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... young of cannon , and 60 or 70 effective men , officer was compelled to withdraw his forces officers included . That , lying at anchor in after having sustained a loss of sixty - six the middle of the Mississippi , directly in killed ...
... young of cannon , and 60 or 70 effective men , officer was compelled to withdraw his forces officers included . That , lying at anchor in after having sustained a loss of sixty - six the middle of the Mississippi , directly in killed ...
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... young woman falls in love with a young man , century , have held the Russians at bay , and who , she undertakes a pilgrimage to the house of his in their bold strugglings for liberty , have proved parents , and sitting down on the ...
... young woman falls in love with a young man , century , have held the Russians at bay , and who , she undertakes a pilgrimage to the house of his in their bold strugglings for liberty , have proved parents , and sitting down on the ...
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... young man , who despite his unpre- which he had unlawfully become possessed of . possessing exterior had much of the fop in his com- The exertion was all in vain . Disease had too position , conceived at an early age a feeling of ...
... young man , who despite his unpre- which he had unlawfully become possessed of . possessing exterior had much of the fop in his com- The exertion was all in vain . Disease had too position , conceived at an early age a feeling of ...
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... young girl named Alix Laroux , whose industry was the support of a younger bro- ther and sister , and of a blear - eyed grand- mother . Now , Alix was a pretty , as well as a hard- working girl , yet it was neither to her beauty nor to ...
... young girl named Alix Laroux , whose industry was the support of a younger bro- ther and sister , and of a blear - eyed grand- mother . Now , Alix was a pretty , as well as a hard- working girl , yet it was neither to her beauty nor to ...
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... young listen to of rivalry among the young women of the from the lips of the aged with shuddering neighbourhood to be first at market ; and delight ; and all that Alix had ever heard of Alix , who greatly enjoyed supremacy in the forest ...
... young listen to of rivalry among the young women of the from the lips of the aged with shuddering neighbourhood to be first at market ; and delight ; and all that Alix had ever heard of Alix , who greatly enjoyed supremacy in the forest ...
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Page 303 - David's wives and concubines were given unto him, of me, by the hand of Nathan, my servant, and others of the prophets who had the keys of this power; and in none of these things did he sin against me, save in the case of Uriah and his wife...
Page 193 - Even such a shell the universe itself Is to the ear of Faith; and there are times, I doubt not, when to you it doth impart Authentic tidings of invisible things; Of ebb and flow, and ever-during power; And central peace, subsisting at the heart Of endless agitation.
Page 26 - Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
Page 108 - Phoebe, where we were again exposed to a dreadful raking fire. My ship was now totally unmanageable ; yet, as her head was toward the enemy, and he to leeward of me, I still hoped to be able to board him.
Page 107 - I parted my larboard cable and dragged my starboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment was to be lost in getting sail on the ship. The enemy were close in with the point forming the west side of the bay ; but on opening them...
Page 212 - ... when most unfortunately some ammunition, which had been placed under the platform, caught fire from the firing of the guns to the rear, and a most tremendous explosion followed, by which almost all the troops which had entered the place were dreadfully mangled. Panic was instantly communicated to the troops (who could not be persuaded that the explosion was accidental), and the enemy, at the same time pressing forward, and commencing a heavy fire of musketry, the...
Page 535 - I ordered the field pieces to retire across the bridge, and form a battery for its protection, and to cover the retreat of the infantry, which, was accordingly done, and the parties of Appling and Wool, as well as that of Sproul, retired alternately, keeping up a brisk fire, until they got under cover of the works. The enemy's light troops occupied 243 the houses near the bridge, and.
Page 211 - General's department, who, actually with a few men, had turned the enemy's battery. '• The column of support, consisting of the remainder of De Watteville's and the King's regiment, forming the reserve, in marching too near the Lake, found themselves entangled between the rocks and the water, and by the retreat of the flank companies, were thrown into such confusion, as to render it impossible to give them any kind of formation during the darkness of the night, at which time they were exposed to...
Page 108 - I should soon be a prisoner. He could be of no use to me in the then wretched state of the Essex ; and finding (from the enemy's putting his helm up) that my...
Page 231 - ETHEREAL minstrel ! pilgrim of the sky ! Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound ? Or, while the wings aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the dewy ground? Thy nest which thou canst drop into at will, Those quivering wings composed, that music still ! To the last point of vision, and beyond, Mount, daring warbler!