Dermot O'Brien, Or, The Taking of Tredagh: A Tale of 1649Stringer & Townsend, 1849 - 166 pages |
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... turned to bay in a deep narrow cove or recess of the rocks , where both his flanks were protected by the abrupt crags , while for the front , his own broad and branching antlers seemed to be guard enough against a host of foes . And ...
... turned to bay in a deep narrow cove or recess of the rocks , where both his flanks were protected by the abrupt crags , while for the front , his own broad and branching antlers seemed to be guard enough against a host of foes . And ...
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... turned upward ; and the wide , thin- lipped , compressed mouth gave token of no quality of mind , unless it were iron resolution ; while the square massive jaws and bull neck below were more than usually deceptive in their prognostics ...
... turned upward ; and the wide , thin- lipped , compressed mouth gave token of no quality of mind , unless it were iron resolution ; while the square massive jaws and bull neck below were more than usually deceptive in their prognostics ...
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... turned it aside , that it pierced him , not as surely as it would otherwise , from side to side , the force of the blow was so great that it fairly raised him into the air , and hurled him a yard farther forward than the spot where he ...
... turned it aside , that it pierced him , not as surely as it would otherwise , from side to side , the force of the blow was so great that it fairly raised him into the air , and hurled him a yard farther forward than the spot where he ...
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... turned from them to note the expression of their leader's noble features . 66 " Must I speak twice ? " cried Dermot , in answer , it would seem , to this mute appeal , or is the life of the O'Brien so small a matter in the eyes of his ...
... turned from them to note the expression of their leader's noble features . 66 " Must I speak twice ? " cried Dermot , in answer , it would seem , to this mute appeal , or is the life of the O'Brien so small a matter in the eyes of his ...
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... turned . " " I would have reward , O'Brien , since I may not have grati- tude . But , I tell thee , fair cousin ; seeing a great earl's life , such as thine , is of no small value , so do I look for no small guerdon . " " Cousin me not ...
... turned . " " I would have reward , O'Brien , since I may not have grati- tude . But , I tell thee , fair cousin ; seeing a great earl's life , such as thine , is of no small value , so do I look for no small guerdon . " " Cousin me not ...
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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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