Blanche of Brandywine: Or, September the Eleventh, 1777. A Romance, Combining the Poetry, Legend, and History of the Battle of Brandywine |
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... La Fayette ! " The Frenchman replied not , but his sword waveď proudly in the air , and his deep blue eyes , glanced upon the far distance , as tho ' he pictured mag- nificent phantoms of ambition , shaping their glories out of 78 THE ...
... La Fayette ! " The Frenchman replied not , but his sword waveď proudly in the air , and his deep blue eyes , glanced upon the far distance , as tho ' he pictured mag- nificent phantoms of ambition , shaping their glories out of 78 THE ...
Page 82
... La Fayette , leaning from his steed- " Has your journey to this valley of the Brandywine , naught to do , with the fulfilment of your oath ? " A shade of gloom came over the bronzed countenance of the young soldier , and he flung his ...
... La Fayette , leaning from his steed- " Has your journey to this valley of the Brandywine , naught to do , with the fulfilment of your oath ? " A shade of gloom came over the bronzed countenance of the young soldier , and he flung his ...
Page 87
... La Fayette ! " A murmur of surprise ran along the band , and even the stout yeoman of Chester raised his head for a moment in surprise , but in an instant , another thunder shout startled the wide forest . " Hurrah for the gallant ...
... La Fayette ! " A murmur of surprise ran along the band , and even the stout yeoman of Chester raised his head for a moment in surprise , but in an instant , another thunder shout startled the wide forest . " Hurrah for the gallant ...
Page 121
... La Fayette - strike for Mad Anthony Wayne ! " And while the noise of the sudden tumult , the 16 BLANCHE WALFORD AND GEORGE OF MONTHERMER .. 121 "Love rules you not-" cried Lord Percy with ...
... La Fayette - strike for Mad Anthony Wayne ! " And while the noise of the sudden tumult , the 16 BLANCHE WALFORD AND GEORGE OF MONTHERMER .. 121 "Love rules you not-" cried Lord Percy with ...
Page 123
... La Fayette , appearing amid the throng of daring soldiers , with jovial Gotleib Hoff , standing aside in the background , his muscular arms thrown around the waist of Pretty Polly Mayiand , and • over the whole scene , the mingled ...
... La Fayette , appearing amid the throng of daring soldiers , with jovial Gotleib Hoff , standing aside in the background , his muscular arms thrown around the waist of Pretty Polly Mayiand , and • over the whole scene , the mingled ...
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Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...