Taken Alive: And Other Stories : with an AutobiographyDodd, Mead,, 1889 - 375 pages |
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... fire in the brilliant sunshine . In the afternoon it became evident that there was a body of troops before us . Who or what they were was at first un- known , and for a time the impression prevailed that we should have to cut our way ...
... fire in the brilliant sunshine . In the afternoon it became evident that there was a body of troops before us . Who or what they were was at first un- known , and for a time the impression prevailed that we should have to cut our way ...
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... fire , while scores of dying men laid bare to me their hearts . I at least know the nature that exists in the human breast . It may be inartistic , or my use of it all wrong . That is a question which time will decide , and I shall ...
... fire , while scores of dying men laid bare to me their hearts . I at least know the nature that exists in the human breast . It may be inartistic , or my use of it all wrong . That is a question which time will decide , and I shall ...
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... fire would be well hidden . Having marked the place care- fully with his eye and obtained his bearings , he led his horse back to the stream and reached the unfrequented road again without being observed . His next task was to discover ...
... fire would be well hidden . Having marked the place care- fully with his eye and obtained his bearings , he led his horse back to the stream and reached the unfrequented road again without being observed . His next task was to discover ...
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... fire over a powder magazine . Now that I know you better , I hate to think of the risk that you are taking . It has troubled me terribly all day . I feel as if we were on the eve of a tragedy . You had better leave quietly in the ...
... fire over a powder magazine . Now that I know you better , I hate to think of the risk that you are taking . It has troubled me terribly all day . I feel as if we were on the eve of a tragedy . You had better leave quietly in the ...
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... fire gave all the comfort his hardy frame required , as he reposed on his couch of pine - needles . Early in the afternoon he fed his horse , took a hearty meal himself , and concealed the remaining store so that no wild creatures could ...
... fire gave all the comfort his hardy frame required , as he reposed on his couch of pine - needles . Early in the afternoon he fed his horse , took a hearty meal himself , and concealed the remaining store so that no wild creatures could ...
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