 | Margaret Irvin Carrington, Henry B. Carrington - Crow Indians - 1878 - 418 pages
...Mountains. He cannot read, but enjoys reading. He was charmed by Shakspcare ; but doubted the Biblo story of Samson's tying foxes by the tails, and with...desired it to be read a second and a third time. Upon ppsitive conviction that the text was properly read to him, he burned the whole set, convinced that... | |
 | Th Goodrich, Thomas Goodrich - History - 2002 - 356 pages
...impressions of "Big Throat" Jim Bridger. He cannot read, but enjoys reading. He was charmed by Shakspeare but doubted the Bible story of Samson's tying foxes...indignation. He desired it to be read a second and third time. Upon positive conviction that the text was properly read to him, he burned the whole set,... | |
 | J. Cecil Alter - Americana - 1925 - 612 pages
...fire-brands burning the wheat of the Philistines. At last he sent for a good copy of Shakespeare's plays, and would hear them read until midnight with...to indignation. He desired it to be read a second time and a third time. Upon positive conviction that the text was properly read to him, he burned the... | |
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Shakspeare; but doubted the Bible story of Samson's tying foxes by the tails, and with firebrands burning the wheat of the Philistines. At last he sent for a good copy of Shakspeare's plays, and would hear them read until midnight with unfeigned pleasure.... 