| Jedidiah Morse - 1792 - 522 páginas
...Tell, an illuftrious Swifs patriot, under pain of death, to moot at an apple, placed on the head or one of his children, he had the dexterity, though...diftance was very confiderable, to ftrike it off without bitting the child. The tyrant perceiving that he had another arrow under his cloak, afkcd him for what... | |
| Stephen Jones - 1799 - 456 páginas
...governor of thete provinces for the emperor Albert, having ordered him, under pain of death, to shoot at an apple placed on the head of one of his children, he httd the dexterity, though the distance wa» very considerable, to strike it off without hitting the... | |
| Eliza Roberts - 1813 - 408 páginas
...William Tell, an illustrious Swiss patriot, refusing to take notice of the hat, the tyrant ordeicd him on pain of death, to fhoot at an apple placed on the...of his children ; he had the dexterity, though the distance was considerable, to strike it off without hitting the child. Grisler perceiving that he had... | |
| John Mason Good - 1819 - 742 páginas
...governow>f these provinces for the emperor Albert, having ordered him, under pain of death, to shoot at an apple placed on the head of one of his children ; he had the dexterity, though the distance wai very considerable, to strike it off without hittiug the child. The tyrant, perceiving... | |
| E. R. - 1828 - 418 páginas
...Swiss patriot, refusing to take notice of the hat, the tyrant ordered him, on pain of death, to shoot at an apple placed on the head of one of his children. He had the dexterity, though the distance was considerable, to strike it off without hitting the child. . Gessler perceiving that he... | |
| A G. Hamilton - 1850 - 296 páginas
...Swiss patriot, refusing to take notice of the hat, the tyrant ordered him, on pain of death, to shoot at an apple placed on the head of one of his children. He had the dexterity, though the distance was considerable, to strike it off without hitting the child. Gessler, perceiving that he... | |
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