The Borderers: A Tale, Band 2Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1829 |
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... fierce interruption of the quiet of the night . Then the cries of the two adventurers were an- swered by a burst of yells from a wide circle , that nearly environed the hill . At the same moment , each dark object in the fields , gave ...
... fierce interruption of the quiet of the night . Then the cries of the two adventurers were an- swered by a burst of yells from a wide circle , that nearly environed the hill . At the same moment , each dark object in the fields , gave ...
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... fierce and uncontrollable burst of ferocious passion . The conquest of feeling was , however , but momentary . He regained his self - command , by a surprising effort of the will , and advancing so near to him who had asked this bold ...
... fierce and uncontrollable burst of ferocious passion . The conquest of feeling was , however , but momentary . He regained his self - command , by a surprising effort of the will , and advancing so near to him who had asked this bold ...
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... fierce mien of the youth , there had been such an intelligence created between them , by looks of kindness and interest , that the mother was reluctant to abandon all hope of his aid . " Miantonimoh ! " she said , " though others ...
... fierce mien of the youth , there had been such an intelligence created between them , by looks of kindness and interest , that the mother was reluctant to abandon all hope of his aid . " Miantonimoh ! " she said , " though others ...
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... fierce nature broodeth over some fancied wrong ! " " Surely , we are here rightfully . heard my father say , I have that when the Lord made me a present to his arms , our valley was a tangled forest , and that much toil only has made it ...
... fierce nature broodeth over some fancied wrong ! " " Surely , we are here rightfully . heard my father say , I have that when the Lord made me a present to his arms , our valley was a tangled forest , and that much toil only has made it ...
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... fierce effort to carry the place by surprise , the savages had now resorted to means that were more metho- dical , and which , though not so appalling in appearance , were perhaps quite as certain of final success . Ruth profited by a ...
... fierce effort to carry the place by surprise , the savages had now resorted to means that were more metho- dical , and which , though not so appalling in appearance , were perhaps quite as certain of final success . Ruth profited by a ...
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.