Take me home to papa, my angel," said she. He said he would ; and tried to find his way to the road which he knew led up the hill to Woodbine Villa. But all landmarks were gone ; houses, trees, hedges, all swept away ; roads covered three feet thick with... PUT YOURSELF IN HIS PLACE - Seite 197von CHARLES READE - 1870Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1870 - 802 Seiten
...and then lifted her and carried her out into the night. " Take me home to papa, my angel," said she. He said he would ; and tried to find his way to the...without sticking, or stumbling against some sure sign of destruction and death : within the compass of fifty yards he found a steamboiler and its appurtenances... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1870 - 834 Seiten
...then lifted her and carried her out into the night. '• Take me home to papa, my angel," said she. He said he would ; and tried to find his way to the...led up the hill to Woodbine Villa. But all landmarks wore gone ; houses, trees, hedges, all swept away ; roads covered three feet thick with rocks, and... | |
| Edward Austin Sheldon - 1875 - 444 Seiten
...high ground, for your lives ! " .... 7. All landmarks were gone ; houses, trees, hedges, — all were swept away ; roads, covered three feet thick with...and bricks, and carcasses ! The pleasant valley was now one horrid quagmire, in which he could take few steps, without sticking, or stumbling against some... | |
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