The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral GroundAppleton, 1873 - 179 էջ |
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... approaching . The house was of stone , long , low , and with a small wing at each extremity . A piazza , extending along the front , with neatly - turned pillars of wood , together with the good order and preser- vation of the fences ...
... approaching . The house was of stone , long , low , and with a small wing at each extremity . A piazza , extending along the front , with neatly - turned pillars of wood , together with the good order and preser- vation of the fences ...
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... approaching to Grecian ; his eye , of a gray color , was quiet , thoughtful , and rather melancholy ; the mouth and lower part of his face being ex- pressive of decision and much character . His dress , being suited to the road , was ...
... approaching to Grecian ; his eye , of a gray color , was quiet , thoughtful , and rather melancholy ; the mouth and lower part of his face being ex- pressive of decision and much character . His dress , being suited to the road , was ...
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... approached the door of the room - opened it - seemed to attend to the retreating footsteps of the other - and , amid the panic and astonishment of his companions , he closed it again . In an instant , the red wig which concealed his ...
... approached the door of the room - opened it - seemed to attend to the retreating footsteps of the other - and , amid the panic and astonishment of his companions , he closed it again . In an instant , the red wig which concealed his ...
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... approached the northern boundaries of the county ; or , in other words , the neighborhood of the American lines . His visits to the Locusts had become less frequent , and his appearance at his own abode so seldom , as to draw forth from ...
... approached the northern boundaries of the county ; or , in other words , the neighborhood of the American lines . His visits to the Locusts had become less frequent , and his appearance at his own abode so seldom , as to draw forth from ...
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... Approaching the fire , he took from his mouth a large allowance of the Virginian weed , and depositing it , with the su- perabundance of its juices , without mercy to Miss Peyton's shining andirons , he returned to his goods . " But ...
... Approaching the fire , he took from his mouth a large allowance of the Virginian weed , and depositing it , with the su- perabundance of its juices , without mercy to Miss Peyton's shining andirons , he returned to his goods . " But ...
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