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children followed , and the whole of this unhappy party slept that night under the
wave . “ It is said , " continued the informer , “ that their spirits may still be seen of
a moonlight night , dancing in circles in yonder whirling place , where the water ...
children followed , and the whole of this unhappy party slept that night under the
wave . “ It is said , " continued the informer , “ that their spirits may still be seen of
a moonlight night , dancing in circles in yonder whirling place , where the water ...
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On the morning after our first night's watch , Colonel Shee took me aside , and
asked me what I thought of our situation . I could not but say , I thought it a very
discouraging one . He viewed it in the same light , he said ; and added , that if we
...
On the morning after our first night's watch , Colonel Shee took me aside , and
asked me what I thought of our situation . I could not but say , I thought it a very
discouraging one . He viewed it in the same light , he said ; and added , that if we
...
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About two o'clock , a cannon went off , apparently from one of our redoubts , “
piercing the night's dull ear , ” with a tremendous roar . If the explosion was within
our lines , the gun was probably discharged in the act of spiking it ; and it could ...
About two o'clock , a cannon went off , apparently from one of our redoubts , “
piercing the night's dull ear , ” with a tremendous roar . If the explosion was within
our lines , the gun was probably discharged in the act of spiking it ; and it could ...
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Next to the merit of avoiding a scrape in war , is that of a dexterous extrication
from it ; and in this view , the removal of so great a number of men , stated I think
at nine thousand , with cannon and stores , in one night , was , no doubt , a
masterly ...
Next to the merit of avoiding a scrape in war , is that of a dexterous extrication
from it ; and in this view , the removal of so great a number of men , stated I think
at nine thousand , with cannon and stores , in one night , was , no doubt , a
masterly ...
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... on soft sweet tones of music heard at night . The night - dews lay in the half
open'd flower , Like hopes that nestle in the youthful breast ; And ruffled by the
light airs of the hour , Awoke the pure lake from its glassy rest : Slow blending
with the ...
... on soft sweet tones of music heard at night . The night - dews lay in the half
open'd flower , Like hopes that nestle in the youthful breast ; And ruffled by the
light airs of the hour , Awoke the pure lake from its glassy rest : Slow blending
with the ...
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Philadelphia Book, Or, Specimens of Metropolitan Literature |
| Autor | Peter Stephen Du Ponceau |
| Editor | Key & Biddle, 1836 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 28 Feb. 2006 |
| Largo | 380 páginas |
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