The Story of the World for Children of the British Empire, Bücher 4W. Blackwood & Sons, 1903 |
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... Night fell , and Clive , with his little band of weary men , passed an anxious time . Morning dawned to find the enemy had melted away . The siege of Arcot was ended . The growing power of the French in India was arrested . Robert Clive ...
... Night fell , and Clive , with his little band of weary men , passed an anxious time . Morning dawned to find the enemy had melted away . The siege of Arcot was ended . The growing power of the French in India was arrested . Robert Clive ...
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... night in June when the 146 English captives were driven by clubs and swords into a little room some twenty feet square , with only two small gratings at the entrance to let in air . The " Black Hole " had been built to shut up ...
... night in June when the 146 English captives were driven by clubs and swords into a little room some twenty feet square , with only two small gratings at the entrance to let in air . The " Black Hole " had been built to shut up ...
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... night passed away the struggles ceased , the screams died away , and a few low moans were the only sounds audible . Morning dawned at last . The Nawab awoke and ordered the doors to be opened . Twenty three fainting people alone ...
... night passed away the struggles ceased , the screams died away , and a few low moans were the only sounds audible . Morning dawned at last . The Nawab awoke and ordered the doors to be opened . Twenty three fainting people alone ...
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... night long he heard the sound of drums and cymbals from the vast camp of the Nawab . He knew but too well the fearful odds against which he would fight on the morrow . The day broke- " the day which was to decide the fate of India ...
... night long he heard the sound of drums and cymbals from the vast camp of the Nawab . He knew but too well the fearful odds against which he would fight on the morrow . The day broke- " the day which was to decide the fate of India ...
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... night to the quarters of a friendly Indian chief . The news he found was but too true . There was not a moment to be lost . At daybreak he stole forth and found the French lying in a ravine . He gave orders to fire . A volley was given ...
... night to the quarters of a friendly Indian chief . The news he found was but too true . There was not a moment to be lost . At daybreak he stole forth and found the French lying in a ravine . He gave orders to fire . A volley was given ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Admiral Africa America army arrived attack Austria Bastile battle battle of Trafalgar Blücher brave British broke Bruce Cape capital Captain Captain Cook chapter Clive coast colonies colonists command Cook Corsica cried dauphin dead death declared dressed Dutch East Emperor empire enemy England English escape Europe famous father fell fight fire flag fleet fought France French governor grew guns hero honour Horatio Nelson hour Humboldt India island king land Louis Louis XVI Marie Antoinette miles Mogul morning Mungo Park Napoleon NAPOLEON BONAPARTE nation native Nelson never Niger night Nile palace Paris passed peace Pitt Portugal Quebec queen Raja reached retreat returned river Robert Clive Russia sailed sailor sent ships slaves snow soldiers soon South Spain stood storm story struggle throne Toulon Trafalgar triumph troops Tuileries Versailles victory Warren Hastings Washington Waterloo Wellesley Wellington Wolfe young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 121 - Ye are brothers ! ye are men ! And we conquer but to save ; So peace instead of death let us bring ; But yield, proud foe, thy fleet, With the crews, at England's feet, And make submission meet To our king.
Seite 169 - NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast...
Seite 129 - May the great God whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it, and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet!
Seite 24 - Resolved, That a committee, in conjunction with one from the Senate, be appointed to consider on the most suitable manner of paying honor to the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his fellow-citizens.
Seite 169 - Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning.
Seite 138 - Burke, moved even to tears, exclaimed, "It is not a chip of the old block; it is the old block itself.
Seite 169 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.
Seite 115 - THE boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but he had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shoae round him o'er the dead.
Seite 218 - There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men...
Seite 41 - I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.