The Battle CryGrosset & Dunlap, 1914 - 356 páginas |
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... watched him shouldering his way toward her , impatient even of the delays caused by those who insisted on handshakes of congratulation . Though she was much younger than he , the curve of her lips shaped a faint smile of indulgence ...
... watched him shouldering his way toward her , impatient even of the delays caused by those who insisted on handshakes of congratulation . Though she was much younger than he , the curve of her lips shaped a faint smile of indulgence ...
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... watched , with eyes that could gaze unblinking into the sun , all men who came and went through the highlands where his eyrie perched . Those whom he hated , unless they , too , were of the eagle breed , fierce and THE BATTLE CRY 21.
... watched , with eyes that could gaze unblinking into the sun , all men who came and went through the highlands where his eyrie perched . Those whom he hated , unless they , too , were of the eagle breed , fierce and THE BATTLE CRY 21.
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... watched the door she caught a glimpse of a slight figure that van- ished with the same quick noiselessness as that with which a beaver slips into water . " I reckon ye kin jest lay thar a spell , " apologized the woman , " whilst I goes ...
... watched the door she caught a glimpse of a slight figure that van- ished with the same quick noiselessness as that with which a beaver slips into water . " I reckon ye kin jest lay thar a spell , " apologized the woman , " whilst I goes ...
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... watched and followed by unseen eyes . At length from the road came loud shouts of drunken laughter broken by the evident remonstrances of a com- panion who sought to enjoin quiet , and by these tokens the " furrin " woman knew that the ...
... watched and followed by unseen eyes . At length from the road came loud shouts of drunken laughter broken by the evident remonstrances of a com- panion who sought to enjoin quiet , and by these tokens the " furrin " woman knew that the ...
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... watched the light sparkle and flash on barrel of rifle and lock of pistol . The heat of the place became a swelter ; the mingled odors of charred wood , tobacco smoke and the fumes of liquor nauseated her . ― - Her mind went back to the ...
... watched the light sparkle and flash on barrel of rifle and lock of pistol . The heat of the place became a swelter ; the mingled odors of charred wood , tobacco smoke and the fumes of liquor nauseated her . ― - Her mind went back to the ...
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Página 92 - It was morning on hill and stream and tree, And morning in the young knight's heart; Only the castle moodily Rebuffed the gifts of the sunshine free, And gloomed by itself apart; The season brimmed all other things up Full as the rain fills the pitcher-plant's cup.
Página 199 - They do not preach that their God will rouse them a little before the nuts work loose; They do not teach that his pity allows them to leave their work whenever they choose. As in the thronged and the lightened ways, so in the dark and the desert they stand, Wary and watchful all their days, that their brethren's days may be long in the land.
Página 67 - The grey cock crew, the red cock crew, But never came the day: And crooked shapes of Terror crouched, In the corners where we lay: And each evil sprite that walks by night Before us seemed to play.
Página 167 - The little birds sang as if it were The one day of summer in all the year; And the very leaves seemed to sing on the trees; The castle alone in the landscape lay Like an outpost of winter, dull and gray...
Página 298 - But delay was best, For their end was a crime." — Oh, a crime will do As well, I reply, to serve for a test, As a virtue golden through and through, Sufficient to vindicate itself And prove its worth at a moment's view!
Página 298 - The counter our lovers staked was lost As surely as if it were lawful coin : And the sin I impute to each frustrate ghost Is, the unlit lamp and the ungirt loin, Though the end in sight was a vice, I say.
Página 99 - Take up the White Man's burden In patience to abide, To veil the threat of terror And check the show of pride; By open speech and simple, An hundred times made plain, To seek another's profit And work another's gain.
Página 298 - One ray that broke from the ardent brow, Nor a curl of the lips where the spirit kissed. Be sure that each renewed the vow, No morrow's sun should arise and set And leave them then as it left them now. But next day passed, and next day yet, With still fresh cause to wait one day more Ere each leaped over the parapet.
Página 8 - Then she drew the engagement ring from her finger and held it out to him. A little splinter of light was tossed from one of the facets. " That's the first thing, Roger,
Página 159 - Say, dearie, I thought you was never coming." Gurl whirled so swiftly that he almost knocked her down. Blonde, plenty of make-up, big hat, tight skirt. And a face that he had never seen. "Say, you're jumpy, ain't you?" Gurl said nothing, staring, trying to recognize the face. For a moment they stood looking at each other, then the girl began to get red. "What's the trouble, huh? Something wrong with me?