Western India Before and During the Mutinies: Pictures Drawn from LifeH.S. King & Company, 1871 - 262 стор. |
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... fire upon her , and a chief fell dead at her side . Nothing daunted , the plucky old lady rushed on , trusting to her star and to the success of her previous arrangements ; and not in vain , for the guard opened the gates to her , and ...
... fire upon her , and a chief fell dead at her side . Nothing daunted , the plucky old lady rushed on , trusting to her star and to the success of her previous arrangements ; and not in vain , for the guard opened the gates to her , and ...
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... fires of the guns acted somewhat as a shower - bath to cool the ardour of my troublesome escort ; but they would not leave me , and I was their prisoner . Meanwhile Captain Hutt galloped up towards me , and I shouted to him that I hoped ...
... fires of the guns acted somewhat as a shower - bath to cool the ardour of my troublesome escort ; but they would not leave me , and I was their prisoner . Meanwhile Captain Hutt galloped up towards me , and I shouted to him that I hoped ...
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... stormy night , they were all sitting round a great fire - I lay behind them . Lions and wild beasts roared around us , but did not prevent me overhearing a debate upon the subject of what should be done with me . The I 12 Western India .
... stormy night , they were all sitting round a great fire - I lay behind them . Lions and wild beasts roared around us , but did not prevent me overhearing a debate upon the subject of what should be done with me . The I 12 Western India .
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... fire as she cried -Hear what I have to say . How often do you wish to tear my wounds open . These men only committed murder once , but you and the Com- pany's people are more cruel . You keep killing me afresh . Since that dreadful day ...
... fire as she cried -Hear what I have to say . How often do you wish to tear my wounds open . These men only committed murder once , but you and the Com- pany's people are more cruel . You keep killing me afresh . Since that dreadful day ...
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... fire in front , flank , and rear . With my little force , not two hundred Europeans of all ranks , my only chance of success was to take it by surprise . To wait for the threatened attack would have been to shut out this chance . As a ...
... fire in front , flank , and rear . With my little force , not two hundred Europeans of all ranks , my only chance of success was to take it by surprise . To wait for the threatened attack would have been to shut out this chance . As a ...
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