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alarm American answer appeared approached armed army battle boat British brought called camp Captain close coming command crew danger daring death enemy engine England escape eyes face failed feet fell fire flight foes followed force forest fort fortune forward French fugitives gave give given ground guns hands head hope horse hour hundred Indians island joined journey knew lake land leaving length looked Merrimac miles minutes morning moved never night officers once orders party passed patriot peril powers prisoners proved pushed quickly reached ready remained returned river road sail savages seemed seen sent ship shore side soon sound speed stood stopped story stream success surprise taken tell told took track train turned vessel Washington whole wood
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Página 95 - Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father ; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.
Página 94 - I have been the more particular in this description of my journey, and shall be so of my first entry into that city, that you may in your mind compare such unlikely beginnings with the figure I have since made there.
Página 232 - Well knows the fair and friendly moon The band that Marion leads,— The glitter of their rifles, The scampering of their steeds.
Página 95 - Street wharf, near the boat I came in, to which I went for a draught of the river water; and being filled with one of my rolls, gave the other two to a woman and her child that came down the river in the boat with us, and were waiting to go farther.
Página 88 - Drum, drum, I say,' and turning to his excellency, said, 'If I am interrupted again I will make the sun shine through you in a moment.
Página 94 - I was in my working dress, my best clothes being to come round by sea. I was dirty from my journey; my pockets were stuffed out with shirts and stockings, and I knew no soul nor where to look for lodging.
Página 100 - But the Great Being above allowed it to be a place of residence for us ; so, fathers, I desire you to withdraw, as I have done our brothers the English ; for I will keep you at arm's length.
Página 258 - I can make it go round the world," said Morse to his fellow-passengers, his imagination expanding in the ardor of his new idea. " Well, captain," he said, with a laugh, on leaving the ship, " should you hear of the telegraph one of these days as the wonder of the world, remembe'" that the discovery was made on board the good ship Sully.
Página 95 - Thus refreshed, I walked again up the street, which by this time had many clean-dressed people in it, who were all walking the same way. I joined them, and thereby was led into the great meeting-house of the Quakers near the market...
Página 90 - I set out however in a boat for Amboy, leaving my chest and things to follow me round by sea. In crossing the bay, we met with a squall that tore our rotten sails to pieces, prevented our getting into the Kill, and drove us upon Long Island.
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Historical Tales: The Romance of Reality, Volumen1 |
| Autor | Charles Morris |
| Editor | J.B. Lippincott, 1893 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 3 Abr. 2008 |
| Largo | 319 páginas |
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