Braddock: A Story of the French and Indian WarsFunk & Wagnall's Company, 1893 - 470 pages |
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... heard ye not that piercing cry , Which shook the waves , and rent the sky ? E'en now , e'en now , on yon western shores , Weeps pale Despair , and writhing anguish roars . S AIL , ho ! " -DARWIN . The captain rushed upon deck ...
... heard ye not that piercing cry , Which shook the waves , and rent the sky ? E'en now , e'en now , on yon western shores , Weeps pale Despair , and writhing anguish roars . S AIL , ho ! " -DARWIN . The captain rushed upon deck ...
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... heard many stories of wild sea fights and thrilling adventures , and he longed to experience the strange sensations produced by the whistling of iron balls . His great - grandfather Philip Stevens ( or Philip Estevan , for he was a ...
... heard many stories of wild sea fights and thrilling adventures , and he longed to experience the strange sensations produced by the whistling of iron balls . His great - grandfather Philip Stevens ( or Philip Estevan , for he was a ...
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... heard from some other direction , which George Stevens at first thought came from their quarter - deck guns , but which proved to be the roar of the enemy's cannon . A strange noise , such as he had never heard before , next arrested ...
... heard from some other direction , which George Stevens at first thought came from their quarter - deck guns , but which proved to be the roar of the enemy's cannon . A strange noise , such as he had never heard before , next arrested ...
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... heard the order given to cease firing . As the dense clouds of smoke rolled away , the French flag was lowered , and the red cross with the British lion was mounted to its place . George grew faint and bewildered . He looked about for ...
... heard the order given to cease firing . As the dense clouds of smoke rolled away , the French flag was lowered , and the red cross with the British lion was mounted to its place . George grew faint and bewildered . He looked about for ...
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... heard in his slumber the wild uproar without , and it mingled with a dream of battle . Once more he was on the blood - stained deck of the Elizabeth . He was partially awakened and drew the bed- clothes over his head and shoulders ...
... heard in his slumber the wild uproar without , and it mingled with a dream of battle . Once more he was on the blood - stained deck of the Elizabeth . He was partially awakened and drew the bed- clothes over his head and shoulders ...
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