Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757Ginn, 1898 - 512 páginas |
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Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 James Fenimore Cooper Vista de fragmentos - 1924 |
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Alice answered appeared arms beast believe betrayed blood bosom breath Canada canoe captive cavern chief Chingachgook companions concealed Cora countenance cunning danger dark David deer Delawares drew Duncan ears encampment enemy English exclaimed eyes father feet fierce fire followed forest Fort Edward French gaze glance hand Hawkeye Hawkeye pointed head heard Horican Huron Indian instant interrupted Iroquois Killdeer knew lake language leave Lenape light listened lodge look Magua Major Heyward Manitou manner Maquas Mingo moccasins Mohawks Montcalm movement Munro native nature never palefaces party passed path pause psalmody Renard returned the scout rifle river rock sagamore sassafras savage scalp scene seated seemed seen side silent sisters soon sounds speak spirit spoke spot stood Subtil Tamenund tion tomahawk trail trees tribe turned Uncas uttered voice warrior wigwam woods woodsman words Wyandots yell young Mohican youth ΙΟ
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Página 10 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men.
Página 10 - He saith among the trumpets, Ha ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Página 475 - And the red field was won ; Then saw in death his eyelids close Calmly as to a night's repose, Like flowers at set of sun.
Página 74 - Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries No more I weep. They do not sleep. On yonder cliffs, a grisly band, I see them sit, they linger yet, Avengers of their native land : With me in dreadful harmony they join, And weave with bloody hands the tissue of thy line.
Página 59 - The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi...
Página 454 - Nor vows unpaid, nor slighted sacrifice, But he, our chief, provoked the raging pest, Apollo's vengeance for his injured priest, Nor will the god's awaken'd fury cease, But plagues shall spread, and funeral fires increase, Till the great king, without a ransom paid, To her own Chrysa send the black-eyed maid. Perhaps, with added sacrifice and prayer, The priest may pardon, and the god may spare.
Página 195 - Hold!" shouted the former speaker, in the awful tones of parental agony, the sound reaching even to the woods, and rolling back in solemn echo. "Tis she! God has restored me my children! Throw open the sally-port; to the field, 6oths, to the field; pull not a trigger, lest ye kill my lambs! Drive off these dogs of France with your steel.
Página 322 - He brings to aid his murderous hand." " Bold words ! — but, though the beast of game The privilege of chase may claim, Though space and law the stag we lend, Ere hound we slip, or bow we bend, Who ever...
Página 29 - ... and I am willing to own that my people have many ways, of which, as an honest man, I can't approve. It is one of their customs to write in books what they have done and seen, instead of telling them in their villages, where the lie can be given to the face of a cowardly boaster, and the brave soldier can call on his comrades to witness for the truth of his words.