 ... order and discipline; intimate with the Indian character, customs, and principles; 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 objects already...  Natural History - Page 4101919Full view - About this book
 | A citizen of Pittsburgh - 1818 - 276 pages
...and animals of his own country, against losing time in the description of object* already possesed ; honest, disinterested, liberal, of sound understanding,...implanted by nature in one body for this express purpose, 1 could have no hesitation in confiding the enterprize to him. To fill up the measure desired, he wanted... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 620 pages
...sum of money for carrying it into execution, captain Lewis, who had 528 LEWIS— LEX LOCI CONTRACTUS. order and discipline; intimate with the Indian character,...no hesitation in confiding the enterprise to him." That there might be some person with him to assume the conduct of the expedition in cose of accident'... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1831 - 618 pages
...following testimony of Mr. Jefferson gives an idea of his fitness for the task : " Of courage undaunted ; possessing a firmness and perseverance of purpose...no hesitation in confiding the enterprise to him." That there might be some person with him to assume the conduct of the expedition in case of accident... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 608 pages
...honest, disinterested, liberal, of sound understanding, and a fidelity to truth so scrupulous, unit whatever he should report would be as certain as if...no hesitation in confiding the enterprise to him." That there might be some person with him to assume the conduct of the expedition in case of accident... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 616 pages
...whatever he should report would be as certain as if seen by ourselves: with oil these qualifications, oe if selected and implanted by nature, in one body,...no hesitation in confiding the enterprise to him." That there might be some person with him to assume the conduct of the expedition in case of accident... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 608 pages
...discipline; intimate with the Indian character, customs and principles; habituated to the hunting lite; guarded, by exact observation of the vegetables and...no hesitation in confiding the enterprise to him." That there might be some person with him to assume the conduct of the expedition in cose of accident... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1838 - 618 pages
...following testimony of Mr. Jefferson gives an ideaoi his fitness for the task : " Of courage undaunted ; possessing a firmness and perseverance of purpose...by nature, in one body, for this express purpose, I coidd have no hesitation in confiding the enterprise to him." That there might be some person with... | |
 | 1838 - 1050 pages
...description of objects already possessed ; honest, disinterested, liberal, of sound understanding, and fidelity to truth so scrupulous, that whatever he...no hesitation in confiding the enterprise to him." That there might be some person with him to assume the conduct of the expedition in case of accident... | |
 | Sir William Jackson Hooker - 1841 - 490 pages
...impossibilities could divert from its direction ; careful as a father of those committed to his care, yet steady in the maintenance of order and discipline;...no hesitation in confiding the enterprise to him." Under this leader was this daring enterprise accomplished in three years, to the entire satisfaction... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - 1841 - 490 pages
...principles ; liabituated to the hunting life ; guarded, by exact observation of the vegetables ami animals of his own country, against losing time in...no hesitation in confiding the enterprise to him." That there might be some person with him to assume the conduct of the expedition in case of accident... | |
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