Dermot O'Brien, Or, The Taking of Tredagh: A Tale of 1649Stringer & Townsend, 1849 - 166 pages |
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... horse at full speed came charging up the rocky bank ; and , almost simul- taneously with the sound , a gallant steed and a gay rider emerged from the coppice , and stood out , drawn in clear relief against the glowing sky , upon the ...
... horse at full speed came charging up the rocky bank ; and , almost simul- taneously with the sound , a gallant steed and a gay rider emerged from the coppice , and stood out , drawn in clear relief against the glowing sky , upon the ...
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... horse , sprang from his saddle in hot haste , flung his bridle - rein over the gnarled bough of an oak stump , and unsheathing his bright , keen blade , sprang down the rocks with the light steady foot of a practised cragsman . A minute ...
... horse , sprang from his saddle in hot haste , flung his bridle - rein over the gnarled bough of an oak stump , and unsheathing his bright , keen blade , sprang down the rocks with the light steady foot of a practised cragsman . A minute ...
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... horse's hoofs upon the rocky ground came up against the wind from the south - eastward , in a direction exactly opposite to the approach of the still distant hunters ; and it might have been at once conjectured by the eager youth that ...
... horse's hoofs upon the rocky ground came up against the wind from the south - eastward , in a direction exactly opposite to the approach of the still distant hunters ; and it might have been at once conjectured by the eager youth that ...
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... horse short up with an exertion of muscular force , which almost threw him on his haunches , brought down the muzzle of his piece under his right elbow , and with a quick movement of the left hand released the buckle which confined it ...
... horse short up with an exertion of muscular force , which almost threw him on his haunches , brought down the muzzle of his piece under his right elbow , and with a quick movement of the left hand released the buckle which confined it ...
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... horses at full gallop - and with a wild , fierce shout the retainers of the great O'Brien , as his rescuer had called him , came tearing over stock and stone to the spot , and in an instant's time , five or six brandished blades were ...
... horses at full gallop - and with a wild , fierce shout the retainers of the great O'Brien , as his rescuer had called him , came tearing over stock and stone to the spot , and in an instant's time , five or six brandished blades were ...
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Dermot O'brien, Or the Taking of Tredagh: A Tale of 1649 (Classic Reprint) Henry William Herbert No preview available - 2016 |
Dermot O'brien, Or the Taking of Tredagh: A Tale of 1649 (Classic Reprint) Henry William Herbert No preview available - 2018 |
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