Dermot O'Brien, Or, The Taking of Tredagh: A Tale of 1649Stringer & Townsend, 1849 - 166 pages |
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... kings . broad , furrowed , and almost knotted by the corrugation of its muscles ; but , it receded villanously above the shaggy iron- grey eyebrows , which overhung like pent - houses the deep cav- ernous hollows from the depths of ...
... kings . broad , furrowed , and almost knotted by the corrugation of its muscles ; but , it receded villanously above the shaggy iron- grey eyebrows , which overhung like pent - houses the deep cav- ernous hollows from the depths of ...
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... king is a friend to O'Brien ! —no apostate from his God is Dermot's kinsman ! Name thy reward , and take it , I say , Hugh O'Neil ! And then , if thou be wise , as men say thou art , thou wilt remove thyself as speedily 16 DERMOT O'BRIEN ;
... king is a friend to O'Brien ! —no apostate from his God is Dermot's kinsman ! Name thy reward , and take it , I say , Hugh O'Neil ! And then , if thou be wise , as men say thou art , thou wilt remove thyself as speedily 16 DERMOT O'BRIEN ;
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... King Charles ' expense , in reward of your trusty services ! " “ Faith , I am in a bad way , then , ” replied O'Neil , with a grim smile . " For sure am I , that Jones , the Puritan , will do the same if he lay hold on me , whatever ...
... King Charles ' expense , in reward of your trusty services ! " “ Faith , I am in a bad way , then , ” replied O'Neil , with a grim smile . " For sure am I , that Jones , the Puritan , will do the same if he lay hold on me , whatever ...
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... king , his country , and his church , it must be before witnesses . And you , my men , call the pack to your heels and break the deer in the corrie yonder , where the clamor shall not reach us . Now , sir , what would you of us ...
... king , his country , and his church , it must be before witnesses . And you , my men , call the pack to your heels and break the deer in the corrie yonder , where the clamor shall not reach us . Now , sir , what would you of us ...
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... earnest , or ere the cer- tainty of ruin to my country and my king should lead me to rejoice . I think - I hope - I should be found more willing to die , even upon the gallows - tree , assured OR THE TAKING OF TREDAGH . 37.
... earnest , or ere the cer- tainty of ruin to my country and my king should lead me to rejoice . I think - I hope - I should be found more willing to die , even upon the gallows - tree , assured OR THE TAKING OF TREDAGH . 37.
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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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