The Croppy: A Tale, Volume 2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1839 - Ireland |
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... scene de- scribed in the last chapter , indeed , in the maturity of the morning , during which part of it had occurred , all parties concerned arose from their couches , happily earnest in commencing preparations for the important event ...
... scene de- scribed in the last chapter , indeed , in the maturity of the morning , during which part of it had occurred , all parties concerned arose from their couches , happily earnest in commencing preparations for the important event ...
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... scene - appeared armed with sticks having nails at the ends , or even long rods mounted with pins ; the weapon of war being in their minds no more than a plaything . Shrill screams from female throats also joined the hoarser cry : but ...
... scene - appeared armed with sticks having nails at the ends , or even long rods mounted with pins ; the weapon of war being in their minds no more than a plaything . Shrill screams from female throats also joined the hoarser cry : but ...
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... scene for the better , exerted their tiny pipes too , and in mimic warfare tilted at each other with their mimic pikes , or , bestriding them , caracolled and galloped about in all the pride of cavaliers and warriors . In a short time ...
... scene for the better , exerted their tiny pipes too , and in mimic warfare tilted at each other with their mimic pikes , or , bestriding them , caracolled and galloped about in all the pride of cavaliers and warriors . In a short time ...
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... scene , that Kitty Delouchery , who had accepted Sir Thomas's offer of protection , assisted , as has been said , in distributing the peace - offering . The eyes of many moistened as , checking their own eagerness to partake of the ...
... scene , that Kitty Delouchery , who had accepted Sir Thomas's offer of protection , assisted , as has been said , in distributing the peace - offering . The eyes of many moistened as , checking their own eagerness to partake of the ...
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... scene whose eye remained uninfected with gentle moisture , and that was a lady of a certain age , who , to do her justice , vainly en- deavoured to squeeze out a tear , all the time that the sparkling orb would laugh against her will at ...
... scene whose eye remained uninfected with gentle moisture , and that was a lady of a certain age , who , to do her justice , vainly en- deavoured to squeeze out a tear , all the time that the sparkling orb would laugh against her will at ...
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afther amid amongst answered appeared arms Baronet Belinda Bill Nale body Captain Talbot castle character chest command continued County of Wexford court-martial cried Croppy daughter day-dawn death Delouchery Dick Redmond door dragoon Dunbrody Eliza Hartley enemy Enniscorthy Enniscorthy castle escaped eyes face fate father fear flung force greater number hand Hartley Court harum head heard heart hill honey pet honour hope horse husband insurgents Kitty Gow Knitter Lady Eleezabeth look Madam mercy mind Miss Alicia murder Nanny Nanny's Nelly never night Orangemen ould pause person pike pikemen poor present prison purty question rason revenge Ross round Rourke rude ruin rush scene scream seemed Shawn-a-Gow shout side silent Sir Thomas Hartley Sir William Judkin stood sure thought throng tion tone town trembling turn Vinegar Hill voice vols Wexford whispered wife woman words wretched yeomen young