Legends of the American Revolution: Or, Washington and His GeneralsT. B. Peterson, 1847 - 514 頁 |
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... scene was full of the spirit of desolation , steeped in death , and crimsoned in blood . The green lawn with the soil turned up by the cannon wheels , by the tramp of war steeds , by the rush of the foemen - was all heaped with ghastly ...
... scene was full of the spirit of desolation , steeped in death , and crimsoned in blood . The green lawn with the soil turned up by the cannon wheels , by the tramp of war steeds , by the rush of the foemen - was all heaped with ghastly ...
第 25 頁
... scene was full of strange and startling interest . The roofs of the State House arose clearly in the autumn air , each peak and cornice , each gable - end and corner , shown in ful and distinct outline , with the trees of Independence ...
... scene was full of strange and startling interest . The roofs of the State House arose clearly in the autumn air , each peak and cornice , each gable - end and corner , shown in ful and distinct outline , with the trees of Independence ...
第 32 頁
... scene of terrible contest with sword , and ball , and bayonet ; when the roof will smoke with the lodged cannon ball , when the windows will send their volumes of flame across the lawn , when all around will be mist and gloom ...
... scene of terrible contest with sword , and ball , and bayonet ; when the roof will smoke with the lodged cannon ball , when the windows will send their volumes of flame across the lawn , when all around will be mist and gloom ...
第 37 頁
... scene of their late carousal by the fire , they rush and seize their arms - but in vain ! A blaze streams in every window , soldier after soldier falls heavily to the floor , the picket guard are with , the Dead Sentinel . Allen's house ...
... scene of their late carousal by the fire , they rush and seize their arms - but in vain ! A blaze streams in every window , soldier after soldier falls heavily to the floor , the picket guard are with , the Dead Sentinel . Allen's house ...
第 40 頁
... scene . The never - ceasing clang of sword against sword , the low muttered shriek of the fallen , vainly trying to stop the flow of blood , the wild yell of the soldier , gazing madly round as he receives his death wound , the shout of ...
... scene . The never - ceasing clang of sword against sword , the low muttered shriek of the fallen , vainly trying to stop the flow of blood , the wild yell of the soldier , gazing madly round as he receives his death wound , the shout of ...
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第 241 頁 - Let the names of Whig and Tory be extinct; and let none other be heard among us, than those of a good citizen, an open and resolute friend, and a virtuous supporter of the RIGHTS of MANKIND and of the FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES OF AMERICA.
第 114 頁 - Ha, Ha!" And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
第 241 頁 - These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
第 294 頁 - And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying. Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
第 139 頁 - I know you young men are all in love with Mrs. Arnold, and wish to get where she is as soon as possible. You may go and take breakfast with her, and tell her not to wait for me. I must ride down and examine the redoubts on this side of the river, and will be there in a short time.
第 241 頁 - I rejected the hardened, sullen-tempered Pharaoh of England for ever; and disdain the wretch, that with the pretended title of FATHER OF HIS PEOPLE can unfeelingly hear of their slaughter, and composedly sleep with their blood upon his soul.
第 169 頁 - ... war : there, in his royal halls, sits George of England, bewailing, in his idiotic voice, the loss of his colonies ! And here am I ! — I who was the first to raise the flag of freedom, the first to strike a blow against that king, — here am I, dying ! oh, dying like a dog!
第 114 頁 - The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength : He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; Neither turneth he back from the sword.
第 258 頁 - We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest men to live in.
第 257 頁 - We have it in our power to begin the world over again. A situation, similar to the present, hath not happened since the days of Noah until now. The birth-day of a new world is at hand, and a race of men, perhaps as numerous as all Europe contains, are to receive their portion of freedom from the events of a few months.