 | Massachusetts Historical Society - 1833 - 776 Seiten
...variety of discourse they told me of a young Lyon (not long before) kill'd at Piscataway by an Indian ; of a Sea-Serpent or Snake, that lay quoiled up like a Cable upon a Rock at Cape-Jinn: a Boat passing by with English aboard, and two Indians, they would have shot the Serpent,... | |
 | Joseph Barlow Felt - 1845 - 564 Seiten
...gentlemen, who called on him, 1639, gave him the ensuing relation : " They told me of a sea serpent or snake, that lay quoiled up like a cable upon a...Indians disswaded them, saying, that if he were not killed outright, they would be all in danger of their lives." Respecting mackerel, 2,394 barrels of... | |
 | Eugene Batchelder - 1849 - 184 Seiten
...up their frightful heads and snap a man out of a boat." PONTOPPIDAN, p. 196, aec. 4. "They told me of a Sea-Serpent or Snake, that lay quoiled up like a cable upon a rock at Cape Ana." From An Account of Two Voyages to New England. Anno Dam. 1633, by JOHN JOSSELYN, Gent. t. THERE... | |
 | Maine Historical Society - 1853 - 486 Seiten
...long before) killed by a young Indian at Piscattaway — of a Sea-Serpent, or snake, that lay coiled up like a cable upon a rock at Cape Ann ; a boat passing...serpent, but the Indians disswaded them, saying that if they were not killed outright they would all be in danger of their lives." " One Mr. Mittin* related... | |
 | Maine Historical Society - 1853 - 480 Seiten
...long before) killed by a young Indian at Piscattaway — of a Sea-Serpent, or snake, that lay coiled up like a cable upon a rock at Cape Ann ; a boat passing...serpent, but the Indians disswaded them, saying that if they were not killed outright they would all be in danger of their lives." " One Mr. Mittin* related... | |
 | John James Babson - 1860 - 644 Seiten
...One had been seen in our own waters even as early as 1639; when a visitor* to New England was told " of a sea-serpent, or snake, that lay quoiled up like...they would have shot the serpent ; but the Indians dissuaded them, saying, that, if he were not killed outright, they would be all in danger of their... | |
 | John James Babson - 1860 - 638 Seiten
...One had been seen in our own waters even as early as 1639 ; when a visitor* to New England was told " of a sea-serpent, or snake, that lay quoiled up like...they would have shot the serpent ; but the Indians dissuaded them, saying, that, if he were not killed outright, they would be all in danger of their... | |
 | John Josselyn - 1865 - 190 Seiten
...perhaps no worse prejudices in common life, than those which breed cruelty. In the Voyages (p. 33), our author makes mention "of a sea-serpent, or sna*ke,...shot the serpent : but the Indians disswaded them j saying, that, if he were not kill'd outright, they would be all in danger of their lives." This was... | |
 | Alonzo Lewis, James Robinson Newhall - 1865 - 422 Seiten
...the mighty existing relics of a buried world. In 1638, Dr. John Josselyn tells us of " A Sea Serpent or Snake, that lay quoiled up, like a cable, upon...Indians disswaded them, saying that if he were not killed outright, they would be in danger of their lives." [It may be thought that so celebrated a wanderer... | |
 | Alonzo Lewis, James Robinson Newhall - 1865 - 648 Seiten
...the mighty existing relics of a buried world. In 1638, Dr. John Josselyn tells us of "A Sea Serpent or Snake, that lay quoiled up, like a cable, upon...they would have shot the serpent, but the Indians diss waded them, saying that if he were not killed outright, they would be in danger of their lives."... | |
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Indian; of a sea serpent or snake that lay coiled up like a cable upon a rock at Cape Ann: a boat passing by with English aboard and two Indians, they would have shot the serpent, but the Indians dissuaded them, saying that if he were not killed outright... 
