The Mysterious Freebooter: Or, The Days of Queen Bess. A Romance ...Printed at the Minerva Press, for Lane, Newman, and Company, 1806 |
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... thought lightly of by men who had been accus- tomed and inured to fatigue and danger , as most of Lord William's men had been , both before and since they had been taken into his service ; and they made such good use of their strength ...
... thought lightly of by men who had been accus- tomed and inured to fatigue and danger , as most of Lord William's men had been , both before and since they had been taken into his service ; and they made such good use of their strength ...
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... thought the only means , to rush through the enemy by the strength of arms ; and their only chance of conquering , to attack them on a level ground ; ground ; as the fortune of the war must be 6 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
... thought the only means , to rush through the enemy by the strength of arms ; and their only chance of conquering , to attack them on a level ground ; ground ; as the fortune of the war must be 6 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
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... mixing in the English ranks , the momentary doubt which had arisen in his mind of his truth , was dispelled , and he now thought that he had only been been faulty in his calculations , and not so in MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
... mixing in the English ranks , the momentary doubt which had arisen in his mind of his truth , was dispelled , and he now thought that he had only been been faulty in his calculations , and not so in MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
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... thought his own oversight , in the first instance of marching from his castle , he resolved to sell his life or liberty , which- ever he was destined to lose , as dearly as possible fighting himself like a wounded lion , which turns in ...
... thought his own oversight , in the first instance of marching from his castle , he resolved to sell his life or liberty , which- ever he was destined to lose , as dearly as possible fighting himself like a wounded lion , which turns in ...
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... thoughts wandered to his daughter ; what pain would she not experience at his not return- ing to his castle ; for he ... thought he loved her more tenderly than he had ever done , and wished , more ardently than he had ever done before ...
... thoughts wandered to his daughter ; what pain would she not experience at his not return- ing to his castle ; for he ... thought he loved her more tenderly than he had ever done , and wished , more ardently than he had ever done before ...
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The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
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Page 160 - But that I am forbid To tell the secrets of my prison-house, I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul...
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