The Mysterious Freebooter: Or, The Days of Queen Bess. A Romance ...Printed at the Minerva Press, for Lane, Newman, and Company, 1806 |
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... looked around for him , and per- ceiving him mixing in the English ranks , the momentary doubt which had arisen in his mind of his truth , was dispelled , and he now thought that he had only been been faulty in his calculations , and ...
... looked around for him , and per- ceiving him mixing in the English ranks , the momentary doubt which had arisen in his mind of his truth , was dispelled , and he now thought that he had only been been faulty in his calculations , and ...
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... their wishes , of those by whose advice they have acted ) , he again looked round for him : he saw him not ; but he hoped , at least he trusted , that if he 1 he was not amidst the ranks , obscured from 10 : MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
... their wishes , of those by whose advice they have acted ) , he again looked round for him : he saw him not ; but he hoped , at least he trusted , that if he 1 he was not amidst the ranks , obscured from 10 : MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER .
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... the progress of both the conquerors and the conquered was considerably retarded . As they moved on , the Baron looked sorrow- sorrowfully around on his beaten troops , and found that 18 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER , CHAP. II. ...
... the progress of both the conquerors and the conquered was considerably retarded . As they moved on , the Baron looked sorrow- sorrowfully around on his beaten troops , and found that 18 MYSTERIOUS FREEBOOTER , CHAP. II. ...
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... looked around him with marks of dejection at the appearance of the place , which the leader observing , told him that it should be made more comfortable , and immediately gave di- rections for a fire to be lighted , and a lamp to be ...
... looked around him with marks of dejection at the appearance of the place , which the leader observing , told him that it should be made more comfortable , and immediately gave di- rections for a fire to be lighted , and a lamp to be ...
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... looked through upon the chest was thick , and almost impenetrable , by the slender light his fire afforded ; but he thought he could perceive the lid lifted up ; a faint gleam of light , which immediately appeared beneath it , convinced ...
... looked through upon the chest was thick , and almost impenetrable , by the slender light his fire afforded ; but he thought he could perceive the lid lifted up ; a faint gleam of light , which immediately appeared beneath it , convinced ...
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The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
The Mysterious Freebooter, Or, The Days of Queen Bess: A Romance Francis Lathom No preview available - 1819 |
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