The story of Andreas Hofer the Sandwirth, Page 841883 - Tyrol (Austria) |
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... told me in Andreas Hofer's own ' land Tyrol , ' by those whose fathers and grandfathers knew and loved the Sandwirth ; and you must have patience with me if , as I write , scenes and * ' Sandwirth ' means ' Host of the Sand_Inn ...
... told me in Andreas Hofer's own ' land Tyrol , ' by those whose fathers and grandfathers knew and loved the Sandwirth ; and you must have patience with me if , as I write , scenes and * ' Sandwirth ' means ' Host of the Sand_Inn ...
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... told that they were now Bavarians , and the country was re - divided and re - named ; made , French - fashion , into departments - departments of the Inn , the Eisack and the Etsch , and in a few months ' time the use of their own ...
... told that they were now Bavarians , and the country was re - divided and re - named ; made , French - fashion , into departments - departments of the Inn , the Eisack and the Etsch , and in a few months ' time the use of their own ...
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... told of his slaying an enormous bear , and of his fighting and killing a great ' lamb - falcon , ' as the mighty birds are called , from their habit of seizing and carrying off lambs to feed their young . A victory over a lamb - falcon ...
... told of his slaying an enormous bear , and of his fighting and killing a great ' lamb - falcon , ' as the mighty birds are called , from their habit of seizing and carrying off lambs to feed their young . A victory over a lamb - falcon ...
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... had desecrated the Church vessels was , indeed , pulled down , but the man's life was spared ; and it is told how one of the peasants having possessed himself of the heavy iron gate of the dwelling 42 THE STORY OF ANDREAS HOFER .
... had desecrated the Church vessels was , indeed , pulled down , but the man's life was spared ; and it is told how one of the peasants having possessed himself of the heavy iron gate of the dwelling 42 THE STORY OF ANDREAS HOFER .
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... told by the priest of his village that it was sin to take other people's goods , he quietly carried it all the way back again . At Brixen there were scenes of greater violence . The persecutor Hofstetten , in terror of his life ...
... told by the priest of his village that it was sin to take other people's goods , he quietly carried it all the way back again . At Brixen there were scenes of greater violence . The persecutor Hofstetten , in terror of his life ...
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