the Pioli--Wayne's surprise--appointed to the command of the western army--Indian war--shocking effects of-- misunderstanding between the Canadians and American citizens--accounted for--French agents--the British government vindicated--Proceed on the journey--charming prospects--beauties of the Susquana destroys the navigation--arrival at Lancaster--rifle manufactory--uncommon shot of two back woodsmen--Dutch schools--three concerts--two German sans culottes-- extracts from the regulations of the Hanover dancing assembly--German and Irish emigrants FEDERAL COINAGE not approved of by the people--the new scheme contrasted with the old one--advantages of an even division by the decimal DELAWARE SHAD FISHERY--stupidity of the Anglo-Americans in giving English names to animals peculiar to the new continent--length of the siens-- |
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