The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral GroundPutnam, 1897 - 430 էջ |
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... Mason , dare to rival the gay , admired , and withal rich , Major Dunwoodie in his love ! You , a lieuten- ant of cavalry , with but one horse , and he none of the best ! whose captain is as tough as a pepperidge log , and has as many ...
... Mason , dare to rival the gay , admired , and withal rich , Major Dunwoodie in his love ! You , a lieuten- ant of cavalry , with but one horse , and he none of the best ! whose captain is as tough as a pepperidge log , and has as many ...
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... Mason , dryly ; " that or the skull must have had a reason- able portion of thickness , I admit . " " Come , come , Tom , you are a licensed joker , so I'll not feign anger with you , " returned the captain , good- humoredly ; " but ...
... Mason , dryly ; " that or the skull must have had a reason- able portion of thickness , I admit . " " Come , come , Tom , you are a licensed joker , so I'll not feign anger with you , " returned the captain , good- humoredly ; " but ...
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... Mason , looking intently at the sus- picious object . " By his hump ' t is a dromedary ! " added the captain , eying it keenly . Wheeling his horse suddenly from the highway , he exclaimed , " Harvey Birch ! -take him , dead or alive ...
... Mason , looking intently at the sus- picious object . " By his hump ' t is a dromedary ! " added the captain , eying it keenly . Wheeling his horse suddenly from the highway , he exclaimed , " Harvey Birch ! -take him , dead or alive ...
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... Mason , as he rode up , followed by a dozen of his men ; " and some of you dismount with me , and search these rocks ; the villain lies here concealed . " " Hold ! " roared the discomfited captain , raising himself with difficulty on ...
... Mason , as he rode up , followed by a dozen of his men ; " and some of you dismount with me , and search these rocks ; the villain lies here concealed . " " Hold ! " roared the discomfited captain , raising himself with difficulty on ...
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... Mason , with a laugh . " I should surely die if I could not , " observed the captain , gravely . " " Captain Lawton , " said the orderly of his troop , riding to the side of his commanding officer , " we are now pass- ing the house of ...
... Mason , with a laugh . " I should surely die if I could not , " observed the captain , gravely . " " Captain Lawton , " said the orderly of his troop , riding to the side of his commanding officer , " we are now pass- ing the house of ...
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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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