The Dennes of Daundelyonn, Volume 1Smith, Elder, 1859 |
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... looks up With wonder waiting eyes : " Now tell us all about the war , And what they killed each other for ? " 66 * * * * They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won ; For many a thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun ...
... looks up With wonder waiting eyes : " Now tell us all about the war , And what they killed each other for ? " 66 * * * * They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won ; For many a thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun ...
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... look to the world's idle pity for " that gallant young fellow in the 129th , who fell in the very first charge at the head of his regi- ment - really now - most deplorable - wasn't it ? " " Oh , shocking ! -may I give you an ice ...
... look to the world's idle pity for " that gallant young fellow in the 129th , who fell in the very first charge at the head of his regi- ment - really now - most deplorable - wasn't it ? " " Oh , shocking ! -may I give you an ice ...
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... look , and touched her sharply on the shoulder as if to recall her to herself ; but this soon passed off , and we were doing our best to behave well and to be very good and quiet as we had promised . Florence , nestling on the sofa by ...
... look , and touched her sharply on the shoulder as if to recall her to herself ; but this soon passed off , and we were doing our best to behave well and to be very good and quiet as we had promised . Florence , nestling on the sofa by ...
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... look you . And then all her power went at once , and we carried her back to bed quite weak and quiet like ; and she never rose head or hand again , but lay like a little child , murmuring a prayer - leastways it sounded like one - till ...
... look you . And then all her power went at once , and we carried her back to bed quite weak and quiet like ; and she never rose head or hand again , but lay like a little child , murmuring a prayer - leastways it sounded like one - till ...
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... look were dimmed . That voice which never spoke to me save in words of fond affection was dumb . Those ears which never failed to listen with loving interest to my little joys and griefs were deaf for ever . All - all were gone ! Grief ...
... look were dimmed . That voice which never spoke to me save in words of fond affection was dumb . Those ears which never failed to listen with loving interest to my little joys and griefs were deaf for ever . All - all were gone ! Grief ...
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Page 9 - They say it was a shocking sight after the field was won; for many thousand bodies here lay rotting in the sun; but things like that, you know, must be after a famous victory. Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, and our good Prince Eugene. "Why, 'twas a very wicked thing!" said little Wilhelmine. "Nay... nay... my little girl," quoth he, "it was a famous victory.