The Croppy: A Tale, Volume 2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1839 - Ireland |
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... town , by the insurgents , was expected to take place before morning ; and there- fore all loyal men deemed it particularly expedient that Sir Thomas should die at an early period of the night , lest he might be rescued and prove an ...
... town , by the insurgents , was expected to take place before morning ; and there- fore all loyal men deemed it particularly expedient that Sir Thomas should die at an early period of the night , lest he might be rescued and prove an ...
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... the whirlwind through the little town , and , in less than an hour , pulled up before the house where that morning he had received ยท the hand of Eliza Hartley . CHAPTER IV . THE liberated bridegroom pulled up before Hartley 30 THE CROPPY .
... the whirlwind through the little town , and , in less than an hour , pulled up before the house where that morning he had received ยท the hand of Eliza Hartley . CHAPTER IV . THE liberated bridegroom pulled up before Hartley 30 THE CROPPY .
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... town , in the power of my enemies and her's ; I am spurring singly to brave them , and rescue her or fall in the attempt . " " Does your head go right , man ? " " Scarcely , scarcely ; but this must be attempted . " " Why , your servant ...
... town , in the power of my enemies and her's ; I am spurring singly to brave them , and rescue her or fall in the attempt . " " Does your head go right , man ? " " Scarcely , scarcely ; but this must be attempted . " " Why , your servant ...
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... town ; the other on the hill of Owlard , four miles to its east . Yesterday morning , the first position I'm telling you of , was approached by a force of yeomen cavalry ; and as the poor boys cannot yet be called much better than a mob ...
... town ; the other on the hill of Owlard , four miles to its east . Yesterday morning , the first position I'm telling you of , was approached by a force of yeomen cavalry ; and as the poor boys cannot yet be called much better than a mob ...
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... town lying so handy , only a few miles off . " " What have the victors since done ? " " First , a great deal of damage among the Orangemen , and the Orange houses , within their reach ; then they quitted Owlard , and encamped , as we ...
... town lying so handy , only a few miles off . " " What have the victors since done ? " " First , a great deal of damage among the Orangemen , and the Orange houses , within their reach ; then they quitted Owlard , and encamped , as we ...
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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