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... uttering loud shouts of welcome , such as , in that day , greeted every band of new - comers ; and adding to the clamour of the reception a feu - de - joie , which they fired in honour of the numbers and martial appearance of the ...
... uttering loud shouts of welcome , such as , in that day , greeted every band of new - comers ; and adding to the clamour of the reception a feu - de - joie , which they fired in honour of the numbers and martial appearance of the ...
Page 58
... uttered by the young soldier with a deep and eager interest , until Roland by chance looking round , beheld her large eyes fastened upon him , with a wild , sorrowful look , of which , however , she herself seemed quite unconscious ...
... uttered by the young soldier with a deep and eager interest , until Roland by chance looking round , beheld her large eyes fastened upon him , with a wild , sorrowful look , of which , however , she herself seemed quite unconscious ...
Page 80
... uttering a whoop of anticipated tri- umph . " I've heerd of the brute , and ' tarnal death to me , but I'm his super - superior ! Show me the crittur , and let me fly ! Cock - a - doodle - doo ! " " Hurrah for Roaring Ralph Stackpole ...
... uttering a whoop of anticipated tri- umph . " I've heerd of the brute , and ' tarnal death to me , but I'm his super - superior ! Show me the crittur , and let me fly ! Cock - a - doodle - doo ! " " Hurrah for Roaring Ralph Stackpole ...
Page 91
... uttering a war - whoop ; " a fight , strannger , for the love of heaven ! " " Thee seeks it of the wrong person , " said Nathan ; " and I beg thee will get thee away . " . " What ! " said Stackpole , " ar'nt thee the Pennsylvanny war ...
... uttering a war - whoop ; " a fight , strannger , for the love of heaven ! " " Thee seeks it of the wrong person , " said Nathan ; " and I beg thee will get thee away . " . " What ! " said Stackpole , " ar'nt thee the Pennsylvanny war ...
Page 97
... uttered this hint , he left the captain of horse - thieves to digest it as he might , and stepped up to Nathan , who had seated himself on a stump , where , with his VOL . I. F skins at his side , his little dog and his NICK OF THE ...
... uttered this hint , he left the captain of horse - thieves to digest it as he might , and stepped up to Nathan , who had seated himself on a stump , where , with his VOL . I. F skins at his side , his little dog and his NICK OF THE ...
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