The situation of the fugitives would have still been hazardous had not the area enlarged as the flame encircled them. But by advancing to the spot where the trapper had kindled the grass, they avoided the heat, and in a very few moments the flames began... The Prairie: A Tale - Page 340by James Fenimore Cooper - 1871 - 526 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1840 - 480 pages
...leaving the black and smoking soil far more naked than if the scythe had swept the place. The situation of the fugitives would have still been hazardous had...them. But by advancing to the spot where the trapper kindled the grass, they avoided the heat, and in a very few moments the flames began to recede in every... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1855 - 328 pages
...so easily ? Your gran'ther had a tougher skin. But we shall live to see ; we shall all live to see." trapper had kindled the grass, they avoided the heat, and in a very few moments the flames oegan to recede in every quarter, leaving them enveloped in a cloud of smoke, but perfectly safe from... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 592 pages
...leaving the black and smoking soil far more naked than if the scythe had swept the place. The situation of the fugitives would have still been hazardous had...the grass, they avoided the heat and in a very few momenta the flames began to recede in every quarter, leaving them enveloped in a cloud of smoke, but... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1856 - 494 pages
...leaving the black and smoking soil far more naked than if the scythe had swept the place. The situation of the fugitives would have still been hazardous had...the trapper had kindled the grass, they avoided the beat, and in a very few moments the flames began to recede in every quarter, leaving them enveloped... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1859 - 484 pages
...leaving the black and smoking soil far more naked than if the scythe had swept the place. The situation of the fugitives would have still been hazardous had...the torrent of fire that was still furiously rolling onwards. The spectators regarded the simple expedient of the trapper, with that species of wonder with... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1860 - 536 pages
...leaving the black and smoking soil far more naked than if the scythe had swept the place. The situation of the fugitives would have still been hazardous had...had kindled the grass, they avoided the heat, and ma very few moments the flames began to recede in every quarter, leaving them enveloped in a cloud... | |
| Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 392 pages
...leaving the black and smoking soil far more naked than if the scythe had swept the place. The situation of the fugitives would have still been hazardous,...very few moments the flames began to recede in every direction, leaving them enveloped in a cloud of smoke, but perfectly safe from the torrent of fire... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1872 - 476 pages
...leaving the black and smoking soil far more naked than if the scythe had swept the place. The situation of the fugitives would have still been hazardous had not the area enlarged as the name encircled them. But by advancing to the spot where the trapper had kindled the grass, they avoided... | |
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