The Spirit of the Old DominionShepherd & Pollard, 1827 - 293 sider |
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... ment of a series , the characters and plot of which will be confined exclusively to the State of Virginia . The succeeding numbers , it is expected , will be en- riched by designs furnished by a native artist : for the present and first ...
... ment of a series , the characters and plot of which will be confined exclusively to the State of Virginia . The succeeding numbers , it is expected , will be en- riched by designs furnished by a native artist : for the present and first ...
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... ment stood irresolute ; already those in pursuit were within a few paces , and the rattling of their steel scabbards and stirrups rung loud upon the ear . " If they don't hang you , " said the sergeant , " you may look out for rescue ...
... ment stood irresolute ; already those in pursuit were within a few paces , and the rattling of their steel scabbards and stirrups rung loud upon the ear . " If they don't hang you , " said the sergeant , " you may look out for rescue ...
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... ment , and slowly returned his sword into the scab- bard , whilst his countenance , from the demoniac rage by which it had been distorted , subsided into a calm though severe expression . His party , who seemed mechanically THE ...
... ment , and slowly returned his sword into the scab- bard , whilst his countenance , from the demoniac rage by which it had been distorted , subsided into a calm though severe expression . His party , who seemed mechanically THE ...
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... ment of his comrade , Fighting Tom , the sergeant ; but the many chances to operate against his finding where he was concealed , rendered all hopes from that quarter desperate . The lieutenant pointed to a heap of straw in the corner ...
... ment of his comrade , Fighting Tom , the sergeant ; but the many chances to operate against his finding where he was concealed , rendered all hopes from that quarter desperate . The lieutenant pointed to a heap of straw in the corner ...
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... ment , and gazed in admiration upon the man whose gallantry and prudence , whose profound knowledge of warfare and aptitude to embrace advantages , had so long sustained the spirit of resistance in the South . " This is the gentleman ...
... ment , and gazed in admiration upon the man whose gallantry and prudence , whose profound knowledge of warfare and aptitude to embrace advantages , had so long sustained the spirit of resistance in the South . " This is the gentleman ...
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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.