The Croppy: A Tale, Volume 2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1839 - Ireland |
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... character ; amid the burning of dwellings by either party , the shedding of blood , the mad shout of popular frenzy , and the screams of terrified fugitives , -Sir Thomas Hart- ley , having once decided to bestow his daughter on Sir ...
... character ; amid the burning of dwellings by either party , the shedding of blood , the mad shout of popular frenzy , and the screams of terrified fugitives , -Sir Thomas Hart- ley , having once decided to bestow his daughter on Sir ...
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... character of " a well - spoken man , " took a foremost part in public proceedings , so long as strife was only talked of ; but now that the furious people resolved on a sanguinary struggle with their opponents , the little man's ...
... character of " a well - spoken man , " took a foremost part in public proceedings , so long as strife was only talked of ; but now that the furious people resolved on a sanguinary struggle with their opponents , the little man's ...
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... character of bride and wife ? Come ! " he went on , in a hearty tone , as servants , obeying his previous orders , appeared with wine , spirits , and refreshments - and one of the attendants was Kitty Delouchery : - " come , neighbours ...
... character of bride and wife ? Come ! " he went on , in a hearty tone , as servants , obeying his previous orders , appeared with wine , spirits , and refreshments - and one of the attendants was Kitty Delouchery : - " come , neighbours ...
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... character he must soon assume . Tender and touching is the solemnity of a marriage ceremony . We have never beheld but one of the fair principals of such a scene whose eye remained uninfected with gentle moisture , and that was a lady ...
... character he must soon assume . Tender and touching is the solemnity of a marriage ceremony . We have never beheld but one of the fair principals of such a scene whose eye remained uninfected with gentle moisture , and that was a lady ...
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... character of modern appropriation and care , sin- gularly contrasts with its former state of lonely dilapidation , and even with the antique ruggedness that still clothes its walls . Large windows invite a broader flood of day into well ...
... character of modern appropriation and care , sin- gularly contrasts with its former state of lonely dilapidation , and even with the antique ruggedness that still clothes its walls . Large windows invite a broader flood of day into well ...
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