 He paused, and moved towards the door. The officer followed him with eyes that expressed powerful interest. Once more the pedler turned, and seemed to gaze on the placid, but commanding features of the General, with regret and reverence, and then, bowing...  The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground - Page 277by James Fenimore Cooper - 1824Full view - About this book
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1825 - 328 pages
...the door. The officer followed him with eyes that expressed powerful interest. Once more the pedlar turned, and seemed to gaze on the placid but commanding...low, he withdrew. The armies of America and France 294 were led by their common leader against the enemy under Cornwallis, and terminated a campaign in... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1841 - 1030 pages
...the officer, with strong emotion, *' that in me you will always have a secret friend ; but openly I cannot know you." " I know it, I know it," said Birch...triumph, that had commenced in difficulties. Great Britain soon after became disgusted with the war, and the independence of the States was acknowledged.... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1852 - 564 pages
...the officer, with strong emotion, " that in me you will always have a secret friend ; but openly I cannot know you." " I know it, I know it," said Birch...triumph, that had commenced in difficulties. Great Britain soon after became disgusted with the war, and the independence of the States was acknowledged.... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - American literature - 1855 - 572 pages
...always have a secret friend ; but open ly I cannot know you." " I know it, t know it," said Birch ; " 1 knew it when I took the service. 'Tis probably the...triumph, that had commenced in difficulties. Great Britain soon after became disgusted with the war, and the independence of the States was acknowledged.... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1857 - 564 pages
...the officer, with strong emotion, " that in me you will always have a secret friend ; but openly I cannot know you." • " I know it, I know it," said...triumph, that had commenced in difficulties. Great Britain soon after became disgusted with the war, and the independence of the States was acknowledged.... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1859 - 490 pages
...head !" He paused, and moved towards the door. The officer followed him with eyes that expressed deep interest. Once more the pedler turned, and seemed...enemy under Cornwallis, and terminated a campaign in trinmph that had commenced in difficulties. Great Britain soon after became disgusted with the war... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1859 - 486 pages
...head !" He paused, and moved towards the door. The officer followed him with eyes that expressed deep interest. Once more the pedler turned, and seemed...general with regret and reverence, and then, bowing low, ho withdrew. The armies of America and France were led by their illustrious commander against the enemy... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - 1879 - 430 pages
...head ! " He paused, and moved towards the door. The officer followed him with eyes that expressed deep interest. Once more the pedler turned, and seemed...triumph that had commenced in difficulties. Great Britain soon after became disgusted with the war; and the independence of the States was acknowledged.... | |
 | Samuel Eliot - 1879 - 424 pages
...Once more the pedler turned, and seemed to gaze on the placid but commanding features of the general 9 with regret and reverence, and then, bowing low, he...triumph that had commenced in difficulties. Great Britain soon after became disgusted with the war ; and the independence of the States was acknowledged.... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - Readers - 1880 - 234 pages
...toward the door. The officer followed him with eyes that expressed deep interest. Once more the peddler turned, and seemed to gaze on the placid but commanding...triumph that had commenced in difficulties. Great Britain soon after became disgusted with the war ; and the independence of the States was acknowledged.... | |
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