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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... trembling steps , he turns to the farther corner of the chamber and lifts the purple tapestry . Three doors , known only to the Earl and his servitor , are revealed , with a few strange words , written on their dark panels . On the ...
... trembling steps , he turns to the farther corner of the chamber and lifts the purple tapestry . Three doors , known only to the Earl and his servitor , are revealed , with a few strange words , written on their dark panels . On the ...
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... trembling fingers , the breast heaving upward , and t arch of the queenly neck , all were alive and animate with thought roused into action by sudden , and enthusiastic feeling . The beams of the lamp , standing upon the centre - table ...
... trembling fingers , the breast heaving upward , and t arch of the queenly neck , all were alive and animate with thought roused into action by sudden , and enthusiastic feeling . The beams of the lamp , standing upon the centre - table ...
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... trembling yet energetic voice . " Fly , for God's sake , my , father , fly ! " " What's the matter Polly ? " cried old Mayland . " What on ' airth d'ye mean ? " " Father ! " gasped the trembling girl , " but a moment ago I was roused ...
... trembling yet energetic voice . " Fly , for God's sake , my , father , fly ! " " What's the matter Polly ? " cried old Mayland . " What on ' airth d'ye mean ? " " Father ! " gasped the trembling girl , " but a moment ago I was roused ...
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... trembling tone . " A week since , you gave the protection of your house to a friendless stranger - a man clad in skins of wild beasts - he left a pacquet in your charge , a pacquet to which he affixed great value " " And that pacquet I ...
... trembling tone . " A week since , you gave the protection of your house to a friendless stranger - a man clad in skins of wild beasts - he left a pacquet in your charge , a pacquet to which he affixed great value " " And that pacquet I ...
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... the ladder . " The threat of Gilbert Gates ! -I see its meaning now ! " " Away ! away , father ! " cried the maiden , trembling with suspense " And as for that Gilbert Gates " " He is at thee side ! " said a THE TRADEGY OF THE HAYŞTACK .
... the ladder . " The threat of Gilbert Gates ! -I see its meaning now ! " " Away ! away , father ! " cried the maiden , trembling with suspense " And as for that Gilbert Gates " " He is at thee side ! " said a THE TRADEGY OF THE HAYŞTACK .
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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...