Literature

Hanshew 1917

Hanshew, Hazel Phillips, My Book of Best Stories from History (London: Cassell & Co., Ltd., 1917)

Frontispiece
With trembling fingers he signed his name upon the Great Charter, 1917

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The two little Princes stood together, looking out through their window, 1917

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Poor Alfred sat dumb, while she stormed on furiously, 1917

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“So soon as my standard touches that wall you shall enter the fort,” she said, 1917

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Sir Francis Drake stood hesitant for a moment, with the big brown ball, with which he was to play, balanced in his broad palm, 1917

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“Ah! gentle sire! I implore you to have mercy on these six brave men!”, 1917

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They glanced fearfully in the direction of the sound, 1917

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The guards opened the great doors for them, and they passed out, 1917

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In dead silence they waited, while little Handel went on playing, utterly unaware of their presence, 1917

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The women sobbed with joy, and the little children clung, crying, to the soldiers’ necks, 1917

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It was snowing heavily when Helen and her assistant set forth upon their venturesome journey, 1917

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The King followed, holding the hand of the little Dauphin, 1917