The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral GroundPutnam, 1897 - 430 էջ |
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Արդյունքներ 37–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... sergeant charged with conducting Henry Wharton to a place where he might procure surgical aid , set about performing his duty with alacrity , in order to return as soon as possible to the scene of strife . They had not reached the ...
... sergeant charged with conducting Henry Wharton to a place where he might procure surgical aid , set about performing his duty with alacrity , in order to return as soon as possible to the scene of strife . They had not reached the ...
Էջ 118
... sergeant : " are you an incendiary ? would you burn a house in cold blood ? let but a spark approach , and the hand that carries it will never light another . " " Zounds ! " muttered the sleepy cornet in the rear , as he was nodding on ...
... sergeant : " are you an incendiary ? would you burn a house in cold blood ? let but a spark approach , and the hand that carries it will never light another . " " Zounds ! " muttered the sleepy cornet in the rear , as he was nodding on ...
Էջ 206
... sergeant of the guard . The gift of Captain Wharton had not been lost on the youthful lieutenant ; and a certain dancing motion that had taken possession of objects before his eyes , gave him warning of the necessity of recruiting ...
... sergeant of the guard . The gift of Captain Wharton had not been lost on the youthful lieutenant ; and a certain dancing motion that had taken possession of objects before his eyes , gave him warning of the necessity of recruiting ...
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... sergeant thought this the most befitting place in which to deposit his prisoner until the moment of his execution . Several inducements urged Sergeant Hollister to this deter- mination , among which was the absence of the washer- woman ...
... sergeant thought this the most befitting place in which to deposit his prisoner until the moment of his execution . Several inducements urged Sergeant Hollister to this deter- mination , among which was the absence of the washer- woman ...
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... Sergeant Hollister lowered his eyes before the wild expres- sion which he met in the gaze of his prisoner . " I have been taught to lay the burden of my sins at the feet of my Saviour , " replied the pedler . " Why , yes - all that is ...
... Sergeant Hollister lowered his eyes before the wild expres- sion which he met in the gaze of his prisoner . " I have been taught to lay the burden of my sins at the feet of my Saviour , " replied the pedler . " Why , yes - all that is ...
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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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American appearance arms army aunt Betty body bosom brother Cæsar Captain Jack Captain Lawton Captain Wharton cheek Colonel Wellmere command companion comrade continued cottage countenance cried danger dear death door dragoons dreadful duty enemy escape exclaimed eyes face father feelings fire Flanagan followed Frances gazing gentleman George Singleton glance hand Harper Harvey Birch head heart Henry Wharton hill Hollister honor horse hour housekeeper inquired interrupted Isabella John Lawton Katy knew ladies light listened Locusts look Major Dunwoodie manner Mason Miss Peyton Miss Wharton musket never night observed officer party passed paused pedler prisoner replied retired returned rock Sarah seat seemed sentinel sergeant side silence Sir Henry Clinton sister Sitgreaves Skinner smile soldier soon stood surgeon thought threw tion took trooper troops turned Virginians voice washerwoman Washington woman wounded young youth