The chatterbox book of soldiers and sailors (1910)
Robinson, Anna, Weir, Harrison · Boston, D. Estes · leaf 106
of Bourbon,and a party of friends were at dinner. Theywere laughing merrily over some incident of theafternoons hunting, when the hangings of thedoor were suddenly torn open and a squad ofFrench soldiers appeared. The whole partywere taken prisoners. The Duke dEnghienwas carried to the fortress of… … WOLF ROCK LIGHT /^FF the coast of Cornwall stands Wolf^^ Rock Light. Very likely some of youboys and girls have seen it. But I wonder if youknow with what almost incredible labor it wasbuilt. The brave men who laid its foundationsnot only wore life-preserv^ers, but each was chainedto an iron post…
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