The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral GroundHoughton, Mifflin, 1876 - 464 էջ |
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... hill , the short - lived light , Descending slowly , ushered in the night ; When from the noisy town , with mournful look , His lonely way the meagre pedler took . WILSON . A STORM below the highlands of the Hudson , if it be introduced ...
... hill , the short - lived light , Descending slowly , ushered in the night ; When from the noisy town , with mournful look , His lonely way the meagre pedler took . WILSON . A STORM below the highlands of the Hudson , if it be introduced ...
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... hills , began to drive from the west towards the east in astonishing rapidity . The rain yet continued to beat against the eastern windows of the house with fury ; in that direction the heavens were dark and gloomy . Frances was gazing ...
... hills , began to drive from the west towards the east in astonishing rapidity . The rain yet continued to beat against the eastern windows of the house with fury ; in that direction the heavens were dark and gloomy . Frances was gazing ...
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... , and , for the second time , Harvey rose in her estimation . The valley in which the residence of Mr. Wharton stood ran in a direction from northwest to southeast , and the house was placed on the side of a hill which 46 THE SPY .
... , and , for the second time , Harvey rose in her estimation . The valley in which the residence of Mr. Wharton stood ran in a direction from northwest to southeast , and the house was placed on the side of a hill which 46 THE SPY .
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... hill which terminated its length in the former direction . A small opening , occa sioned by the receding of the opposite hill , and the fall of the land to the level of the tide water , afforded a view of the Sound1 over the tops of the ...
... hill which terminated its length in the former direction . A small opening , occa sioned by the receding of the opposite hill , and the fall of the land to the level of the tide water , afforded a view of the Sound1 over the tops of the ...
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... hill which sheltered the valley to the northward . The eyes of the pedler followed the retiring figure of the horseman so long as it continued within view , and as it disappeared from his sight , he drew a long and heavy sigh , as if ...
... hill which sheltered the valley to the northward . The eyes of the pedler followed the retiring figure of the horseman so long as it continued within view , and as it disappeared from his sight , he drew a long and heavy sigh , as if ...
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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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