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" became hidden, and "Death" alone was visible. His banner it might indeed well appear to be — drooping, in appropriate listlessness, as it flaunted the name of the destroyer above the havoc he had made. For, just below the base of the tower the rocks... "
The Croppy, a tale, by the authors of 'The O'Hara tales' [really M. Banim ... - Page 285
by O'Hara family pseud - 1865
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The Croppy: A Tale of the Irish Rebellion of L798

John Banim - 1865 - 450 pages
...rocks and th^ burnt grass were reddened, and lifeless bodies, frightfully gashed, lay here and ther,', some fully to be seen, others partly concealed by the stunted furze and shrubs. Sir William still toile;! upward. In different places along the hill-side, and even at some distance beyond its foot,...
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The cabinet of Irish literature, with biogr. sketches and literary notices ...

Charles Anderton Read - 1880 - 390 pages
...destroyer above the havoc he had made. For, just below the base of the tower the rocks and the burned grass were reddened, and lifeless bodies, frightfully...were groups of men, women, and children, — some rеiiosm^' after fatigue, others seated round blazing fires of wood and furze. The slaughtered carcasses...
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Irish Literature, Volume 1

Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Lady Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche - Authors, Irish - 1904 - 510 pages
...destroyer above the havoc he had made. For, just below the base of the tower the rocks and the burned grass were reddened, and lifeless bodies, frightfully...seated round blazing fires of wood and furze. The slaughtered carcasses of sheep and cows often lay in close neighborhood with the mortal remains of...
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