The Croppy: A Tale, Volume 2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1839 - Ireland |
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... pikemen , " loud in ribald mirth , as they pressed forward and gaped over each others ' shoulders , to view something held by the leader of their pillaging ; and 4 * THE CROPPY . 45 1 "This is the fellow-this is Brown,...
... pikemen , " loud in ribald mirth , as they pressed forward and gaped over each others ' shoulders , to view something held by the leader of their pillaging ; and 4 * THE CROPPY . 45 1 "This is the fellow-this is Brown,...
Page 73
... pikemen drawn up before the tower , whose weapons were but freed from one victim to be plunged into another , it was not merely a shout of triumph , but the more deadly yell of glutted vengeance , or malig- nity , which , drowning the ...
... pikemen drawn up before the tower , whose weapons were but freed from one victim to be plunged into another , it was not merely a shout of triumph , but the more deadly yell of glutted vengeance , or malig- nity , which , drowning the ...
Page 91
... pikemen wid the king's coats on us , " resumed Bill ; " curse o ' Cromwell on the day ! where is id comin ' so soon ? But bear a hand here , my hearties , an ' we'll whip chest an ' all away , hoize it on the cart in the yard , smash it ...
... pikemen wid the king's coats on us , " resumed Bill ; " curse o ' Cromwell on the day ! where is id comin ' so soon ? But bear a hand here , my hearties , an ' we'll whip chest an ' all away , hoize it on the cart in the yard , smash it ...
Page 96
... pikemen crossin ' the ridge , on their way to the croppies ' camp , I'm thinkin ' - jump down and hide here wid me ; if they meet us in our yeoman clothes , we're gone men . The two rascals stooped on hands and knees by the side of the ...
... pikemen crossin ' the ridge , on their way to the croppies ' camp , I'm thinkin ' - jump down and hide here wid me ; if they meet us in our yeoman clothes , we're gone men . The two rascals stooped on hands and knees by the side of the ...
Page 170
... pikemen yelled and raced after them ; Eliza gave a faint cry ; the rush , and the shout , and the explosion faded from her sense ; and she fell into Kitty Delouchery's arms . The insurgents drove the main force of the garrison out of ...
... pikemen yelled and raced after them ; Eliza gave a faint cry ; the rush , and the shout , and the explosion faded from her sense ; and she fell into Kitty Delouchery's arms . The insurgents drove the main force of the garrison out of ...
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