Blanche of Brandywine: Or, September the Eleventh, 1777. A Romance, Combining the Poetry, Legend, and History of the Battle of BrandywineG. B. Zieber & Company, 1846 - 343 pages |
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... blood ran down . His withered flesh , was all one mass of gore . As the ser- vant struck him , with the dripping cord , he called on God for mercy , murmuring a terrible confession of broken vows , innocence betrayed , and holy rites ...
... blood ran down . His withered flesh , was all one mass of gore . As the ser- vant struck him , with the dripping cord , he called on God for mercy , murmuring a terrible confession of broken vows , innocence betrayed , and holy rites ...
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... with proposals of dishonor he knelt to me ; and , as he knelt , the blood of my race throbbed in my temples and 4 THE EXILE AND THE MAIDEN - NORMAN FRAZIER , ETC. 25 fain persuade friend Howe to refrain from bringing war into ...
... with proposals of dishonor he knelt to me ; and , as he knelt , the blood of my race throbbed in my temples and 4 THE EXILE AND THE MAIDEN - NORMAN FRAZIER , ETC. 25 fain persuade friend Howe to refrain from bringing war into ...
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... blood of my race throbbed in my temples and fired in my veins ! He knelt to me as the proud lord , offering homage to the nameless girl . " " He crept from thee , as the thing of shame ever skulks from the face of a virtuous thought ...
... blood of my race throbbed in my temples and fired in my veins ! He knelt to me as the proud lord , offering homage to the nameless girl . " " He crept from thee , as the thing of shame ever skulks from the face of a virtuous thought ...
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... blood dyed and crimsoned his native hearth . Two brothers were strewn along the quiet garden walks --- their limbs hewn and hacked , and their faces carved with the sword - cut and the dagger - thrust ! THE EXILE AND THE MAIDEN - NORMAN ...
... blood dyed and crimsoned his native hearth . Two brothers were strewn along the quiet garden walks --- their limbs hewn and hacked , and their faces carved with the sword - cut and the dagger - thrust ! THE EXILE AND THE MAIDEN - NORMAN ...
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... blood - hounds thirsting for their prey - but on and on he sped , while closer and closer to his breast he pressed ... blood ? The banner of the Englisher had floated in the air -where did it ever float without the scent of blood ? And ...
... blood - hounds thirsting for their prey - but on and on he sped , while closer and closer to his breast he pressed ... blood ? The banner of the Englisher had floated in the air -where did it ever float without the scent of blood ? And ...
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Page 286 - These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
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