... the disordered masses of the British were seen driven before their deliberate foes, in wild confusion. The flashing swords of the officers in vain attempted to arrest the torrent, nor did the flight cease, with many of the regiments, until they had... Lionel Lincoln: Or, The Leaguer of Boston - Page 270by James Fenimore Cooper - 1852Full view - About this book
| David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...cease, with many of the regiments, until they had even reached their boats. At this moment, a hum was heard in Boston, like the sudden rush of wind, and...with a triumph that could no longer be suppressed. 135, The Same, concluded. THE fire had spread from house to house, and the whole village of Charlestown,... | |
| David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Elocution - 1854 - 440 pages
...cease, with many of the regiments, until they had even reached their boats. At this moment, a hum was heard in Boston, like the sudden rush of wind, and men gazed in each other's faces with undiso-uised amazement. Here and there, a low sound of exulO * tation escaped some unguarded lip, and... | |
| David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Readers - 1855 - 442 pages
...cease, with many of the regiments, until they had even reached their boats. At this moment, a hum was heard in Boston, like the sudden rush of wind, and...with a triumph that could no longer be suppressed. 135. The Same, concluded. THE fire had spread from house to house, and the whole village of Charlestown,... | |
| American prose literature - 1855 - 506 pages
...cease, with many of the regiments, until they had even reached their boats. At this moment a hum was heard in Boston, like the sudden rush of wind, and men gazed in each osher's faces with undisguised amazement. Here and there a low •ound of exultation escaped some unguarded... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - American fiction - 1860 - 560 pages
...cease, with many of the regiments, until they had even reached their boats. At this moment a hum was heard in Boston, like the sudden rush of wind, and...Lionel had vacillated between the pride of country ind his military spirit ; but, losing all other feelings in the latter sensation, he now looked fiercely... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1864 - 552 pages
...cease, with many of the regiments, until they had even reached their boats. At this moment a hum was heard in Boston, like the sudden rush of wind, and...some unguarded lip, and many an eye gleamed with a triuinph that could no longer be suppressed. Until this moment the feelings of Lionel had vacillated... | |
| Horace A. Cleveland - Literature - 1869 - 610 pages
...cease, with many of the regiments, until they had even reached their boats. At this moment a hum was heard in Boston, like the sudden rush of wind, and...and many an eye gleamed with a triumph that could nc longer be suppressed. Until this moment the feelings of Lionel had vacillated between the pride... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1892 - 486 pages
...cease, with many of the regiments, until they had even reached their boats. At this moment a hum was heard in Boston, like the sudden rush of wind, and...some unguarded lip, and many an eye gleamed with a trinmph that could no longer be suppressed. Until this moment the feelings of Lionel had vacillated... | |
| W. M. Verhoeven - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 228 pages
...the bravery of Joseph Warren, Lionel rushes up to Sir Henry Clinton and demands to go to the field: "Until this moment the feelings of Lionel had vacillated between the pride of country and military spirit, but losing all other feelings in the latter sensation, he looked fiercely about him,... | |
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