John (a faithful domestic) with his usual activity and resolution offers to spike the cannon at the gate, and lay a train of powder which would blow up the British, should they enter the house. The Queens of American Society - الصفحة 245بواسطة Elizabeth Fries Ellet - 1868 - عدد الصفحات: 464عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| 1852 - عدد الصفحات: 636
...are all gone, even Colonel C., with his hundred men, who were stationed as a guard in this inclosuro. French John — a faithful domestic — with his usual...offers to spike the cannon at the gate, and to lay л train of powder which would blow up the British, should they outer the house. To the last proposition... | |
| Jacob Barker - 1855 - عدد الصفحات: 314
...gone— even Colonel C., with his hundred men, who were stationed as a guard in this enclosure. * * * * French John, a faithful domestic, with his usual activity...to spike the cannon at the gate, and to lay a train " Wednesdag morning, twelve o'clock.—Since sunrise, I have been turning my spyglass in every direction,... | |
| Laura Carter Holloway - 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 704
...all gone, even Colonel C., with his hundred men, who were stationed as a guard in this enclosure. * * French John (a faithful domestic) with his usual activity...resolution, offers to spike the cannon at the gate, and lay a train of powder which would blow up the British, should they enter the house. To the last proposition... | |
| Mary Clemmer - 1873 - عدد الصفحات: 634
...are all gone, even Colonel C. with his hundred men, who were stationed as a guard in this enclosure French John (a faithful domestic) with his usual activity...resolution offers to spike the cannon at the gate, and lay a train of powder which would blow up the British, should they enter the house. To the last proposition,... | |
| Mary Clemmer - 1873 - عدد الصفحات: 640
...are all gone, even Colonel C. with his hundred men, who were stationed as a guard in this enclosure French John (a faithful domestic) with his usual activity...resolution offers to spike the cannon at the gate, and lay a train of powder which would blow up the British, should they enter the house. To the last proposition,... | |
| Laura Carter Holloway - 1881 - عدد الصفحات: 800
...all gone, even Colonel C., with his hundred men, who were stationed as a guard in this enclosure. * * French John (a faithful domestic) with his usual activity...resolution, offers to spike the cannon at the gate, and lay a train of powder which would blow up the British, should they enter the house. To the last proposition... | |
| Charles Edwards Lester - 1883 - عدد الصفحات: 612
...gone, even Coloneí C-, with his hundred men, who were stationed as a guard in this enclosure. . . French John (a faithful domestic) with his usual activity...resolution, offers to spike the cannon at the gate, _and lay a train of powder which would blow up the British should they enter the house. To the last... | |
| Dolley Madison - 1886 - عدد الصفحات: 230
...with his hundred, who were stationed as a guard in this inclosure. French John (a faithful servant), with his usual activity and resolution, offers to spike the cannon at the gate, and lay a train of powder, which would blow up the British, should they enter the house. To the last proposition... | |
| Lydia Hoyt Farmer - 1893 - عدد الصفحات: 612
...C. with his hundred, who were stationed as guard in this enclosure. French John (a faithful servant) with his usual activity and resolution offers to spike the cannon at the gate and lay a train of powder which would blow up the British should they enter the house. To the last proposition... | |
| Mrs. John A. Logan - 1901 - عدد الصفحات: 808
...gone, even Colonel C. with his hundred men, who were stationed as a guard in this enclosure. . . . French John (a faithful domestic) with his usual activity...resolution offers to spike the cannon at the gate, and lay a train of powder which would blow up the British, should they enter the house. To the last proposition,... | |
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