Braddock: A Story of the French and Indian WarsFunk & Wagnall's Company, 1893 - 470 pages |
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Page 11
... seen emerging from the clouds about the privateer , and the boarders and marines were hurried forward . The two vessels came together with a crash , and guns were dis- charged at such close range that the muzzles passed each other ...
... seen emerging from the clouds about the privateer , and the boarders and marines were hurried forward . The two vessels came together with a crash , and guns were dis- charged at such close range that the muzzles passed each other ...
Page 12
... seen him since the attack began . All of a sudden he felt a twinge of pain in his right side . He had been wounded in the affray ; but in the excitement he had not noticed it . Now the reaction was overwhelming . " Elmer ! Elmer ! " he ...
... seen him since the attack began . All of a sudden he felt a twinge of pain in his right side . He had been wounded in the affray ; but in the excitement he had not noticed it . Now the reaction was overwhelming . " Elmer ! Elmer ! " he ...
Page 41
... seen it before ? Closing her eyes to outward objects , her memory recalled a bright dream of the night , before , in which this face had appeared to her in a most extraordinary light , bright as the sun , while on her sleeping senses ...
... seen it before ? Closing her eyes to outward objects , her memory recalled a bright dream of the night , before , in which this face had appeared to her in a most extraordinary light , bright as the sun , while on her sleeping senses ...
Page 45
... seen that beautiful spirit before , for , like a messenger of peace and hope , it had hovered about him , until he instinctively felt that a better life was in store for him . The sweet voice of this fair being addressed him , saying ...
... seen that beautiful spirit before , for , like a messenger of peace and hope , it had hovered about him , until he instinctively felt that a better life was in store for him . The sweet voice of this fair being addressed him , saying ...
Page 49
... seen at Caughnawaga , near Montreal , and then came an uncertain report that he was dead . How such reports get started or become verified , it is difficult to tell ; but the story was believed , especially as nothing was heard of the ...
... seen at Caughnawaga , near Montreal , and then came an uncertain report that he was dead . How such reports get started or become verified , it is difficult to tell ; but the story was believed , especially as nothing was heard of the ...
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