The Spirit of the Old DominionShepherd & Pollard, 1827 - 293 sider |
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Side 6
... loud , bold cry of freedom and vic- tory , was hushed into the most abject whisper of sub- mission . But , the scene suddenly changed and the star of the south again shone with doubly reflected brilliancy . Ferguson with the flower of ...
... loud , bold cry of freedom and vic- tory , was hushed into the most abject whisper of sub- mission . But , the scene suddenly changed and the star of the south again shone with doubly reflected brilliancy . Ferguson with the flower of ...
Side 15
... loud upon the ear . " If they don't hang you , " said the sergeant , " you may look out for rescue before to - morrow morning . " - So saying , he grasped the packet and dashed off with the swiftness of the wind ; his large red cloak ...
... loud upon the ear . " If they don't hang you , " said the sergeant , " you may look out for rescue before to - morrow morning . " - So saying , he grasped the packet and dashed off with the swiftness of the wind ; his large red cloak ...
Side 17
... loud halloo , it was responded by a deep , guttural voice within . The door opened , and a man made his appearance , whose haggard , sun- burnt features , upon sight of the leader , contracted into a grin truly demoniac . " Ah ...
... loud halloo , it was responded by a deep , guttural voice within . The door opened , and a man made his appearance , whose haggard , sun- burnt features , upon sight of the leader , contracted into a grin truly demoniac . " Ah ...
Side 21
... loud scream , threw herself be- tween the body of Jarvis and those who were pre- paring to slaughter him . She fell upon her knees before the Colonel , and in an attitude of earnest sup- plication , with tones of the most melting sorrow ...
... loud scream , threw herself be- tween the body of Jarvis and those who were pre- paring to slaughter him . She fell upon her knees before the Colonel , and in an attitude of earnest sup- plication , with tones of the most melting sorrow ...
Side 28
... loud shouts of a troop at the door , rung through the house , and in a moment the front door was burst open . The door of his cell was rapidly closed and locked , and the clashing of sabres , with the firing of a volley of pistol ...
... loud shouts of a troop at the door , rung through the house , and in a moment the front door was burst open . The door of his cell was rapidly closed and locked , and the clashing of sabres , with the firing of a volley of pistol ...
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appearance army Arnold awaiting Bacon battle of Trenton beloved beneath Benedict Arnold body bosom burst Carle Carmine cause Cavalier Champ Colonel Pyle commander commenced cottage countenance death deep desperate door Drumhead earth Edgar enemy enemy's escape excited exclaimed face faithful band fate father feelings fellow fire Flint Mills Flora Fosdyck gallant gave gazed glow Governor hand Haw river head heard heart honour horse horses hoofs hour Insurgent Chief Jamestown Jarvis Kanawha river lady Lee's legion legion length looked loud ment miserable morning Nathaniel Bacon neighbourhood never night officer once party Peaks of Otter prisoners rapidly rendered replied retired river scene seemed sergeant Sir William Berkeley slowly song soon sorrow spirit spot strange stranger sunk sword Tarleton Templeton Thornhill thought tink tion tone Tory traitor troops uncle Virginia voice whole wild young Mountaineer
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Side 249 - O Woman ! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!
Side 293 - Oh for a tongue to curse the slave, Whose treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts them in their hour of might...
Side 293 - Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the lips ! His country's curse, his children's shame. Outcast of virtue, peace, and fame. May he, at last, with lips of flame On the parch'd desert thirsting die, — While lakes that shone in mockery nigh...
Side 293 - Be drugg'd with treacheries to the brim, — With hopes, that but allure to fly, With joys, that vanish while he sips, Like Dead- Sea fruits, that tempt the eye, But turn to ashes on the lips...
Side 64 - BALQUHITHER. LET us go, lassie, go, To the braes o' Balquhither, Where the blaeberries grow 'Mang the bonnie Highland heather ; Where the deer and the rae, Lightly bounding together, Sport the lang summer day On the braes o
Side 65 - I'll cover it o'er Wi' the flowers o' the mountain ; I will range through the wilds, And the deep glens sae dreary, And return wi" their spoils To the bower o' my dearie. When the rude wintry win...
Side 70 - But she'll plague you, and vex you, Distract and perplex you ; False-hearted and ranging, Unsettled and changing, What then do you think, she is like ? Like a sand ? like a rock ? Like a wheel ? like a clock ? Ay, a clock that is always at strike.
Side 92 - Which like a pestilence sweeps the lower sky, Dreaded by every orb and planet nigh. This hath my father heard. Oh ! Marcian, He is a worldly and a cruel man, And made me once a victim ; but again It shall not be. I have had too much of pain, Too much for such short hours as life affords, And I would fain from out the golden hoards Of joy, pluck Some fair ornament, at last, To gild my life with — but my life hath past.
Side 293 - ... Outcast of virtue, peace, and fame. May he, at last, with lips of flame On the parch'd desert thirsting die, — While lakes that shone in mockery nigh Are fading off...
Side 64 - twas wild and grand, The praise of hearts that scorn the world's control, Disdaining all but Love's delicious band, The chain of gold and flowers, the tie of soul.