The Ingoldsby Legends, Or, Mirth and MarvelsR. Bentley, 1855 |
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... heard in the dead of the night , Which rattled the Bard out of bed in a fright , And he ran up the steeple to look at the fight . ' Twas in just such another one , ( Names only bother one- Dutch ones , indeed , are sufficient to smother ...
... heard in the dead of the night , Which rattled the Bard out of bed in a fright , And he ran up the steeple to look at the fight . ' Twas in just such another one , ( Names only bother one- Dutch ones , indeed , are sufficient to smother ...
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... But a sombre sight is a Battle - field To the sad survivor's sorrowing eye , Where those , who scorn'd to fly or yield , In one promiscuous carnage lie ; When the cannon's roar Is heard no more , And 8 A LEGEND OF FRANCE .
... But a sombre sight is a Battle - field To the sad survivor's sorrowing eye , Where those , who scorn'd to fly or yield , In one promiscuous carnage lie ; When the cannon's roar Is heard no more , And 8 A LEGEND OF FRANCE .
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Thomas Ingoldsby Richard Harris Dalton Barham. When the cannon's roar Is heard no more , And the thick dun smoke has roll'd away , And the victor comes for a last survey Of the well - fought field of yesterday ! No triumphs flush that ...
Thomas Ingoldsby Richard Harris Dalton Barham. When the cannon's roar Is heard no more , And the thick dun smoke has roll'd away , And the victor comes for a last survey Of the well - fought field of yesterday ! No triumphs flush that ...
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... heard him , " he said , " Sometimes jump out of bed , And talk as if speaking to one who was dead ! He ' d groan , and he'd moan , In so piteous a tone , Begging some one or other to let him alone , That it really would soften the heart ...
... heard him , " he said , " Sometimes jump out of bed , And talk as if speaking to one who was dead ! He ' d groan , and he'd moan , In so piteous a tone , Begging some one or other to let him alone , That it really would soften the heart ...
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... room ! " Hector Achille Stanislaus Emile , When he heard him talk so felt an odd sort of feel ; Not that he cared for Ghosts - he was far too genteel ; Still a queerish sensation came on when he saw Him THE BLACK MOUSQUETAIRE . 19.
... room ! " Hector Achille Stanislaus Emile , When he heard him talk so felt an odd sort of feel ; Not that he cared for Ghosts - he was far too genteel ; Still a queerish sensation came on when he saw Him THE BLACK MOUSQUETAIRE . 19.
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