The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral GroundHoughton, Mifflin, 1876 - 464 էջ |
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... The city of New York is situate on an island called Manhattan ; but it is at one point , separated from the county of West - Chester by a creek of only mon ground , in which both parties continued to act 1 THE SPY. ...
... The city of New York is situate on an island called Manhattan ; but it is at one point , separated from the county of West - Chester by a creek of only mon ground , in which both parties continued to act 1 THE SPY. ...
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... called King's Bridge . was the scene of many skirmishes during the war , and is alluded to in this tale . Every Manhattanese knows the difference between " Manhattan Island " and " the island of Manhattan . " The first is applied to a ...
... called King's Bridge . was the scene of many skirmishes during the war , and is alluded to in this tale . Every Manhattanese knows the difference between " Manhattan Island " and " the island of Manhattan . " The first is applied to a ...
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... called , resumed his seat by the fire , with another in his own hand . For a moment he paused , as if debating with his politeness , but at length threw an inquiring glance on the stranger , as he inquired , - " To whose health am I to ...
... called , resumed his seat by the fire , with another in his own hand . For a moment he paused , as if debating with his politeness , but at length threw an inquiring glance on the stranger , as he inquired , - " To whose health am I to ...
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... called the faithful black to the portal . In a minute the servant returned , and informed his master that another traveller , overtaken by the storm , desired to be admitted to the house for a shelter through the night . At the first ...
... called the faithful black to the portal . In a minute the servant returned , and informed his master that another traveller , overtaken by the storm , desired to be admitted to the house for a shelter through the night . At the first ...
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... called himself— but Cæsar Wharton , as he was styled by the little world to which he was known . The convenience , and perhaps the necessities , of the leaders of the American arms , in the neighborhood of New York , had induced them to ...
... called himself— but Cæsar Wharton , as he was styled by the little world to which he was known . The convenience , and perhaps the necessities , of the leaders of the American arms , in the neighborhood of New York , had induced them to ...
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The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground ; with the Portrait of the Author James Fenimore Cooper Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1842 |
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