 | Abiel Holmes - America - 1813 - 432 pages
...life, when offered on the condition, that he should make peace with the English. When he was informed, that it was determined to put him to death, he said, " I like it well; 1 shall die before my heart Is soft, or I shall have spoken any thins; unworthy of myself." The Moheagan... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Short stories, American - 1830 - 390 pages
...life, when offered on the condition that he should make peace with the English. When he was informed that it was determined to put him to death, he said,...like it well ; I shall die before my heart is soft, before I shall have spoken any thing unworthy of myself."" And here it will occur to the reader, that... | |
 | William Leete Stone - Indians of North America - 1842 - 226 pages
...fidelity of the sellers to the English upon a pacific message. AVhen informed that he was to be put to death, he said — " I like it well. I shall die before my heart is soft, and before I have spoken a word unworthy of Canonchet I" He was shot by Oneco, and the Indians with... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1853 - 786 pages
...nor would he so much as send one of his counsellors to make a single proposal for that purpose ; and when he was told that it was determined to put him to death, he said, " He liked it well ; that he should die before his heart was soft, or he had spoken any thing unworthy... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1854 - 775 pages
...nor would he so much as send one of his counsellors to make a single proposal for that purpose.; and when he was told that it was determined to put him to death, he said, " Fie liked it well; that he should die before his heart was soft, or he had spoken any thing unworthy... | |
 | Hezekiah Butterworth - United States - 1881 - 550 pages
...his life if he would submit and agree to make peace, he proudly refused ; and then, being condemned to death, he said, — " I like it well ; I shall die before I speak any thing unworthy of myself." There were still terrible ravages and sufferings among the colonies;... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - America - 1888 - 838 pages
...making peace with the English, but he spurned the proposition. When informed' that he was to be put to death, he said: "I like it well. I shall die before my heart is soft, and before I have spoken a word unworthy of Canonchet." MICCONOPY, Indian chief, b. al>out 1786; d.... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - America - 1888 - 836 pages
...making peace with the English, but he spurned the proposition. When informed that he was to be put to death, he said : " I like it well. I shall die before my heart is soft, and before I have spoken a word unworthy of Canonchet." MICCONOPf, Indian chief, b. about 1786; d.... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - America - 1890 - 712 pages
...afterwards taken, and offered his life if he would submit ; but he proudly refused. When he was condemned to death, he said, " I like it well; I shall die before I speak anything unworthy of myself." The close of 1676 brought an end to the war; King Philip saw... | |
| |
He would not accept his life, when offered on the condition that he should make peace with the English. When he was informed that it was determined to put him to death, he said, 'I like it well; I shall die before my heart is soft, before I shall have... 