A Key Into the Language of America, or an Help to the Language of the Natives in That Part of America Called New-England / Together with Briefe Observations of the Customes, Manners, and Worships, &c. of the Aforesaid Natives, etc.

by Roger Williams

By nature, wrath’s his portion, thine, no more

Till Grace his soule and thine in Christ restore.

Make sure thy second birth, else thou shalt see

Heaven ope to Indians wild, but shut to thee.

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CHAP. VIII.

Of Discourse and Newes.

Aunchemokauhettíttea,	Let us discourse, or tell newes.
Tocketeáunchim?	What newes?
Aaunchemókaw,	Tell me your newes.
Cuttaunchemókous,	I will tell you newes.
Mautaunchemokouêan,	When I have done telling the newes.
Cummautaunchemókous,	I have done my newes.

Obs: Their desire of, and delight in newes, is great, as the Athenians, and all Men, more or lesse; a stranger that can relate newes in their owne language, they will stile him Manittóo, a God.