Colonial American Travel Narratives Quotes

Various
This Study Guide consists of approximately 31 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Colonial American Travel Narratives.
Related Topics

Colonial American Travel Narratives Quotes

Various
This Study Guide consists of approximately 31 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Colonial American Travel Narratives.
This section contains 730 words
(approx. 2 pages at 400 words per page)
Buy the Colonial American Travel Narratives Study Guide

"On the tenth of February 1675, came the Indians with great numbers upon Lancaster: their first coming was about sunrising; hearing the noise of some guns, we looked out; several houses were burning, and the smoke ascending to heaven" (Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, p. 9).

"The first week of my being among them I hardly ate any thing; the second week I found my stomach grow very faint for want of something; and yet it was very hard to get down their filthy trash; but the third week, though I could think how formerly my stomach would turn against this or that, and I could starve and die before I could eat such things, yet they were sweet and savory to my taste" (Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, p. 19).

"I have seen the extreme vanity of this world: One hour I have been in health, and wealthy, wanting nothing...

(read more)

This section contains 730 words
(approx. 2 pages at 400 words per page)
Buy the Colonial American Travel Narratives Study Guide
Copyrights
BookRags
Colonial American Travel Narratives from BookRags. (c)2024 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.