| 单词 | borderer |
| 例句 | But when the white setters, Scotch-Irish, borderers, Covenanters, Cavaliers invaded the country, they whipped the Indians, slaughtered the big game and hewed down the forests. The celebrity war hero of 1919: The search for Sergeant York and his famous WWI diary 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z That experience, Fischer says, endowed these “borderers” with hardy self-reliance and a “libertarian idea of natural freedom” that plays out in U.S. politics today. Why a key to the 2016 Southern vote lies centuries ago on another continent 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z There was little in his figure or appearance which would have indicated the habits of a borderer of the period, yet one would scarcely have ventured to guess at any other calling or profession. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z This body of seven hundred bold and well-mounted borderers, left Detroit the 22d of October, and plunged at once into the wilderness. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z The Pennsylvania borderers were, as we have seen, chiefly the descendants of Presbyterian emigrants from the north of Ireland. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The iron-faced, iron-framed borderer turned away to take sudden note of a pair of very keen, black eyes which were staring, not so much at him as at something in his belt. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z No, he could never have expected her to relish the full details of a borderer's profession, but he was vexed that she should already begin to suspect its nature on so very short an acquaintance. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Tanoa had meanwhile been undermining the power of the usurpers by the old expedient of bribing the borderers. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Do not fancy it wise and humble to be ever living like the borderers of old time, on the "debateable ground." Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z The distress, wrath, and terror of the borderers produced results sufficiently remarkable to deserve a separate examination. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z In half a minute more the two celebrated borderers were leaning against the gun, side by side, and there was a strong contrast between them. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z In the War of 1812-15, a large band of Wisconsin Indians joined the ranks of Tecumseh, in raiding upon the American borderers. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z He fled to Somosomo, whence he proceeded to buy over the borderers of Mbau on the mainland, within a few miles of the town. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z In his frays with these fierce borderers he displayed extraordinary physical strength as well as indomitable pluck. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z In high dudgeon at such an infraction of their liberties, the borderers sent messengers through the country, calling upon all good men to rise in arms. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Thus for the first time the borderers began to number in their ranks plainsmen as well as backwoodsmen. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z The borderers flew like chickens to cover, on the warning of the Hawk's foray. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z Indeed, it seems up to Scott's time, and since, too, that the borderers on the Scotch side did not take as much pleasure in the pastime as those dwelling on the English side. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z The borderer cannot shut up his horses and mules in stables. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Their object thus accomplished, and their imprisoned comrades restored to them, the borderers dispersed for the present to their homes. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z To the people of Pennsylvania, its tradesmen, its farmers, even its rude borderers, he was a personage fully as real as the colonial governor at Philadelphia, and far more popular. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z The whole thing was like the flight of the pigeon-hawk, so swift and deadly was it; for, within ten or twelve minutes after the alarm was given, the borderers were again in their saddles. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z Although wanting in the height, weight, and experience possessed by his veteran opponent, the wiry borderer had the advantage of youthful suppleness and activity on his side. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z Such persons unfortunately are always among the first pioneers of civilization, and disturb the social relations of the borderers. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Their embarrassment was increased by the exaggerated ideas which prevailed among the ignorant and timorous respecting the size and strength of the borderers, their ferocity of temper, and their wonderful skill as marksmen. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z They exist now as they did of old, a hardy race of borderers, not quite civilised, and not quite barbarous—Christian in fact, and Turkish to a great extent in appearance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z It would seem that contact with French and German borderers along the Alpine rampart had introduced into Piedmont and Lombardy a form of lyric which is not essentially Italian. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z In the east they were still only borderers and raiders, but in the west they were taking cities and driving out the civilized Ægean populations. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z These animals become as tame as dogs, and are of great value to the borderer, as it costs nothing to rear them, and they can be put to any work. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z The invasion of the Paxton borderers, during the past winter, had scared the Quaker faction into their senses. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z Desultory hostilities are continually waged between these wild borderers, whose broils and feuds are endless; and not six months had passed away since five hundred Pagans, bursting over the frontier, had plundered the Moslem valleys. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z But a pretender backed by Scottish spears did not appeal to the sympathies of the English borderers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The borderers universally took an active part in the war, and were eminently useful in repelling the incursions of the Indians. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z The most infallible specific, however, is a bulb known to all the borderers by the name of "Seneca root." The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Right past Vosh at that moment sprang the deacon; and he met the bear halfway, like the brave old borderer that he was. Winter Fun 2011-01-25T03:00:22.297Z Before the union of the two crowns the Johnstones were frequently wardens of the west borders, and were held in enthusiastic admiration for their exploits against the English, the Douglasses, and other borderers. Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc This Rebecca Williams afterwards became famous among the borderers of Ohio River for her medical skill, and the cure of dangerous wounds. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 Bishop Robert Caldwell and other authorities declare them Dravidians, and regard them as the western borderers of Dravidian India. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" He was like one of those early borderers in his own land who had heard a sinister sound in the thicket. The Guns of Europe The situation smacked of the ridiculous to the youthful borderer, and the time and place alone prevented him from indulging his risibles. