There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove.

The Pawnee chief had left the village the day after the doctor arrived, with 50 or 60 horses and many people, and had taken his course to the north of our route.

A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was.

Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag.

If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, still shall it be said we died like brave men, and conferred honor, even in death, on the American Name.

I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.

If we go to Chihuahua we must be considered as prisoners of war?

With the dreary season in which we travelled part of the route; with our minds much more actively employed in forming resources for our preservation from famine.

It was the wish of the Americans that their red brethren should remain peacefully round their own fires, and not embroil themselves in any disputes between the white people.

American agents... are the only persons authorized to hold councils of a political nature.

On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.

The village had a mill near it, situated on the little creek, which made very good flour. The population consisted of civilized Indians, but much mixed blood.

I was informed... that some... were dreaming and wished to return.

A young man who is here speaks the Panis language, and in many other respects, is preferable.

Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place.

Few Indians only had breech cloths, most being wrapped in buffalo robes, otherwise quite naked.

There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove.

You have already disarmed my men without my knowledge, are their arms to be returned or not?

He was a man, he always performed his promises.

At the lodge the chief gave me many particulars which were relative to the late visit of the Spaniards.

The Spanish troops returned and we could yet discover the grass beaten down in the direction which they went.

Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?

Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.

May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.

The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages.

Owing to the difficulty of obtaining horses, Mr. Henry returns from this place. In descending the Mississippi I will request him to pay his respects to you.

In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.

Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good?

The preparations for my new voyage prevented the possiblity of my paying that attention to the correction of my errors, that I should otherwise have done.

I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms.

Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you.

They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy.

Strict justice would demand total confiscation of your property, personal imprisonment and fines.

Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer has at least one merit, that of perfect sincerity.

Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.

The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.

My goal was always to be recognized as a good actor but no one was interested in that, simply because society just wants to warm towards your appearance. This is the great blemish of society.

When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered.

I'm intrigued by the way in which physical appearance can often direct a person's life; things happen differently for a beautiful woman than for a plain one.

I make appearance at local park and recreation agencies when the program starts, when they have the qualifying meets at the local levels. Then I try to go to the regional competitions, and of course I'm there in Hershey, Pa., in August for the North American final.

The Crosby family is sort of legendary for all of its traumas and familial problems, even though it has this appearance of being this perfect world. It had quite a dark side to it.

In appearance the labor system of all the colonies was the same.

We wanted to make sure that the film covered the main issues of his life. Musicianship, appearance.

On some level any appearance on Television can be seen as a product endorsement.

I don't think people were betting on me, but they were giving me a chance. I think I rode a wave there, by being different in appearance than the girls who preceded me.

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.

Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems.

The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.

I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political community not only celebrates the return of the prodigal son but also creates new sources of friction here and there.