The Borderers: A Tale, Band 2Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1829 |
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... fire in the direction from which the treacherous missile had come . " To the pali- sadoes , men ! the bloody heathen is upon us ! " “ The heathen ! ” — echoed the stranger , in a deep , steady , commanding voice , that had evi- dently ...
... fire in the direction from which the treacherous missile had come . " To the pali- sadoes , men ! the bloody heathen is upon us ! " “ The heathen ! ” — echoed the stranger , in a deep , steady , commanding voice , that had evi- dently ...
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... fire - arms , and then , at times , the horrible din prevailed in the gloom of deep darkness . Happily , in the midst of all this confusion and violence , the young men of the valley were true to their duties . An alarming attempt to ...
... fire - arms , and then , at times , the horrible din prevailed in the gloom of deep darkness . Happily , in the midst of all this confusion and violence , the young men of the valley were true to their duties . An alarming attempt to ...
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... fire . Until this moment , suspense , with hope on one side and apprehension on the other , had kept both parties mute spectators of the scene . But yells of triumph soon proclaimed the delight with which the Indians witnessed the ...
... fire . Until this moment , suspense , with hope on one side and apprehension on the other , had kept both parties mute spectators of the scene . But yells of triumph soon proclaimed the delight with which the Indians witnessed the ...
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... fire , the unharmed savage gave forth another yell of triumph , and disappeared among the angles of the dwellings . His cries were understood , for answering whoops were heard in the fields , and the foe without again rallied to the ...
... fire , the unharmed savage gave forth another yell of triumph , and disappeared among the angles of the dwellings . His cries were understood , for answering whoops were heard in the fields , and the foe without again rallied to the ...
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... fires and lights , while the youths make good the stockade , since this assault admitteth not of further delay . " So saying , the stranger gave an example of courage by proceeding to his stand at the pickets , where , supported by his ...
... fires and lights , while the youths make good the stockade , since this assault admitteth not of further delay . " So saying , the stranger gave an example of courage by proceeding to his stand at the pickets , where , supported by his ...
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.