Hero Tales from American HistoryCentury Company, 1895 - 335페이지 Tells the story of some Americans who have given their lives in war and peace to the service of their fellow-countrymen or where champions of the nation in the various crises of her history. |
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... courage but the reckless daring which was one of his chief characteristics . He so exposed himself that bullets passed through his coat and hat , and the Indians and the French who tried to bring him down thought he bore a charmed life ...
... courage but the reckless daring which was one of his chief characteristics . He so exposed himself that bullets passed through his coat and hat , and the Indians and the French who tried to bring him down thought he bore a charmed life ...
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... courage indomitable and a consummate victory ? " Washington did not refuse the dictatorship , or , rather , the opportunity to take control of the country , because he feared heavy responsibility , but solely because , as a high ...
... courage indomitable and a consummate victory ? " Washington did not refuse the dictatorship , or , rather , the opportunity to take control of the country , because he feared heavy responsibility , but solely because , as a high ...
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... courage and cheerfulness kept the party in heart and enabled them to per- However , persevere they did , and at last , on February 23 , they came in sight of the town of Vincennes . They captured a Creole who was out shooting ducks ...
... courage and cheerfulness kept the party in heart and enabled them to per- However , persevere they did , and at last , on February 23 , they came in sight of the town of Vincennes . They captured a Creole who was out shooting ducks ...
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... The single hope was that by his own skill and courage he could snatch victory from a situation where victory seemed impossible . With the instinct of a great commander he saw that his 46 HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY.
... The single hope was that by his own skill and courage he could snatch victory from a situation where victory seemed impossible . With the instinct of a great commander he saw that his 46 HERO TALES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY.
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... courage of which , under such circumstances , very few men have proved themselves capable . As Christmas approached his plans were ready . He determined to fall upon the British detachment of Hessians , under Colonel Rahl , at Trenton ...
... courage of which , under such circumstances , very few men have proved themselves capable . As Christmas approached his plans were ready . He determined to fall upon the British detachment of Hessians , under Colonel Rahl , at Trenton ...
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301 페이지 - Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, " the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
138 페이지 - THE muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo ; No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.
300 페이지 - Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came.
290 페이지 - O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells: Rise up — for you the flag is flung — for you the bugle trills, For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths — for you the shores a-crowding, For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head! It is some dream that on the deck You've fallen cold and dead.
301 페이지 - ANY DEPARTURE FROM THOSE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES WHICH THE BELIEVERS IN A LIVING GOD ALWAYS ASCRIBE TO HIM. FONDLY DO WE HOPE — FERVENTLY DO WE PRAY — THAT THIS MIGHTY SCOURGE OF WAR MAY SPEEDILY PASS AWAY. YET IF GOD WILLS THAT IT CONTINUE UNTIL ALL THE WEALTH PILED BY THE BONDSMAN'S TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS...
290 페이지 - My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will, The ship is...
138 페이지 - Their shivered swords are red with rust, Their plumed heads are bowed; Their haughty banner, trailed in dust, Is now their martial shroud. And plenteous funeral tears have washed The red stains from each brow, And the proud forms, by battle gashed, Are free from anguish now. The...
68 페이지 - Set you down this ; And say besides, that in Aleppo once, Where a malignant and a turban'd Turk Beat a Venetian and traduced the state, I took by the throat the circumcised dog, And smote him, thus.
36 페이지 - Woe to the English soldiery That little dread us near ! On them shall light at midnight A strange and sudden fear : When, waking to their tents on fire, They grasp their arms in vain, And they who stand to face us Are beat to earth again...