The Borderers: A Tale, Band 2Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1829 |
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... whole circuit of the view , which lay on the side of the valley where they stood . " We must go forth , that we look nearer to the fields . ” " Thither then is the postern , " said Dudley , observing that the other took a direction oppo ...
... whole circuit of the view , which lay on the side of the valley where they stood . " We must go forth , that we look nearer to the fields . ” " Thither then is the postern , " said Dudley , observing that the other took a direction oppo ...
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... whole of their mazes , until he had reached the open space between the outer of the rows and the palisadoes , a space that was warily left too wide to be passed by the leap of man . " " Tis many a day since foot of mine has been in this ...
... whole of their mazes , until he had reached the open space between the outer of the rows and the palisadoes , a space that was warily left too wide to be passed by the leap of man . " " Tis many a day since foot of mine has been in this ...
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... whole manner and the mysterious charac- ter of his companion was little likely to re- assure a mind disturbed with such images . " There is a rumour going in the colony , " muttered the borderer , " that the invisibles are permitted THE ...
... whole manner and the mysterious charac- ter of his companion was little likely to re- assure a mind disturbed with such images . " There is a rumour going in the colony , " muttered the borderer , " that the invisibles are permitted THE ...
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... whole of the wide valley was filled with its rich and melancholy sound . " Lip of man is not at the shell ! " exclaimed the stranger , who , like Dudley , had made a forward movement towards the postern , the instant the blast 14 THE ...
... whole of the wide valley was filled with its rich and melancholy sound . " Lip of man is not at the shell ! " exclaimed the stranger , who , like Dudley , had made a forward movement towards the postern , the instant the blast 14 THE ...
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... excitement by the extremity of the danger . " Father ! " he called aloud , " ' tis fitting time to show our utmost strength . " A moment of suspense succeeded this sum- mons . The whole valley was then as suddenly lighted 54 THE BORDERERS .
... excitement by the extremity of the danger . " Father ! " he called aloud , " ' tis fitting time to show our utmost strength . " A moment of suspense succeeded this sum- mons . The whole valley was then as suddenly lighted 54 THE BORDERERS .
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.