The Borderers: A Tale, Volym 2Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1829 |
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Sida 20
... of the number of our enemies we cannot ; and sally forth we may not , without certain destruction to all who quit the palisadoes . " " Thou forgetest that we have a hostage in the boy ; he may be turned to some 20 THE BORDERERS .
... of the number of our enemies we cannot ; and sally forth we may not , without certain destruction to all who quit the palisadoes . " " Thou forgetest that we have a hostage in the boy ; he may be turned to some 20 THE BORDERERS .
Sida 23
... enemy by some prudence of our own , thou may- est go forth to thy father . It would have been tempting Providence too rashly , hadst thou rushed , unbidden and uninformed , into the first hurry of the danger . Come hither , child , and ...
... enemy by some prudence of our own , thou may- est go forth to thy father . It would have been tempting Providence too rashly , hadst thou rushed , unbidden and uninformed , into the first hurry of the danger . Come hither , child , and ...
Sida 25
... enemies scaling the pali- sadoes on the side which overhangs the stream , since there have we the fewest eyes to watch their movements . Remember that on the side of the outbuildings and of the fields , our force is chiefly posted ...
... enemies scaling the pali- sadoes on the side which overhangs the stream , since there have we the fewest eyes to watch their movements . Remember that on the side of the outbuildings and of the fields , our force is chiefly posted ...
Sida 26
... enemy could be kept without the works , than the citadel itself . Still a feeling of deep and maternal tenderness came over her mind as her daughter retired , and yielding to its sudden impulse , she recalled the girl to her side ...
... enemy could be kept without the works , than the citadel itself . Still a feeling of deep and maternal tenderness came over her mind as her daughter retired , and yielding to its sudden impulse , she recalled the girl to her side ...
Sida 45
... enemies dwell ? Have they , too , valleys like this , and do the Christians break into them to shed blood in the night ? " They are of wild and fierce habits , Ruth , and little do they know of our manner of life . Woman is not ...
... enemies dwell ? Have they , too , valleys like this , and do the Christians break into them to shed blood in the night ? " They are of wild and fierce habits , Ruth , and little do they know of our manner of life . Woman is not ...
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alarm appeared arms arrow assailants babes block bosom brother building captive cerning cheek child colony companion conch Connecticut Colony Content countenance danger dark deep door dost duty dwelling Eben Dudley enemy Ensign Ergot Faith father fearful feeling fields fierce fire flames forest gaze girl glance hamlet hand hath heard heart heathen hope hour husband Indian instant known less light listened look loops maiden manner Mark Heathcote Martha matter ment mercy Metacom Miantonimoh mind Moloch mother musket Narragansett nature night palisadoes panion passed Pequot pile postern Puritan render returned Reuben Ring RICHARD BENTLEY roof Ruth Sachem savage scarcely scene seemed seen settlement sorrow speak stockade stood stranger suffering thee thine thou art thou hast thou knowest Thou wilt thought timbers tion tribe valley village voice warriors Whip-Poor-Will Whittal Ring whoop wigwam Winter's Tale Wish-Ton-Wish woman wood yell Yengeese young youth
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Sida 18 - There needs no ghost, my lord, come from the grave, To tell us this. Ham. Why, right; you are in the right ; And so, without more circumstance at all, I hold it fit, that we shake hands, and part: You, as your business, and desire, shall point you; — For every man...
Sida 179 - You have ; I knew it would be your answer. Well, for your favour, sir, why, give God thanks, and make no boast of it ; and for your writing and reading, let that appear when there is no need of such vanity.
Sida 210 - I am not prone to weeping, as our sex Commonly are ; the want of which vain dew Perchance shall dry your pities : but I have That honourable grief lodged here which burns Worse than tears drown...
Sida 126 - Live you? or are you aught That man may question? You seem to understand me, By each at once her choppy finger laying Upon her skinny lips.
Sida 242 - Sir, he hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a book ; he hath not eat paper, as it were ; he hath not drunk ink : his intellect is not replenished ; he is only an animal, only sensible in the duller parts...
Sida 67 - Thou mild, sad mother, waning moon, Thy last, low, melancholy ray Shines towards him. — Quit him not so soon! Mother, in mercy, stay ! Despair and death are with him ; and canst thou, With that kind, earthward look, go leave him now ? O, thou wast born for things of love ; Making more lovely in thy shine Whate'er thou look'st on.