The Mysterious Freebooter: Or, The Days of Queen Bess. A Romance ...Printed at the Minerva Press, for Lane, Newman, and Company, 1806 |
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... were repeatedly driven back , by the skilful use made by the English soldiers of their fire - arms ; but although frequently repulsed , they re- B 4 turned , turned , with the violence of wolves , to the MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER . 17.
... were repeatedly driven back , by the skilful use made by the English soldiers of their fire - arms ; but although frequently repulsed , they re- B 4 turned , turned , with the violence of wolves , to the MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER . 17.
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... turned , with the violence of wolves , to the attack ; and the party of De Mow- bray had still gained but little progress towards the mouth of the valley . For a time , the effects of steady disci- pline and regular tactics prevailed ...
... turned , with the violence of wolves , to the attack ; and the party of De Mow- bray had still gained but little progress towards the mouth of the valley . For a time , the effects of steady disci- pline and regular tactics prevailed ...
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... turned his eyes the way the leader's hand was extended , and per- ceived , on the top of a craggy moun- tain , less elevated than the rest which fenced in the valley , a man of extraor dinary bulk and height , clad in the Highland ...
... turned his eyes the way the leader's hand was extended , and per- ceived , on the top of a craggy moun- tain , less elevated than the rest which fenced in the valley , a man of extraor dinary bulk and height , clad in the Highland ...
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... turned to a small figure , in the attire of his own soldiery , which was hanging on the arm of Allanrod , and which , though its coun- tenance was turned from him , he could : not hesitate to decide the treacherous Donald . The Baron's ...
... turned to a small figure , in the attire of his own soldiery , which was hanging on the arm of Allanrod , and which , though its coun- tenance was turned from him , he could : not hesitate to decide the treacherous Donald . The Baron's ...
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... turned to seek relief on the opposite side of the road ; and here it no sooner rested , than it shuddered at the sight of a deep gulf , from which there was neither natural nor artificial protection , and which appeared expressly ...
... turned to seek relief on the opposite side of the road ; and here it no sooner rested , than it shuddered at the sight of a deep gulf , from which there was neither natural nor artificial protection , and which appeared expressly ...
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The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
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Page 160 - But that I am forbid To tell the secrets of my prison-house, I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul...
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