Lonz Powers: Or, The Regulators: A Romance of KentuckyLippincott, Grambo & Company, 1850 |
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الصفحة 68
... bloody death to the doomed Bur- ton . It is clear that his death is fixed , fated , and predetermined ; for why , when I offered him bribes , did he scorn them ? why , when I prayed and entreated , was he cold and dead to my prayers ...
... bloody death to the doomed Bur- ton . It is clear that his death is fixed , fated , and predetermined ; for why , when I offered him bribes , did he scorn them ? why , when I prayed and entreated , was he cold and dead to my prayers ...
الصفحة 74
... bloody satisfaction before the sun set . During this fierce tirade of Bob's , the simple Squire stood like a criminal on the eve of execution , trembling with fright , wet with his dip in the river , his face pale with terror and the ...
... bloody satisfaction before the sun set . During this fierce tirade of Bob's , the simple Squire stood like a criminal on the eve of execution , trembling with fright , wet with his dip in the river , his face pale with terror and the ...
الصفحة 86
... bloody crime , while we hurry to the home of his intended victim . The cabin of Burton , a neat little log house , one story high , with two rooms , ornamented by a rustic porch , almost hid by the running vine of the wild rose , was ...
... bloody crime , while we hurry to the home of his intended victim . The cabin of Burton , a neat little log house , one story high , with two rooms , ornamented by a rustic porch , almost hid by the running vine of the wild rose , was ...
الصفحة 92
... , and amid the bright visions of coming happiness , in a moment , lay a sense- less , bloody , disfigured , and disgusting thing - the casket robbed of F His its jewel , and the fleshy tabernacle bereft 92 LONZ POWERS .
... , and amid the bright visions of coming happiness , in a moment , lay a sense- less , bloody , disfigured , and disgusting thing - the casket robbed of F His its jewel , and the fleshy tabernacle bereft 92 LONZ POWERS .
الصفحة 93
... bloody spectacle , she , with one long , wild , unearthly scream , that sounded far away in the silent woods , and must have reached even the ear of the fleeing murderer , lost all consciousness of her heavy and terrible bereavement ...
... bloody spectacle , she , with one long , wild , unearthly scream , that sounded far away in the silent woods , and must have reached even the ear of the fleeing murderer , lost all consciousness of her heavy and terrible bereavement ...
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arms BARRY CORNWALL beautiful bloody Bob Allston bosom brave bright brother Burton Captain cockney Colonel companions continued crime curse danger dark dead death Dick doubt dread dreams enemy escape excited exclaimed face fancy fate father fear fierce flatboat followed forest Fort Massac fox-hunting friends gaze girls give guilty hand happy head heard heart heavy Hermitage honour hope horse hour hurried Iago joker Julia justice Kentucky knew laughed Lonz look Lordy loving band M'Connel memory merry Monk Morten murder murmured Napier never night O'Rourke Old Sisk once Othello person Pilot Pilot Rock pleasant pleasure poor present prisoner punishment reckless Regulators remember replied robbers rock scene shouted silent sleep smile soon sorrow soul steamboats stranger tears terrible thieving band thing thought tone trembling turned vengeance venison victim voice wife wild wish wonderful young
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الصفحة 61 - Therefore, prepare thee to cut off the flesh. Shed thou no blood; nor cut thou less nor more, But just a pound of flesh ; If thou tak'st more, Or less than a just pound, — be it but so much As makes it light, or heavy, in the substance, Or the division of the twentieth part Of one poor scruple ; nay, if the scale do turn But in the estimation of a hair, — Thou diest, and all thy goods are confiscate.
الصفحة 190 - Their dearest action in the tented field ; And little of this great world can I speak, More than pertains to feats of broil and battle ; And, therefore, little shall I grace my cause In speaking for myself.
الصفحة 280 - Avaunt ! and quit my sight ! let the earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold ; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes Which thou dost glare with ! Lady M.
الصفحة 205 - The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner ; and all quality. Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O, you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! lago.
الصفحة 208 - I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am ; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice: then must you speak Of one that loved not wisely but too well ; Of one not easily jealous, but being wrought Perplex'd in the extreme ; of one whose hand, Like the base Indian, threw a pearl away Richer than all his tribe...
الصفحة 134 - Mountains have fallen, Leaving a gap in the clouds, and with the shock Rocking their Alpine brethren ; filling up The ripe green valleys with destruction's splinters ; Damming the rivers with a sudden dash, Which crush'd the waters into mist, and made Their fountains find another channel — thus, Thus, in its old age, did Mount Rosenberg— Why stood I not beneath it ? C.
الصفحة 223 - Nor lonely the bird, nor his ghastly mate, They are each unto each a pride : Thrice fonder, perhaps, since a strange, dark fate Hath rent them from all beside! So when the night falls, and dogs do howl, Sing, ho! for the reign of the horned owl! We know not alway Who are kings by day, But the king of the night is the bold brown owl!
الصفحة 208 - No more of that. I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am ; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice...
الصفحة 208 - Of one that loved not wisely but too well ; Of one not easily jealous, but being wrought Perplex'd in the extreme ; of one whose hand, Like the base Indian, threw a pearl away Richer than all his tribe ; of one whose subdued eyes, Albeit unused to the melting mood, Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their medicinal gum.
الصفحة 235 - Marched boldly up, like our trained band, Presented, and away. When all the meat was on the table, What man of knife, or teeth, was able To stay to be entreated?