The French in the Heart of America
The French in the Heart of America
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" When La Salle, who had beenobliged by disasters to go back to Fort Frontenac during the building ofthe ship, again appeared above the falls in midsummer, the _Griffin_ waswarped up into the placid lake, and on the 7th of August anchor was liftedand the fateful voyage was begun.
There was (as when the _Argo_, the "first bold vessel, dared the seas") noOrpheus standing "high on the stern" and "raising his entrancing strain. "Nor did a throng of proud Thessalians or of "transported demi-gods" st...andround to cheer them off. The naked Indians, their hands over their mouthsin wonderment or shouting, "Gannorom! Gannorom!" alone saw the great boatmove out over the waters without oar or paddle or towing rope. For musicthere was only the _Te Deum_ again, sung by raw, unpractised voices, suchas one might hear among the boatmen of the Seine. It was not such music, at any rate, as that of Orpheus, to make plain men grow "heroes at thesound. " Doubtless no one felt himself a hero. The only intimation of anyconsciousness of a high mission comes from Hennepin, who, when the_Griffin_, some days later, was ploughing peacefully through the straitsthat led to the Mer Douce--"verdant prairies, dotted with groves andbordered with lofty forests" on either side, "herds of deer and flocks ofswans and wild turkeys" within sight, and the "bulwarks plentifully hungwith game"--wrote: "Those who will one day have the happiness to possessthis fertile and pleasant strait, will be very much obliged to those whohave shown them the way.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" When La Salle, who had beenobliged by disasters to go back to Fort Frontenac during the building ofthe ship, again appeared above the falls in midsummer, the _Griffin_ waswarped up into the placid lake, and on the 7th of August anchor was liftedand the fateful voyage was begun.
There was (as when the _Argo_, the "first bold vessel, dared the seas") noOrpheus standing "high on the stern" and "raising his entrancing strain. "Nor did a throng of proud Thessalians or of "transported demi-gods" st...andround to cheer them off. The naked Indians, their hands over their mouthsin wonderment or shouting, "Gannorom! Gannorom!" alone saw the great boatmove out over the waters without oar or paddle or towing rope. For musicthere was only the _Te Deum_ again, sung by raw, unpractised voices, suchas one might hear among the boatmen of the Seine. It was not such music, at any rate, as that of Orpheus, to make plain men grow "heroes at thesound. " Doubtless no one felt himself a hero. The only intimation of anyconsciousness of a high mission comes from Hennepin, who, when the_Griffin_, some days later, was ploughing peacefully through the straitsthat led to the Mer Douce--"verdant prairies, dotted with groves andbordered with lofty forests" on either side, "herds of deer and flocks ofswans and wild turkeys" within sight, and the "bulwarks plentifully hungwith game"--wrote: "Those who will one day have the happiness to possessthis fertile and pleasant strait, will be very much obliged to those whohave shown them the way.
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