At Odds: A Novel, Tập 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1895 |
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afterwards Andrew Hofer answered Doris answered Emmeran answered Hilda Archduke John asked Doris asked Hilda aunt Austrian battle of Aspern battle of Wagram Bavarian beard began Bisson Botzen Colonel continued cousin cried Doris cried Hilda dear Deroy Dietfurt door Doris and Hilda Doris's doubt exclaimed expect eyes fear feel Frank French friends Garvagh hand Hartmann head hear heard hope horses induced instantly jealous laughing leave Innsbruck Lefebvre letter look Lorna Doone Madame d'Epplen Madame de Bereny Major Teimer manner marriage Marshal Lefebvre Meran mill mother Mount Isel Napoleon never O'More observed Emmeran observed Hilda officer Pallersberg peasants perceived perfectly perhaps prisoners replied scarcely Schwaz seemed sister smile soon speak Speckbacher stood suppose sure tell thought tion to-morrow told town turned Tyrol Tyroleans Vienna walked Westenried window wish words wounded Znaim
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Trang 172 - You all,' said the priest in a loud voice to the assembled peasants, — 'you all heard the young man's assertions, and his appeal to this young lady to prove the truth of them. You shall now hear her evidence, but even should she prove him to be a spy, you have no right to take the law into your own hands ; the man must be conveyed safely to your commander-in-chief, Andrew Hofer, and that without delay, this night.
Trang 230 - Her words were prophetic ; for the Tyroleans, animated by their success, no longer stood on the defensive, but, flocking from all quarters to the standard of Hofer, assembled in multitudes on Mount Isel, the scene of their former triumphs, and destined to be immortalized by a' still more extraordinary victory.
Trang 230 - At four o'clock in the morning the energetic monk roused Hofer, and, having first united with him in fervent prayer, hurried out to communicate his orders to the outposts. The battle commenced soon afterwards, and continued without intermission until late in the evening, the troops under Lefebvre's command constantly...
Trang 233 - ... was prompted by the impulse of the moment ; the last words proved how perfectly he understood that his power depended altogether on the free will of his countrymen, and that by not arrogating more than they chose to give him, and making a favour of being their leader, he could prevent the outbreak of those scenes of riotous anarchy that usually accompany insurrections ; and, in fact, he managed by these means to give to the revolt of his countrymen that stamp of heroism which has made it one...
Trang 231 - For long the contest was undecided,— the superior discipline and admirable artillery of the enemy prevailing over the impetuous but disorderly assaults and deadly aim of the mountaineers. But, towards nightfall, the bridge of the Sill was carried after a desperate struggle; and their left flank being thus turned, the French and Bavarians gave way on all sides, and were pursued with great slaughter into the town.
Trang 231 - Hofer from sleep, and, having first united with him in fervent prayer, hurried out to communicate his orders to the outposts. The battle commenced at six, and continued without intermission till midnight, the Bavarians constantly...