The soldier's destiny. To which is added The Scrabster family1853 |
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... dead - house of his children . He gasped in agony as he saw beside him a misery - stricken phan- tom like his wife , who , with a ghastly smile borrowed from the grave , looked tearfully upon him ; and when in an earnest , sigh - broken ...
... dead - house of his children . He gasped in agony as he saw beside him a misery - stricken phan- tom like his wife , who , with a ghastly smile borrowed from the grave , looked tearfully upon him ; and when in an earnest , sigh - broken ...
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... dead , what would become of them all , and what would become of them as it was ? The thought was madness . He raved , he called for death to seal the darkness of that night for ever ! His bleeding heart , so torn by grief , gave to his ...
... dead , what would become of them all , and what would become of them as it was ? The thought was madness . He raved , he called for death to seal the darkness of that night for ever ! His bleeding heart , so torn by grief , gave to his ...
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... dead , or worn out and unfit for use . Lizzy's vague hope was hardly uttered , ere a sharp tap upon the door , and its immediate opening , brought Tintly down the steps , who brusquely said as he walked in , " Joseph Caplin . " Joe ...
... dead , or worn out and unfit for use . Lizzy's vague hope was hardly uttered , ere a sharp tap upon the door , and its immediate opening , brought Tintly down the steps , who brusquely said as he walked in , " Joseph Caplin . " Joe ...
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... dead swoon fell upon her companion's lap . That scream ! how it shook Joe's soul ! That face , how it frightened him to madness ! How they both startled his fancy with the recollection of the horrible dream at his enlistment ! How ...
... dead swoon fell upon her companion's lap . That scream ! how it shook Joe's soul ! That face , how it frightened him to madness ! How they both startled his fancy with the recollection of the horrible dream at his enlistment ! How ...
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... dead . Her A short interval served to transfer him back to quarters , upon reaching which , he was quickly con- signed to a solitary cell . Lizzy with her son , by dint of tears and entreaties , shared her husband's journey , though ...
... dead . Her A short interval served to transfer him back to quarters , upon reaching which , he was quickly con- signed to a solitary cell . Lizzy with her son , by dint of tears and entreaties , shared her husband's journey , though ...
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Alstonfield amiable army Ashbourn bayonet began berlin wool blood Bosphorus Cottage breakfast cacies Caplin cheered cold courage course Crabstick cuirassiers dead dear death delightful deserted despair dinner donkey dreary Dulcinea effect Emily eyes face fancied father fear fellow felt fife fortunate gaze GEORGE WALLER glory Gray's Gray's Inn Gripsmill Growler hand happy heart heartsease heaven honour hope horrible husband Joe's Julia ladies laughed laughter leave living Lizzy Lizzy's midnight murderer mind morning mother Mottleman Nat Willet nature never night occasion once peace perhaps Pine Apple Place Poor Joe present received recollection reflection round scene Scrabster seemed sergeant shilling smile soldier SOLDIER'S DESTINY solitude soon Staffordshire Strutt suffered sure tears tell terrible thing thou thought tion toil told touching record trifle turned village walk whilst wife woman young
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