New England Magazine (and Bay State Monthly), Volume 4New England Magazine Company, 1886 |
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Page 30
... fire in the hottest engagements of the eight years ' war . A respected citizen of the town recently told the writer that immediately after the battle of Bunker Hill , Caleb Parmenter , Thomas French , and Isaac Perry proceeded to Boston ...
... fire in the hottest engagements of the eight years ' war . A respected citizen of the town recently told the writer that immediately after the battle of Bunker Hill , Caleb Parmenter , Thomas French , and Isaac Perry proceeded to Boston ...
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... fire department are standing advertisements that the town looks carefully after the health and protection of its citizens and their homes . For many years the Farmers and Mechanics Associa- tion has held an autumnal town fair , where in ...
... fire department are standing advertisements that the town looks carefully after the health and protection of its citizens and their homes . For many years the Farmers and Mechanics Associa- tion has held an autumnal town fair , where in ...
Page 78
... fire was hottest in return , discovered Archdale standing in the most exposed position , watching and giving orders with an imper- turbable face . So the siege went on , with brave resistance on one side , and on the other with that ...
... fire was hottest in return , discovered Archdale standing in the most exposed position , watching and giving orders with an imper- turbable face . So the siege went on , with brave resistance on one side , and on the other with that ...
Page 81
... fire myself , and also the welfare of two volunteer nurses who are in great danger of letting their zeal outrun their strength . No , I am wrong ; I am in charge of only one nurse ; she takes care of the other . It is you whom the ...
... fire myself , and also the welfare of two volunteer nurses who are in great danger of letting their zeal outrun their strength . No , I am wrong ; I am in charge of only one nurse ; she takes care of the other . It is you whom the ...
Page 83
... fire twice , he rushed up to his opponent in a fury of pain , per- haps , and fired at close range . The man fell dead . I don't know how they tell the story in Portsmouth , but it's not worse than that , I suppose . " " It's something ...
... fire twice , he rushed up to his opponent in a fury of pain , per- haps , and fired at close range . The man fell dead . I don't know how they tell the story in Portsmouth , but it's not worse than that , I suppose . " " It's something ...
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