The Borderers: Or, The Wept of Wish-ton-wishR. Bentley, 1833 - 400 pages |
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alarm appeared arms AUSTEN betrayed calm Canterbury Tales captive character CHARLES ROLLS chief child colony companion Conanchet Content countenance danger dark distance dost duty dwelling ears earth Eben Dudley enemy Ensign Ergot Faith father favour fear feelings fierce forest gaze girl glance grave habits hand hath heard heart heathen hour husband Indian instant JANE AUSTEN JOHN BANIM less light listened look Madame de Staël maidens manner Mark Heathcote matter Meek ment Metacom Miantonimoh mind Miss mother musket Narra-mattah Narragansett nature never night pale-faces palisadoes passed Pequots postern Puritan quiet reason rendered returned Reuben Ring Ruth Sachem savage scene seemed seen SENSE AND SENSIBILITY sound speak spirit STANDARD NOVELS stood stranger thee thine thou hast thought trees tribe Uncas valley village voice Volumes warrior watch Whittal Ring wife wigwam Wish-Ton-Wish woman Wompanoag woods Yengeese young youth
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