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind For what would be rudeness intentional in a Castilian, in a man of Catalonia is only the rough nature of the borderer coming out. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Ye borderers on the coasts of bliss! what are you? Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes A great proportion of them are discharged soldiers—so that in reality, like the borderers of old, they form a sort of military colony. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies Of the eleven hundred here, wellnigh every man had been a buckskin borderer, deadly with rifle, tomahawk and knife, and up to all Indian tricks. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women But the young borderer avoided the lover’s gaze, as he did not desire to enter into a controversy which calmer moments would make appear ridiculous. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind “It was indeed–the demon!” gasped the fellow, dragged unceremoniously to his feet by the borderer. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga These rough borderers, who recall William of Deloraine and Dandie Dinmont, are somehow out of their element when preaching the doctrines of quietism and submission to circumstances. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Each felt that he had glimpsed something of this man's past; felt, too, that he who now was a bloody-handed borderer had once been a caballero, moving in a much higher circle. The Pathless Trail The old borderer looked up with a smile, in which shame and sadness mingled. Money Magic A Novel They gave but scanty support to the government in its attempts to subdue the Indian tribes, voted arms and supplies with great reluctance, and condemned the borderers as savages and barbarians. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 Occasionally at a clearing, where some hardy borderer was scratching a living from the half-cleared soil, he would stop long enough to eat. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga Fair is thy sight, Sorrento, green thy shore, Black crags behind thee pierce the clear blue skies; The sea, whose borderers ruled the world of yore, As clear and bluer still before thee lies. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition Although driven back in numerous Indian wars, these American borderers had come to the Ohio valley to stay. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo In the meantime, probably without knowledge of Cresap’s intent, Greathouse had collected a party of 32 borderers to accomplish the same end. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State Nevertheless, he was still the borderer, still the man of the open. A Son of the Middle Border He was of the better class of borderers, possessing more education than most of his neighbors and with that measure of refinement and cultivation which placed George Washington above the majority of his associates. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga Nor were the worthy borderers content to shelter runaway slaves, but debtors and criminals have often met with the like indulgence. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion I wished to know the great waterway intimately in its various phases,—to see with my own eyes what the borderers saw; in imagination, to redress the pioneer stage, and repeople it. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo In 1755, he was killed by Indians while conveying ammunition to the borderers. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State He wanted to talk, he longed to ask questions of the two borderers, but his will kept him from doing so. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain We were too well-mounted to fear being overtaken; and, as we galloped off into the night, with confidence could we echo the cry of the bold borderer: “They’ll have fleet steeds that follow!” The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Each nation complained that the borderers of the other made inroads over the frontier. Pyrrhus Makers of History Colonel David Shepherd, was a brave and resolute officer in whom the borderers had full confidence. Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c. The English borderers fled upon the outbreak of disturbances, and did not return until about 1760-61, when confidence had been restored.––R. G. T. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State Such constant trials and vicissitudes have told on the character of these German borderers, and have made them what they are, a hardy and determined, yet careful and cautious race. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The fight before Troy was not a mere local and temporary conflict between two quarrelsome borderers, but it cuts to the very marrow of the World's History, the grand struggle between East and West. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary It was these two who had saved them; the timely bullets had come from the rifles of these famous borderers. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" He was cruel as many of the borderers were cruel. Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c. Hand was a competent officer, but was much pestered, at Fort Pitt, with the machinations of tories, who were numerous among the borderers. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State Here you have no knightly tournament, or duel for rescue of dames, but the sharp clash of bloody conflict between English and Scots borderers, the best fighting men of our island. Studies in Literature and History "If the book says it, I reckon it's so," said Long Jim, with the borderer's sublime faith in the printed word. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods But the borderers had no thought of deserting their senseless comrade. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" After he had become a renegade, the borderers would not permit a return; and as he was forced to reside among the Indians, he was right in securing their favor. Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c. Peaceable, friendly Indians were massacred by bands of ruffian borderers, organized for vengeance as well as protection. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola Seven hundred trained borderers were not easily beaten, even if Logan and the other three hundred should not come. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand He knew the bitter hatred the borderers felt toward all renegades. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods The canoe was well hidden among the bushes, and then the five borderers disappeared in the forest. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" The borderer, having enough of fighting for one day, and not caring to be killed by a crippled Indian, made for the fort, where he arrived about nightfall. Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c. In the Civil War his father had fought for the Union, in a regiment of borderers; two of his uncles had been partisan rangers on the side of the Confederacy. The Thunders of Silence The spirit of the shiftless one, great borderer that he was, rose to the crisis, but he said nothing. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand It was hard for him to think that a single little group of borderers could hold up a great force like theirs, armed with cannon too. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods What a ship is to the sailor, so the rifle was to the borderer. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" Few borderers had passed through so many hardships, and won so bright a reputation. Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c. Weather was a tremendous factor in the life of the borderer, and he was compelled to guide most of his actions by it. