 ... and frequently two red ones to one black. The legions of these Myrmidons covered all the hills and vales in my woodyard, and the ground was already strewn with the dead and dying, both red and black. It was the only battle which I have ever witnessed,...  The Writings of Henry David Thoreau - Seite 253von Henry David Thoreau - 1906Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 474 Seiten
...in deadly combat, yet without any noise I eouM hear, and human soldiers never fought so resoluidy. 1 watched a couple that were fast locked in each other's embraces, in a little eunny valley sanid tb« chips, now at noon-day prepared to figfat till the snn went down, or life went... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1866 - 818 Seiten
...black. It was the only battle which I have ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while the battle was raging ; internecine war ; the red...watched a couple that were fast locked in each other's embrace, in a little sunny valley amid the chips, now at noonday prepared, ' to fight till the sun... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - 1875 - 348 Seiten
...ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while the battle was raging—internecine war—the red republicans on the one hand, and the black imperialists on the other. 4. On every side they were engaged in deadly combat, yet without any noise that I could hear; and human... | |
 | 1877 - 832 Seiten
...black. It was the only battle which I have ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while the battle was raging ; internecine war ; the red...yet without any noise that I could hear, and human soldier* never fought so resolutely. I watched a couple that were fast locked in each other's embraces,... | |
 | University magazine - 1877 - 810 Seiten
...black. It was the only battle which I have ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while the battle was raging ; internecine war ; the red...imperialists on the other. On every side they were engiged in deadly combat, yet without any noise that I could hear, and human soldiers never fought... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 Seiten
...black. 3. It was the only battle which I have ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while the battle was raging ; internecine war — the red...hear ; and human soldiers never fought so resolutely. 4. I watched a couple that were fast locked in each other's embraces, in a little sunny valley amid... | |
 | 1880 - 516 Seiten
...battle which I have ever witnessed, the ouly battle-field I ever trod while the battle was ••aging ; internecine war ; the red republicans on the one hand,...the other. On every side they were engaged in deadly sombat, yet without any noise that I could hear, and human soldiers never fought so resolutely. I watched... | |
 | Albert Franklin Blaisdell - 1881 - 334 Seiten
...black. It was the only battle which I have ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while the battle was raging; internecine war — the red...watched a couple that were fast locked in each other's embrace, in a little sunny valley amid the chips, now at noonday prepared to fight till the sun went... | |
 | Emma J. Todd, W. B. Powell - 1890 - 522 Seiten
...black. It was the only battle which I have ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while the battle was raging ; internecine war — the red...watched a couple that were fast locked in each other's embrace, in a little sunny valley amid the chips, now at noonday prepared to fight till the sun went... | |
 | Emma J. Todd, William Bramwell Powell - 1892 - 546 Seiten
...black. It was the only battle which I have ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while the battle was raging ; internecine war — the red...watched a couple that were fast locked in each other's embrace, in a little sunny valley amid the chips, now at noonday prepared to fight till the sun went... | |
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