The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral GroundAppleton, 1873 - 179 էջ |
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... death . He was permitted to escape ; and this seeming , and indeed actual , peril was of great aid in supporting his assumed character among the English . By the Americans , in his little sphere , he was denounced as a bold and ...
... death . He was permitted to escape ; and this seeming , and indeed actual , peril was of great aid in supporting his assumed character among the English . By the Americans , in his little sphere , he was denounced as a bold and ...
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... death of his father recalled him , after passing two years in this manner , to the possession of an honorable name , and a very ample estate . It was much the fashion of that day to place the youth of certain families in the army or ...
... death of his father recalled him , after passing two years in this manner , to the possession of an honorable name , and a very ample estate . It was much the fashion of that day to place the youth of certain families in the army or ...
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... death ; and Washington is as firm as if half the world were at his command . The rebels would think me a fit subject for their plans just now , should I be so unlucky as to fall into their hands . " " But , my son , " cried his father ...
... death ; and Washington is as firm as if half the world were at his command . The rebels would think me a fit subject for their plans just now , should I be so unlucky as to fall into their hands . " " But , my son , " cried his father ...
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... death , Henry ? " inquired Frances , speaking in a low voice , unwilling to abandon what she thought the cause of her country , and yet unable to sup- press her feelings for the man . " Never ! " exclaimed the young man , spring- ing ...
... death , Henry ? " inquired Frances , speaking in a low voice , unwilling to abandon what she thought the cause of her country , and yet unable to sup- press her feelings for the man . " Never ! " exclaimed the young man , spring- ing ...
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... death . " " Your brother ! " cried Dunwoodie , starting and turning pale ; " your brother ! explain your- self - what dreadful meaning is concealed in your words ? " " Has not Captain Lawton told you of the ar- rest of Henry by himself ...
... death . " " Your brother ! " cried Dunwoodie , starting and turning pale ; " your brother ! explain your- self - what dreadful meaning is concealed in your words ? " " Has not Captain Lawton told you of the ar- rest of Henry by himself ...
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