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id: 15948
title: The Hollow Land
author: Morris, William
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  Then, one night, as I lay dreaming, I felt a hand laid on my face, and loudly: I looked in quietly, and saw a big man with long black hair, Florian": and I saw his great stern face bare among the iron, for he while I took ten men, and went to look for Swanhilda. Then she said, "0 false knight, show your warrant from God, man, or "This warrant from God, Swanhilda," he said, holding up his sword, great body of knights, at the head of them Red Harald and the king, But I felt my brother''s hand leave mine, and saw him turn his horse''s holding their long spears out, I went back -back, back, I saw what Then Red Harald came and stood on the precipice above me, his great But I turned my eyes and wet face to her, and said: "Do not curse me


id: 19255
title: Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes
author: Fitchett, W. H. (William Henry)
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  British fleet, and as the great Spanish ships closed round her and French fleet consisted of 25 ships, manned by 15,200 men, and carrying The British fleet numbered 23 ships, with 13,295 men, and aid, and at one time no less than seven French line-of-battle ships fire-ships behind him, towards the French fleet, backed by great shore commanded the whole of the British ship, and with it the French opened which hid the French ships from Nelson''s lookout men changed the face The average French 80-gun ship in every detail of fighting strength is, five British line-of-battle ships were inside the French line, have put into battle-line a fleet of fifty great ships and twenty-five and captured a fine French battle-ship of 74 guns! his ships out to meet Nelson in his last great sea-fight. than five French line-of-battle ships during the fight, finding two French and one Spanish line-of-battle ships until she was


id: 21320
title: Mass'' George: A Boy''s Adventures in the Old Savannah
author: Fenn, George Manville
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  "Yes, sir; that''s right," said Morgan, "and the blacks are put to work "Yes--father said so," I replied in a whisper, as I looked cautiously "No, Master George, boy, so your father said; and I''m going to ask him "Call the boy," said my father, looking hard at the man, and pointing to "Mass'' George like to come dis end?" said Pomp. "Look here, Pomp," I said; "we need not climb a tree; it''s a great "Yes, father," I said; and I was on my way back, passing Pomp, who began "Now, Mass'' George," said Pomp, as we stood at the foot of the tree, and "Why, Pomp," I said, "don''t look like that." For though I felt a little "That''s right, boy," said my father to Pomp, who was eagerly watching "No," I said; but Morgan turned to me quickly, as Pomp looked


id: 18357
author: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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  carry himself all the better if, like Charlie, he had an hour a day "You will know all about it in time, lad," his father said. "Yes, I think it is a good thing that I should know," Charlie "Charlie," Sir Marmaduke said on the following morning, at "As I know his face, sir," Charlie said eagerly, "could I not find him little news of what was going on outside the house, but Mr. Jervoise might be able to tell him something about his father, "There is not a soldier in his army but likes him," Charlie said "The king did not think of that," Charlie said. this time of the year," the count said to Charlie. "It is a quiet-looking little place," Charlie said, "and does but a "I think, Charlie," Harry said, "it would be a good thing for us to "He is both, sir," Charlie said; "but, like Major Jervoise, an

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  A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden


id: 21730
title: Erling the Bold
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  "Glumm is no doubt anxious to try his hand," said Erling, who stood "I tell thee, Ulf," said Haldor, "thou wilt do wrong to fare to the With four such men as Haldor, Erling, Ulf and Glumm in front, the left "Thou wert ever prone to court danger, Glumm," said Erling with a laugh, Like his men, King Harald was armed from head to foot, with "I have sent for thee, Erling," said the King, in a voice so soft, yet "Hush, Glumm," said Erling, with a smile, "thou must be respectful if "Thou wilt do so at thy peril," said Erling; "Hake fell to my hand, and "King Harald would speak with thee," said the man, who was no other than "Fear not, my friend," said Erling; "now that I have seen King Harald a "Now, Erling and Glumm," said he, "we must do a little fighting before I


id: 4061
title: The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo
author: Creasy, Edward Shepherd, Sir
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  old men, who had been left to guard the city, fought and won a battle formed his army in order for battle, and directing them to advance general who finally defeated the great Carthaginian, and the English of power between the English and Norman nations; a battle the most strong places; and she had defeated an English army in a fair field veteran army on Philip''s side, which, under his great general, the that followed, in which the French armies were generally victorious the line of the war, in the Netherlands, the French armies were to act The English army in Spain is defeated at the battle of Almanza. American war, did but little to restore the general tone of the army. The great battle which ended the twenty-three years'' war of The first line of the French army was formed of the two corps commanded


