The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral GroundHoughton, Mifflin, 1876 - 464 էջ |
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... speak slightingly of their enemies ; and Sarah took all the idle vaporing of her danglers to be truths . The first political opinions which reached the ears of Fran- ces were coupled with sneers on the conduct of her coun- trymen . At ...
... speak slightingly of their enemies ; and Sarah took all the idle vaporing of her danglers to be truths . The first political opinions which reached the ears of Fran- ces were coupled with sneers on the conduct of her coun- trymen . At ...
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... speaking , and then would break silence by some light and jocular remark , that was too much at vari- ance with his former manner , not to be affectation . But of the war , and of his father , he seldom spoke , and always from some very ...
... speaking , and then would break silence by some light and jocular remark , that was too much at vari- ance with his former manner , not to be affectation . But of the war , and of his father , he seldom spoke , and always from some very ...
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... speaking in a low tone . " I repeat but what I hear , " said Birch offering a piece of cloth to the inspection of Sarah , who rejected it in silenco , evidently determined to hear more before she made another purchase . " They say ...
... speaking in a low tone . " I repeat but what I hear , " said Birch offering a piece of cloth to the inspection of Sarah , who rejected it in silenco , evidently determined to hear more before she made another purchase . " They say ...
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... speak . " But are the royal troops out from below ? " " " " Tis quite likely they soon may be , " returned Birch , raising his pack from the floor , and preparing to leave the " com . " And the continentals , " continued Miss Peyton ...
... speak . " But are the royal troops out from below ? " " " " Tis quite likely they soon may be , " returned Birch , raising his pack from the floor , and preparing to leave the " com . " And the continentals , " continued Miss Peyton ...
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... speaking in a low voice , unwill . ing to abandon what she thought the cause of her country , and yet unable to suppress her feelings for the man . " Never ! " exclaimed the young man , springing from his seat , and pacing the floor ...
... speaking in a low voice , unwill . ing to abandon what she thought the cause of her country , and yet unable to suppress her feelings for the man . " Never ! " exclaimed the young man , springing from his seat , and pacing the floor ...
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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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