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... gave great offence to the Americans ; if I am not mistaken in my recollections , it was the first in that jour- nal which had any such tendency . An Ame- rican author , whose name I heard , but had no wish to remember , supposed it to ...
... gave great offence to the Americans ; if I am not mistaken in my recollections , it was the first in that jour- nal which had any such tendency . An Ame- rican author , whose name I heard , but had no wish to remember , supposed it to ...
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... gave hym greate offices and fees , which he well deserved , for ( during his cap- tivitie ) he defended his landes , expulsed the Englishmen , and in conclusion , procured his deliverance . -- Hail , „ ff . 104 . There can be no doubt ...
... gave hym greate offices and fees , which he well deserved , for ( during his cap- tivitie ) he defended his landes , expulsed the Englishmen , and in conclusion , procured his deliverance . -- Hail , „ ff . 104 . There can be no doubt ...
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... Gave her one nearer friend ; and then my heart Partook her happiness , for never lived A happier pair than Arnaud and his wife . " Lorraine was call'd to arms , and with her youth , Went Arnaud to the war . The morn was fair , 1 ...
... Gave her one nearer friend ; and then my heart Partook her happiness , for never lived A happier pair than Arnaud and his wife . " Lorraine was call'd to arms , and with her youth , Went Arnaud to the war . The morn was fair , 1 ...
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... gave the mortal blow ; Here the poor captives , weaponless and bound , Saw their stern victors draw again the sword , And groan'd and strove in vain to free their hands , And bade them think upon their plighted faith , And pray'd for ...
... gave the mortal blow ; Here the poor captives , weaponless and bound , Saw their stern victors draw again the sword , And groan'd and strove in vain to free their hands , And bade them think upon their plighted faith , And pray'd for ...
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... gave the city of Orleans for lost , but began to entertain a very dis- mal prospect with regard to the general state of his affairs . He saw that the country in which he had hitherto , with great difficulty , subsisted , would be laid ...
... gave the city of Orleans for lost , but began to entertain a very dis- mal prospect with regard to the general state of his affairs . He saw that the country in which he had hitherto , with great difficulty , subsisted , would be laid ...
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Page 449 - They say it was a shocking sight after the field was won; for many thousand bodies here lay rotting in the sun; but things like that, you know, must be after a famous victory. Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, and our good Prince Eugene. "Why, 'twas a very wicked thing!" said little Wilhelmine. "Nay... nay... my little girl," quoth he, "it was a famous victory.
Page 164 - The cataract strong Then plunges along, Striking and raging As if a war waging Its caverns and rocks among; Rising and leaping, Sinking and creeping, Swelling and sweeping, Showering and springing, Flying and flinging, Writhing and wringing, Eddying and whisking, Spouting and frisking, Turning and twisting Around and around With endless rebound: Smiting and fighting, A sight to delight in; Confounding, astounding, Dizzying and deafening the ear with its sound.
Page 449 - Old Kaspar took it from the boy Who stood expectant by; And then the old man shook his head. And with a natural sigh, ' Tis some poor fellow's skull,' said he, 'Who fell in the great victory.
Page 449 - twas all about,' Young Peterkin he cries; And little Wilhelmine looks up With wonder-waiting eyes; 'Now tell us all about the war, And what they fought each other for.
Page 143 - My days among the Dead are past; Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old: My never-failing friends are they, With whom I converse day by day.
Page 235 - My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away; Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid: What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
Page 7 - But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child : for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
Page 208 - How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Page 450 - And everybody praised the Duke Who this great fight did win." " But what good came of it at last ? " Quoth little Peterkin. " Why, that I cannot tell," said he,
Page 213 - How beautiful is night ! A dewy freshness fills the silent air, No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain, Breaks the serene of heaven : In full-orbed glory yonder moon divine Rolls through the dark blue depths.