America, when it became known to Europeans, was, as it had long been, a scene of wide-spread revolution.
Francis ParkmanNot a breath of air stirred over the free and open prairie; the clouds were like light piles of cotton; and where the blue sky was visible, it wore a hazy and languid aspect.
Francis ParkmanThe growth of New England was a result of the aggregate efforts of a busy multitude, each in his narrow circle toiling for himself, to gather competence or wealth. The expansion of New France was the achievement of a gigantic ambition striving to grasp a continent. It was a vain attempt.
Francis ParkmanHumanity, morality, decency, might be forgotten, but codfish must still be had for the use of the faithful in Lent and on fast days.
Francis Parkman