Blanche of Brandywine: Or, September the Eleventh, 1777. A Romance, Combining the Poetry, Legend, and History of the Battle of BrandywineG. B. Zieber & Company, 1846 - 343 páginas |
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... straight sword , with hilt of wrought gold , marking the Aid- de - camp of Lord Cornwallis , and the Lieutenant Colonel of the Hussar corps of the British army . His face , standing out boldly in the glare of 10 MONTHERMER .
... straight sword , with hilt of wrought gold , marking the Aid- de - camp of Lord Cornwallis , and the Lieutenant Colonel of the Hussar corps of the British army . His face , standing out boldly in the glare of 10 MONTHERMER .
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... suddenly turning round , " how far from this valley are the British forces ? " " About ten or twelve miles to the south east , " returned Captain Howard . " The Continentals , under Mister Washington , are supposed 14 MONTHERMER .
... suddenly turning round , " how far from this valley are the British forces ? " " About ten or twelve miles to the south east , " returned Captain Howard . " The Continentals , under Mister Washington , are supposed 14 MONTHERMER .
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... British camp . I must prolong my leave of absence . Three miles west of this place , looking out from among the depths of the forest , there is a lonely cabin , tenanted by a friend of the British cause . Meet at this cabin to - morrow ...
... British camp . I must prolong my leave of absence . Three miles west of this place , looking out from among the depths of the forest , there is a lonely cabin , tenanted by a friend of the British cause . Meet at this cabin to - morrow ...
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... British ravage and British wrong ! " said the old man , grasp . ing his rifle . " To - morrow night the yeomanry of these valleys assemble in a lonely glen , some four miles south - west of Chadd's Ford . At the same time a band of ...
... British ravage and British wrong ! " said the old man , grasp . ing his rifle . " To - morrow night the yeomanry of these valleys assemble in a lonely glen , some four miles south - west of Chadd's Ford . At the same time a band of ...
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... British camp , your act of hospitality will be made a sure , a certain witness against you- 99 " Hallo , there ! my name's Hessian Dick , be gaw ! " growled a sup · pressed voice directly under the schoolmaster's window . " Is there ...
... British camp , your act of hospitality will be made a sure , a certain witness against you- 99 " Hallo , there ! my name's Hessian Dick , be gaw ! " growled a sup · pressed voice directly under the schoolmaster's window . " Is there ...
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Términos y frases comunes
arms band banner battle beautiful beheld blacksmith Blanche blood blue bosom Brandywine brave breast British British army brow Captain Chadd's Ford cheek Clerwoode cloud Colonel Frazier Continental army Count Pulaski cried dark eyes David Walford dead death Debbil deep door exclaimed face father fell flashed forest gallant gallant band gazed Gilbert Gates girl glance glare gleaming glittering Gotlieb Hoff grasp graveyard green green velvet grey hair hand head heart Hessian hill Hirpley horse hurrah knife La Fayette Lady Isidore light lips look Lord Cornwallis Lord Percy maiden Mayland mingled Monthermer murmured muttered pacquet pale Philip Walford Quaker quivering Randulph the Prince Riders rifle Rose ruffian Sampson scene scythe shadow shone shoulder shouted shrieked side silent slouching hat smile smoke soldier soul steed stood stout strange stranger sword terrible thee tone trees trembling troopers valley voice war horse Washington waving whispered wild woods word yonder
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Página 286 - These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Página 287 - But, before the line of irrecoverable separation be drawn between us, let us reason the matter together: Your conduct is an invitation to the enemy, yet not one in a thousand of you has heart enough to join him. Howe is as much deceived by you as the American cause is injured by you.
Página 66 - You see," said Mr. Pecksniff, passing the candle rapidly from roll to roll of paper, "some traces of our doings here. Salisbury Cathedral from the north. From the south. From the east. From the west. From the south-east. From the nor'-west. A bridge. An alms-house. A jail. A church. A powder-magazine. A wine-cellar. A portico. A summer-house. An ice-house. Plans, elevations, sections, every kind of thing. And this...