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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... glance . " But then , my lord , this idea of falling in love with a - a - rustic beauty , and wishing to marry her at that ! Curse me , my lord , but it's in such bad taste ? " " Captain Howard , I am in no mood for trifling ...
... glance . " But then , my lord , this idea of falling in love with a - a - rustic beauty , and wishing to marry her at that ! Curse me , my lord , but it's in such bad taste ? " " Captain Howard , I am in no mood for trifling ...
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... glance of late , in a voice marked by no loud shout , no sudden burst of passion - in a voice solemn and deep - toned , he uttered the words that caused the complacent Clarence to start from his seat with a feeling of sudden horror ...
... glance of late , in a voice marked by no loud shout , no sudden burst of passion - in a voice solemn and deep - toned , he uttered the words that caused the complacent Clarence to start from his seat with a feeling of sudden horror ...
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... glance that seemed to say , now , see me give Hirpley a rostin " . " " Now , Hirpley , I don't see why you should complain . You've plenty of customers here at Chadd's Ford- plenty . Yer house is always full . Why , man , you ought to ...
... glance that seemed to say , now , see me give Hirpley a rostin " . " " Now , Hirpley , I don't see why you should complain . You've plenty of customers here at Chadd's Ford- plenty . Yer house is always full . Why , man , you ought to ...
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... glance at Gotlieb , who was swearing between his teeth . first little stone house standing in from the road , running northward , along the Brandiwine meadow - it stands in from the road , and there's a hayrick near it . Sure the one ...
... glance at Gotlieb , who was swearing between his teeth . first little stone house standing in from the road , running northward , along the Brandiwine meadow - it stands in from the road , and there's a hayrick near it . Sure the one ...
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... glance that expressed the dark and fearful thoughts that could not be told in words , while Hirpley Hawson , who had just entered , stepped between the twain , and , looking from one to the other , whispered their mutual sus- picions to ...
... glance that expressed the dark and fearful thoughts that could not be told in words , while Hirpley Hawson , who had just entered , stepped between the twain , and , looking from one to the other , whispered their mutual sus- picions to ...
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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...