The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757Stringer & Townsend, 1854 - 272 pages |
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... followed the lumbering vehicles that bore the baggage ; and before the gray light of the morning was mellowed by the rays of the rising sun , the main body of the combatants wheeled into column , and left the encampment with a show of ...
... followed the lumbering vehicles that bore the baggage ; and before the gray light of the morning was mellowed by the rays of the rising sun , the main body of the combatants wheeled into column , and left the encampment with a show of ...
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... followed by their train , towards the northern entrance of the encampment . As they traversed that short distance , not a voice was heard amongst them ; but a slight exclamation proceeded from the younger THE MOHICANS . 21.
... followed by their train , towards the northern entrance of the encampment . As they traversed that short distance , not a voice was heard amongst them ; but a slight exclamation proceeded from the younger THE MOHICANS . 21.
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... followed the easy motions of the savage . The tresses of this lady were shining and black , like the plu mage of the raven . Her complexion was not . brown , but it rather appeared charged with the colour of the rich blood , that seemed ...
... followed the easy motions of the savage . The tresses of this lady were shining and black , like the plu mage of the raven . Her complexion was not . brown , but it rather appeared charged with the colour of the rich blood , that seemed ...
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... followed the tardy movements of the column ; and , by consequence , more agreeably . " " " I like him not , " said the lady , shuddering . partly in assumed , yet more in real terror . " You know him , Duncan , or you would not trust ...
... followed the tardy movements of the column ; and , by consequence , more agreeably . " " " I like him not , " said the lady , shuddering . partly in assumed , yet more in real terror . " You know him , Duncan , or you would not trust ...
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... followed the route of the column ; a measure , - which Heyward stated , had been dictated by the sagacity of their guide , in order to diminish the marks of their trail , if , haply , the Canadian sava- ges should be lurking so far in ...
... followed the route of the column ; a measure , - which Heyward stated , had been dictated by the sagacity of their guide , in order to diminish the marks of their trail , if , haply , the Canadian sava- ges should be lurking so far in ...
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Page 19 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men.
Page 242 - They fought, like brave men, long and well ; They piled that ground with Moslem slain; They conquered— but Bozzaris fell, Bleeding at every vein. His few surviving comrades saw His smile when rang their proud hurrah, And the red field was won; Then saw in death his eyelids close, Calmly, as to a night's repose, Like flowers at set of sun.
Page 86 - Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries No more I weep. They do not sleep. On yonder cliffs, a grisly band, I see them sit, they linger yet, Avengers of their native land : With me in dreadful harmony they join, And weave with bloody hands the tissue of thy line.
Page ii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 42 - Where are the blossoms of those summers! - fallen, one by one; so all of my family departed, each in his turn, to the land of spirits. I am on the hilltop and must go down into the valley; and when Uncas follows in my footsteps there will no longer be any of the blood of the Sagamores, for my boy is the last of the Mohicans.
Page 222 - Nor vows unpaid, nor slighted sacrifice, But he, our chief, provoked the raging pest, Apollo's vengeance for his injured priest, Nor will the god's awaken'd fury cease, But plagues shall spread, and funeral fires increase, Till the great king, without a ransom paid, To her own Chrysa send the black-eyed maid. Perhaps, with added sacrifice and prayer, The priest may pardon, and the god may spare.
Page 91 - Even the children would not be excluded ; but boys, little able to wield the instruments, tore the tomahawks from the belts of their fathers and stole into the ranks, apt imitators of the savage traits exhibited by their parents. Large piles of brush lay scattered about the clearing, and a wary and aged squaw was occupied in firing as many as might serve to light the coming exhibition.
Page 43 - I have been on their trail," replied the young Indian, " and know that they number as many as the fingers of my two hands ; but they lie hid like cowards." "The thieves are out-lying for scalps and plunder!
Page 35 - Before these fields were shorn and tilled, Full to the brim our rivers flowed ; The melody of waters filled The fresh and boundless wood ; And torrents dashed and rivulets played, And fountains spouted in the shade.
Page 97 - Uncas by the arm, and led him towards the door of the council lodge. Thither all the chiefs, and most of the distinguished warriors, followed; among whom the anxious Heyward found means to enter without attracting any dangerous attention to himself. A few minutes were consumed in disposing of those present in a manner suitable to their rank and influence in the tribe.