They estimate your prowess at a very high rate,' said Gilbert. " ' That they do. I am offered a regiment, if I will wheel about. May the earthquakes of damnation light upon them, for the attempt to seduce an honest man from his duty. See, sir ! They think... The Refugee: A Romance - Page 90by James Athearn Jones - 1825Full view - About this book
| England - 1825 - 826 pages
...estimate yonr prowess at a very high rate,' said Gilbert. "'That they do. I am offered a regiment, if! will wheel about. May the earthquakes of damnation...the attempt to seduce an honest man from his duty, oee, sir ! They think I am preaching treason to you. Good bye ; I must keep out of the way of that... | |
| Scotland - 1825 - 868 pages
...very high rate,' said Gilbert. " ' That they do. I am offered a regiment, if I will wheel about. Ulay the earthquakes of damnation light upon them, for...treason to you. Good bye ; I must keep out of the way of that pike-staff.' " There ; from that passage alone do we argue, so true is it, and so vigorous,... | |
| 1826 - 890 pages
...they had it, for a Dutch crucible. They might, perhaps, ofl'er me as an equivalent for Stoney Point or Fort Washington ; nothing less than that, I assure...preaching treason to you. Good bye ; I must keep out uf'the way of that pike-staff.' " There ; from that passage alono do we argue, so true is it, and so... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 622 pages
...they had it, for a Dutch crucible. They might, perhaps, offer me as an. equivalent, for Sloney Point or Fort Washington; nothing less than that, I assure...preaching treason to you. Good bye; I must keep out of the way of that pike-staff.' " • There; from that passage alone do we argue, so true is it, and so vigorous,... | |
| 1826 - 504 pages
...they had it, for a Dutch crucible. They might, perhaps, offer me as an equivalent for Stoney Point or Fort Washington ; nothing less than that, I assure...treason to you. Good bye ; I must keep out of the way of that pika-staff.' " There ; from that passage alone do we argue, so true is it, and so vigorous,... | |
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