Canonicus
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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When Canonicus saw this he was badly scared, for he knew well what it meant.
From The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
Canonicus once sent to Governor Bradford a bundle of arrows tied up in a rattlesnake's skin.
From Comic History of the United States by Opper, F.
And the shrewd old Canonicus also lies there buried.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich
Canonicus gave Roger the tract of land on which Providence now stands.
From Comic History of the United States by Opper, F.
They tried to persuade the Narragansetts to join them, but Roger Williams, who lived among them, persuaded Canonicus, their chief, to refuse.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles
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