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The aged Viking had given Greenland to the world ; it was a natural am . bition to
desire to add to bis fame as a ' discoverer . But on his way to the vessel his horse
stumbled . Superstitious , as all men were in that day , he looked on this as an ...
The aged Viking had given Greenland to the world ; it was a natural am . bition to
desire to add to bis fame as a ' discoverer . But on his way to the vessel his horse
stumbled . Superstitious , as all men were in that day , he looked on this as an ...
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Stopping at Guilford , they showed their warrant to Mr . Leete , the deputy -
governor , and demanded horses for their journey , and aid and power to search
for and apprehend the fugitives . Deputy Leete had little heart for this task . He
knew ...
Stopping at Guilford , they showed their warrant to Mr . Leete , the deputy -
governor , and demanded horses for their journey , and aid and power to search
for and apprehend the fugitives . Deputy Leete had little heart for this task . He
knew ...
Página 76
As they sat beneath it they heard above them the hoof - beats of their pursuers '
horses on the bridge . The sleuth - hounds of the law passed on without
dreaming how nearly their victims had been within their reach . This was not the
only ...
As they sat beneath it they heard above them the hoof - beats of their pursuers '
horses on the bridge . The sleuth - hounds of the law passed on without
dreaming how nearly their victims had been within their reach . This was not the
only ...
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At the time fixed for their return , Washington found the snow falling so fast that he
decided to make his journey to Venango by canoe , the horses , which they had
used in the outward journey , being forwarded through the forest with their ...
At the time fixed for their return , Washington found the snow falling so fast that he
decided to make his journey to Venango by canoe , the horses , which they had
used in the outward journey , being forwarded through the forest with their ...
Página 104
The horses had preceded them , but had reached the fort in so pitiable a
condition as to render them hardly fit to carry the ... the French interpreter , clad in
Indian walk . ing - costume , proceeded on foot , the horses following with their
drivers .
The horses had preceded them , but had reached the fort in so pitiable a
condition as to render them hardly fit to carry the ... the French interpreter , clad in
Indian walk . ing - costume , proceeded on foot , the horses following with their
drivers .
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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 miles minutes morning moved never night officers once orders party passed patriot peril powers prisoners proved pushed Putnam quickly reached ready remained returned river road sail savages seemed seen sent ship shore side soon sound speed stood story stream success surprise taken tell told took track train turned vessel Washington whole wood York
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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 - 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 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 231 - Our tent the cypress tree; We know the forest round us, As seamen know the sea. We know its walls of thorny vines, Its glades of reedy grass, Its safe and silent islands Within the dark morass.
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 - You, in former days, set a silver basin before us, wherein there was the leg of a beaver, and desired all the nations to come and eat of it; to eat in peace and plenty, and not to be churlish to one another: and that if any such person should be found to be a disturber, I here lay down by the edge of the dish a rod, which you must scourge them...
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 153 - Two darling sons and a brother have I lost by savage hands, which have also taken from me forty valuable horses, and abundance of cattle. Many dark and sleepless nights have I been a companion for owls, separated from the cheerful society of men, scorched by the summer's sun, and pinched by the winter's cold — an instrument ordained to settle the wilderness.
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Historical Tales, the Romance of Reality: American |
| Autor | Charles Morris |
| Editor | J.B. Lippincott, 1893 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York |
| Digitalizado | 23 Ene. 2008 |
| Largo | 328 páginas |
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