id: 517
title: The Emerald City of Oz
author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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  of Oz, and saw the Magic Belt in Ozma''s palace," replied the King with Aunt Em once said she thought the fairies must have marked Dorothy at destroyed; so, as I said, only peace and happiness reigned in Oz. For some time Ozma had ruled over this fair country, and never was "Tell me about it, Dorothy," said Ozma, with ready sympathy. "I''m not sure that they believe in the Land of Oz," said Dorothy, About the time Dorothy went to Ozma the Nome King called his Chief her eyes fell upon Dorothy, and she said: "D-d-d-don''t that look like people our Princess Dorothy''s beloved Uncle Henry and Aunt Em, who will "And now," said Ozma to them, "Dorothy will show you the rooms prepared "Your hen has very bad manners, Dorothy," said Aunt Em, looking "Seems to me," said Dorothy, "it''s a great thing to be a King."


id: 7294
title: Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle
author: Ardant du Picq, Charles Jean Jacques Joseph
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  Colonel Ardant du Picq''s "Battle Studies" is a French military "Armies of to-day gain decisions by action in open order, where each Collective man, a disciplined body of troops formed in tactical battle What methods caused the soldiers of a Roman army to fight most In order to conquer enemies that terrified his men, a Roman general After the skirmishing of the light infantry troops, the foot-soldiers forty-five thousand men gave way, and, merely between the battle field confusion and the vacillation of firing lines, men and commanding army, with a division, with a regiment on the day of battle, fights. Let the battalion commander of the troops of the second line entirely Troops in close order can have only a moral effect, for the attack, or cavalry, seasoned by long wars, and officers and men of very firm "In this battle the cavalry did not attack the Romans in front, but,


id: 39340
author: Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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  PRISSY, HUGH JOHN, AND SIR TOADY LION. PRISSY, HUGH JOHN, AND SIR TOADY LION. But now Hugh John had forgotten Prissy and Toady Lion, "after Hugh John threw the stone, the horrid boys all came and said "Do you know me?" he said, giving Hugh John''s second sorest hand such "This, Hugh," said his father, with a little wave of his hand, "is Mr. Mant, the Chief Constable of the county. Hugh John got out of the window slowly, leaving Sir Toady Lion asleep "All right, you can tell my father that!" said Hugh John coolly, "I have not done any of these things," said Hugh John; "I don''t like "Toady Lion isn''t a little pig," said Hugh John, with dignity; "he is "But I thought you liked it, Cissy," said Hugh John, who did not know "Come on, Hugh John--the time is up!" said his father from the side of

title:
  The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion with Those of General Napoleon Smith An Improving History for Old Boys, Young Boys, Good Boys, Bad Boys, Big Boys, Little Boys, Cow Boys, and Tom-Boys


id: 41667
title: The Emerald City of Oz
author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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  Ozma of Oz, stole my Belt and carried it away with her," said the King, of Oz, and saw the Magic Belt in Ozma''s palace," replied the King with a Aunt Em once said she thought the fairies must have marked Dorothy at so, as I said, only peace and happiness reigned in Oz. For some time Ozma has ruled over this fair country, and never was Ruler About the time Dorothy went to Ozma the Nome King called his Chief eyes fell upon Dorothy, and she said: "D-d-d-don''t that look like our people our Princess Dorothy''s beloved Uncle Henry and Aunt Em, who will "And now," said Ozma to them, "Dorothy will show you the rooms prepared telling of the tunnel the Nome King was building, he said he had come to "Seems to me," said Dorothy, "it''s a great thing to be a King."


id: 44852
title: Yorkshire Battles
author: Lamplough, Edward
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  before the charges of the royal troops, when an arrow smote the King, the days of King Athelstan the famous battle of Brunanburgh was fought Harold King of Norway and Tosty the Earl slain, and numberless On the field of Senlac King William built the famous Battle Abbey, Robert, the eldest of King William''s sons, was passed over by his Early in his reign King John visited York, and held a convention, King Edward was not long in reaching Pontefract with his army; when King Edward directed his first essay in arms against the Scots, in the Duke of York, Thomas Neville, son of the Earl of Salisbury, Edward, Earl of March, Richard''s eldest son, was at Gloucester when Henry was deposed by the Yorkists, and the Earl of March declared King At York Edward executed the Earls of Devonshire and Ormond, Sir army; York was closely invested, its fall was imminent; and King


