A Tale of Two Cities, Volume 1Sheldon, 1863 |
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Page 8
... Guards had heralded the sublime appearance by announcing that arrangements were made for the swal- lowing up of London and Westminster . Even the Cock- lane ghost had been laid only a round dozen of years , after rapping out its ...
... Guards had heralded the sublime appearance by announcing that arrangements were made for the swal- lowing up of London and Westminster . Even the Cock- lane ghost had been laid only a round dozen of years , after rapping out its ...
Page 9
... guard shot three dead , and then got shot dead himself by the other four , " in consequence of the failure of his ammunition ; " after which the mail was robbed in peace ; that magnificent potentate , the Lord Mayor of London , was made ...
... guard shot three dead , and then got shot dead himself by the other four , " in consequence of the failure of his ammunition ; " after which the mail was robbed in peace ; that magnificent potentate , the Lord Mayor of London , was made ...
Page 11
... guard , however , in combina- tion , had read that article of war which forbade a purpose otherwise strongly in favor of the argument , that some brute animals are endued with Reason ; and the team had capitulated and returned to their ...
... guard , however , in combina- tion , had read that article of war which forbade a purpose otherwise strongly in favor of the argument , that some brute animals are endued with Reason ; and the team had capitulated and returned to their ...
Page 12
... guard of the Dover mail thought to himself , that Friday night in November one thousand seven hundred and seventy - five , lumbering up Shooter's Hill , as he stood on his own particular perch behind the mail , beat- ing his feet , and ...
... guard of the Dover mail thought to himself , that Friday night in November one thousand seven hundred and seventy - five , lumbering up Shooter's Hill , as he stood on his own particular perch behind the mail , beat- ing his feet , and ...
Page 13
... guard suspected the passengers , the passengers sus- pected one another and the guard , they all suspected everybody else , and the coachman was sure of nothing but the horses ; as to which cattle he could with a clear conscience have ...
... guard suspected the passengers , the passengers sus- pected one another and the guard , they all suspected everybody else , and the coachman was sure of nothing but the horses ; as to which cattle he could with a clear conscience have ...
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