Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 3R.H. Whitten Company, 1906 |
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... sent to Spain to become a priest . Here , by accident , he met a beautiful Huguenot , Hortense De Barre , with whom he fell in love . His subsequent struggles with his conscience , his many adventures in the West Indies and in Florida ...
... sent to Spain to become a priest . Here , by accident , he met a beautiful Huguenot , Hortense De Barre , with whom he fell in love . His subsequent struggles with his conscience , his many adventures in the West Indies and in Florida ...
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... sent to select a location and build houses . " A look of disappointment came over the pretty face and a sigh escaped her lips . Coligni noted her anxiety to leave France . " Don't despair , child , " he added , “ you shall suffer no ...
... sent to select a location and build houses . " A look of disappointment came over the pretty face and a sigh escaped her lips . Coligni noted her anxiety to leave France . " Don't despair , child , " he added , “ you shall suffer no ...
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... sent streams of liquid fire over the awful scene . " The ship cannot live through the night , " Fran- cisco heard the captain declare . The bowsprit , having lost its stays and rigging , and being too heavy in itself , swayed to and fro ...
... sent streams of liquid fire over the awful scene . " The ship cannot live through the night , " Fran- cisco heard the captain declare . The bowsprit , having lost its stays and rigging , and being too heavy in itself , swayed to and fro ...
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... sent its awful message thundering across the waters to the black shores . One long - continued flash revealed low - lying lands with hills far in the background , a sandy beach in the fore and a small hamlet not half a mile from the ...
... sent its awful message thundering across the waters to the black shores . One long - continued flash revealed low - lying lands with hills far in the background , a sandy beach in the fore and a small hamlet not half a mile from the ...
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... sent to America as soon as practicable , placed her with some friends powerful enough to protect her from both Romanists and Gyrot . Since her meeting with Francisco Estevan the girl was overwhelmed with woe . ing eyes seemed ever ...
... sent to America as soon as practicable , placed her with some friends powerful enough to protect her from both Romanists and Gyrot . Since her meeting with Francisco Estevan the girl was overwhelmed with woe . ing eyes seemed ever ...
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