The Borderers: A Tale, Band 2Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1829 |
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... danger to which it points . Let the youth they call Dudley , give me the aid of his powerful frame and manly courage ; then trust the discovery of the mean- ing of these frequent speakings of the conch to me . 66 Surely , Submission ...
... danger to which it points . Let the youth they call Dudley , give me the aid of his powerful frame and manly courage ; then trust the discovery of the mean- ing of these frequent speakings of the conch to me . 66 Surely , Submission ...
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... danger had now presented itself in a shape too pal- pable to admit of further doubt . The cry of the heathen ! ' had been raised from every lip ; even the daughter and élève of Ruth repeated it , 18 THE BORDERERS . CHAPTER II. ...
... danger had now presented itself in a shape too pal- pable to admit of further doubt . The cry of the heathen ! ' had been raised from every lip ; even the daughter and élève of Ruth repeated it , 18 THE BORDERERS . CHAPTER II. ...
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... danger of their situation had compelled the family to bring themselves within the habits of a methodical and severely regu- lated order of defence . Duties were assigned , in the event of alarm , to the feeblest bodies and the faintest ...
... danger of their situation had compelled the family to bring themselves within the habits of a methodical and severely regu- lated order of defence . Duties were assigned , in the event of alarm , to the feeblest bodies and the faintest ...
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... danger . Come hither , child , and receive the blessing and prayers of thy mother ; after which thou shalt , with better trust in Pro- vidence , place thy young person among the com- batants , in the hope of victory . Remember that thou ...
... danger . Come hither , child , and receive the blessing and prayers of thy mother ; after which thou shalt , with better trust in Pro- vidence , place thy young person among the com- batants , in the hope of victory . Remember that thou ...
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... danger from any chance direction of the savages ' aim . Thou knowest , Ruth , my frequent teaching in this matter ; let no sounds of alarm nor frightful whoopings of the people without , cause thee to quit the spot ; since 24 THE ...
... danger from any chance direction of the savages ' aim . Thou knowest , Ruth , my frequent teaching in this matter ; let no sounds of alarm nor frightful whoopings of the people without , cause thee to quit the spot ; since 24 THE ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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.