The Ridgefield Tavern: A Romance of Sarah Bishop, Hermitess, During the American Revolution |
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Page 111
... condition to repel an attack , much less to engage one , they tried with renewed exertions to hasten onward , the news of the approach of the enemy sobering many more effectually than any- thing else could do . Their straggling , uneven ...
... condition to repel an attack , much less to engage one , they tried with renewed exertions to hasten onward , the news of the approach of the enemy sobering many more effectually than any- thing else could do . Their straggling , uneven ...
Page 112
... condition to defend themselves , much less be the aggressor , and their poor besotted minds and disordered vision made the danger seem greater , and that their lives might pay the forfeit of their gluttony . Under constant and never ...
... condition to defend themselves , much less be the aggressor , and their poor besotted minds and disordered vision made the danger seem greater , and that their lives might pay the forfeit of their gluttony . Under constant and never ...
Page 113
... condition . Why in hades did I not restrain my men in their mad course last night ? " " I am afraid , General , we are not able to encounter a very large or well disciplined force just at present , " said Colonel Morrell . " I should ...
... condition . Why in hades did I not restrain my men in their mad course last night ? " " I am afraid , General , we are not able to encounter a very large or well disciplined force just at present , " said Colonel Morrell . " I should ...
Page 116
... condition . His condition did not improve . Lingering for a few days , without much pain , conscious to the last and surrounded by his family , he expired . CHAPTER XIII . The Approach of the British - Colonel 116 The Ridgefield Tavern.
... condition . His condition did not improve . Lingering for a few days , without much pain , conscious to the last and surrounded by his family , he expired . CHAPTER XIII . The Approach of the British - Colonel 116 The Ridgefield Tavern.
Page 127
... condition of his men , from last night's excesses , that they were no match for the alert , steady marksmanship of the patriots and who were provoked to the point of exasperation . Wooster at this point ( cross roads ) had come upon the ...
... condition of his men , from last night's excesses , that they were no match for the alert , steady marksmanship of the patriots and who were provoked to the point of exasperation . Wooster at this point ( cross roads ) had come upon the ...
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Page 217 - ... the world recedes it disappears heaven opens on my eyes my ears with sounds seraphic ring lend lend your wings i mount i fly o grave where is thy victory o death where is thy sting.
Page 227 - Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home, Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene, — one step enough for me.
Page 61 - Their palaces were houses not made with hands, their diadems crowns of glory which should never fade away. On the rich and the eloquent, on nobles and priests, they looked down with contempt; for they esteemed themselves rich in a more precious treasure, and eloquent in a more sublime language, nobles by the right of an earlier creation, and priests by the imposition of a mightier hand.
Page 100 - is of so delicate a nature, that I will not even undertake to advise. Your own feelings must be your guide. As no particular charge is alleged against you, I do not see upon what grounds you can demand a court of inquiry.
Page 223 - I WALK down the Valley of Silence — Down the dim, voiceless valley — alone! And I hear not the fall of a footstep Around me, save God's and my own; And the hush of my heart is as holy As hovers where angels have flown! Long ago was I weary of voices Whose music my heart could not win; Long ago was I weary of noises That fretted my soul with their din; Long ago was I weary of places Where I met but the human— and sin.
Page 99 - Congress undoubtedly have a right of promoting those whom, from their abilities, and their long and arduous services, they esteem most deserving. Their promoting junior officers to the rank of major-generals, I view aa a very civil way of requesting my resignation, as unqualified for the office I hold.
Page 51 - In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
Page 173 - Is it, in heaven, a crime to love too well ? To bear too tender, or too firm a heart, To act a Lover's or a Roman's part ? Is there no bright reversion in the sky, For those who greatly think, or bravely die...
Page 160 - ... trees in summer yield him shade. In winter fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away. In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound sleep by night; study and ease, Together mixt; sweet recreation: And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
Page 61 - The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling providence, they habitually ascribed every event to the -will of the Great Being, for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know him, to serve him, to enjoy him, was with them the great end of existence. They rejected with contempt the ceremonious homage...