The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground |
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Page 284 - No vernal blooms their torpid rocks array, But winter lingering chills the lap of May ; No zephyr fondly sues the mountain's breast, But meteors glare, and stormy glooms invest.
Page 333 - The wind did blow, the cloak did fly Like streamer long and gay, Till loop and button failing both, At last it flew away.
Page 89 - twas a famous victory. "My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly; So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head.
Page 244 - Ah ! then he must have led an evil life indeed," said Hollister ; " the blessed in spirit lie quiet, until the general muster, but wickedness disturbs the soul in this life as well as in that which is to come.
Page 390 - During this address Harvey gradually raised his head from his bosom until it reached the highest point of elevation : a faint tinge gathered in his cheeks, and as the officer concluded it was diffused over his whole countenance in a deep glow, while he stood proudly swelling with his emotions, but with eyes that modestly sought the feet of the speaker.
Page 391 - Tell them," said Birch, advancing, and unconsciously resting one foot on the bag, " tell them that I would not take the gold ! " The composed features of the officer relaxed into a smile of benevolence, and he grasped the hand of the peddler firmly.
Page 179 - I learned it in England, where, indeed, they are most potent in potting: your Dane, your German, and your swag-bellied Hollander— Drink, ho!— are nothing to your English.
Page 106 - Tis a man," said Mason, looking intently at the suspicious object. " By his hump 'tis a dromedary," added the Captain, still eyeing it keenly. Wheeling his horse suddenly from the highway, he exclaimed. " Harvey Birch — take him dead or alive." Mason and a few of the leading dragoons only understood the sudden cry, but it was heard throughout the line. A dozen of the men, with the Lieutenant at their head, followed the impetuous Lawton, and their speed threatened the pursued with a sudden termination...
Page 389 - At length the general raised his eyes and spoke in those low, placid tones that seemed natural to him : " Has the man whom I wished to see arrived, sir?" " He waits the pleasure of Your Excellency." " I will receive him here, and alone, if you please.
Page 390 - If not for money, what then ?" " What has brought Your Excellency into the field ? For what do you daily and hourly expose your precious life to battle and the halter? What is there about me to mourn, when such men as you risk their all for our country ? No, no, no ! Not a dollar of your gold will I touch : poor America has need of it all.