The Romance of the Revolution: Being a History of the Personal Adventures, Heroic Exploits, and Romantic Incidents, as Enacted in the War of IndependenceBunce & Brother, 1852 - 434 страници |
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... to understand and appreciate all that our forefathers did and suffered for the cause they espoused . Ponderous histories , that merely chronicle the movements of armies , or the actions of governments , give but INTRODUCTION,
... to understand and appreciate all that our forefathers did and suffered for the cause they espoused . Ponderous histories , that merely chronicle the movements of armies , or the actions of governments , give but INTRODUCTION,
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... give but an inadequate conception of an era . We must look into the hearts of the peo- ple , see their motives and ... gives a fearful page of suffering , and cruelty and blood , wreaked on those our memory recalls in life , will sooner ...
... give but an inadequate conception of an era . We must look into the hearts of the peo- ple , see their motives and ... gives a fearful page of suffering , and cruelty and blood , wreaked on those our memory recalls in life , will sooner ...
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... give no quarter - to them in particular - which made them fight desperately , and put to death all that came in their hands . " What are we to think of such savage and diabolic conduct ? But of all atrocities , those committed in the ...
... give no quarter - to them in particular - which made them fight desperately , and put to death all that came in their hands . " What are we to think of such savage and diabolic conduct ? But of all atrocities , those committed in the ...
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... give an extract from it : " I shudder to think of the murders I have been accessory to , both with and without orders from the government , espe- cially in New York , during which time there were more than two thousand prisoners starved ...
... give an extract from it : " I shudder to think of the murders I have been accessory to , both with and without orders from the government , espe- cially in New York , during which time there were more than two thousand prisoners starved ...
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... give him some , but in vain . The sick youth was soon in his last struggles , when his brother offered the guard a guinea for an inch of candle only , that he might see his brother die . Even this was refused . " Now , " said he ...
... give him some , but in vain . The sick youth was soon in his last struggles , when his brother offered the guard a guinea for an inch of candle only , that he might see his brother die . Even this was refused . " Now , " said he ...
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Страница 45 - As I was within that distance at which, in the quickest firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him, before he was out of my reach, I had only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty; so I let him alone.
Страница 236 - ... we comforted her, by telling her, that the wound was only slight, and, at the same time, advised her to go over to her husband, to do which she would certainly obtain permission, and then she could attend him herself. She was a charming woman, and very fond of him. I spent much of the night in comforting her, and then went again to my children, whom I had put to bed. I could not go to sleep, as I had General...
Страница 244 - I now found that he was GENERAL SCHUYL.ER. He treated me with excellent smoked tongue, beefsteaks, potatoes, and good bread and butter! Never could I have wished to eat a better dinner; I was content: I saw all around me were so likewise; and, what was better than all, my husband was out of danger. ' When we had dined, he told me his residence was at Albany, and that General Burgoyne intended to honor him as his guest, and invited myself and children to do so likewise.
Страница 240 - Eleven cannon balls passed through the house, and we could distinctly hear them roll away. One poor soldier who was lying on a table, for the purpose of having his leg amputated, was struck by a shot, which carried away his other ; his comrades had left him, and when we went to his assistance, we found him in the corner of a room, into which he had crept, more dead than alive, scarcely breathing.
Страница 202 - The Tory's followers were then in the dining-room, plundering it of the plate and other valuables, and he called them together for consultation. At that moment the general threw up a window, and, as if speaking to numbers, called out, in a loud voice, " Come on, my brave fellows, surround the house and secure the villains, who are plundering.
Страница 240 - I sought to obtain shelter for myself and children, under the mistaken idea that all the generals were in it. Alas ! it contained none but wounded and women ; we were at last obliged to resort to the cellar for refuge, and, in one corner of this, I remained the whole day, my children sleeping on the earth, with their heads in my lap ; and in the same situation I passed a sleepless night. Eleven cannon balls passed through the house, and we could distinctly hear them roll away.
Страница 400 - The guard apprehensive of treachery, and punctilious to his orders, threatened to fire into the boat if it stirred before day-light. Her anxiety and sufferings were thus protracted, through seven or eight dark and cold hours; and her reflections upon that first reception could not give her very encouraging ideas of the treatment she was afterwards to expect. But it is due to justice...
Страница 174 - Your gallant behavior in defence of liberty and your country entitles you to the highest honors ; accept these two standards as a reward justly due to your regiment ; and I make not the least doubt, under Heaven's protection, you will stand by them as long as they can wave in the air of liberty.
Страница 235 - He was asked if he had any request to make, to which he replied that, if General Burgoyne would permit it, he should like to be buried at six o'clock in the evening, on the top of a mountain, in a redoubt which had been built there.
Страница 240 - A terrible cannonade was commenced by the enemy, against the house in which I sought to obtain shelter for myself and children, under the mistaken idea that all the generals were in it. Alas ! it contained none but wounded and women. We were at last obliged to resort to the cellar for refuge, and in one corner of this I remained the whole day, my children sleeping on the earth with their heads in my lap; and in the same situation I passed a sleepless night. — Eleven cannon balls passed through...