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness Clark has a bigger force here, and they are all borderers. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand Henry did not awake until the west was growing dim, and then after the fashion of the borderers he awoke all at once, that is, every nerve and faculty was alive at the same time. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods He would have referred again to the saving of his life, but he knew that the great borderer would not like it. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River" Major McMahan, who often led the borderers in their hardy expeditions, soon raised a company of twenty men, among whom was Lewis Whetzel. Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c. They had come of religious parents, and the borderer, moreover, always personified the great forces of nature, before which he was reverential. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness They rushed directly into the faces of the borderers, leaping forward in hundreds, shouting the war whoop and now and then cutting down a foe. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand Distance did not amount to much to the borderer, and his long, easy gait carried him on, mile after mile. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods I have for borderers upon my kingdom, some Barbarian nations whose language none of my people could understand, nor they learn ours. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing In him were united those qualities which make the accomplished frontiersman—daring, activity, and circumspection, while he was fitted beyond most of his contemporary borderers to lead and command. Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c. They could all swim, for that is an accomplishment that our borderers, of either sex, never fail of acquiring. The American Family Robinson or, The Adventures of a Family lost in the Great Desert of the West The borderers, used to their own way, yielded readily to the tact and great name of Clark. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand On the tenth of August, 1703, these rugged borderers were about their usual callings, unconscious of danger,—the women at their household work, the men in the fields or on the more distant salt-marshes. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America A brutal raid of the English borderers on Melrose and the destruction of his ancestors' tombs estranged the Earl of Angus, and was quickly avenged by his overthrow of the marauders at Ancrum Moor. History of the English People, Volume IV This distinguished borderer was born in Augusta county, Virginia. Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c. These were used as spells among the borderers even as late as the close of the eighteenth century. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery The borderers could not fail to note the ease and grace of their movements, the lightness with which they walked, and the dexterity with which they pulled the big boat upon the bank. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand The English borderers, on their part, regarded the Indians less as men than as vicious and dangerous wild animals. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America These tribes being borderers on the newly occupied Indian territories, it became imperative to repress their hostile disposition, under the guaranty of the United States to afford adequate protection to the emigrating Indians. Impressions of America During The Years 1833, 1834, and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume II. No common men either; but most of them accustomed to the use of arms; many backwoodsmen, born borderers, staunch as steel. The Death Shot A Story Retold It is not to be wondered at, therefore, that to our veteran borderer the field of literature should remain a "terra incognita." The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Few people have ever given more supreme examples of dauntless courage and self-sacrifice than these borderers. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand It would not take him, an expert borderer and woodsman, long to get that prairie chicken, and after that, as he had said before, it was only a step from grass to pot. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War "In your study of the Indian's case you have discovered the fact that the borderer is often the aggressor and sometimes the thief." A Daughter of the Middle Border The conventional dress of eighteenth-century borderers was an adaptation to local conditions, being in part borrowed from the Indians. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 One of the sovereigns of the country brought against him as many as 2,500 elephants; the borderers on the Indus resisted him with 4,000 war-boats. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity He knew fully the value of rest, and they were borderers who would spring to their feet at the first alarm, alive in every sense and muscle. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand It was war to the death between the red and white borderers. Stories Of Ohio Re´naud, one of the paladins of Charlemagne, always described with the properties of a borderer, valiant, alert, ingenious, rapacious, and unscrupulous. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 The Afghan borderers were in a good position, and were able to bring their forces to the assistance of the Mamunds with the assurance that, if they were repulsed, they could return to their homes. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The northern borderers, seeing their houses burnt, Their wives and children slain, run up and down, Cursing the name of thee and Gaveston. Edward the Second Well it was for the white army that it was composed of veteran borderers. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand The disposition to hostilities was accompanied by a furious outbreak of the Scottish borderers. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 A sudden rumor of war alarmed the German borderers in the east, and our province among the rest. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag "One of them brown rascals will never reach the woods," said Ross with the intuition of the borderer. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky To check its progress, Elizabeth despatched Sussex with an army to the north, under color of chastising the ravages committed by the borderers. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. That was a matter of course with every borderer in such moments. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand The ravages also committed by the borderers, accustomed to license and disorder, struck a terror into all men, and made the people prepare rather for repelling the invaders than for joining them. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary The Earl of Dunbar, with many of the tenants of his former estates, and numbers of the English borderers, had entered Scotland and carried out considerable raids. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower It merely drew back to protect itself against being flanked in the forest, and the faces of the borderers, sullen and determined, were still turned to the enemy. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky The Indians become more easily deluded by the borderers than by others, because the borderers know that they never esteem any one to be substantial who does not keep a shop. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy With the usual foresight of borderers, they had already covered up their rifles, pistols and ammunition. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand So taught, The borderers of the Erithræan launch'd Their barks, and to the shores of Araby 70 First their brief voyage stretched, and thence returned With aromatic gums, or spicy wealth Of India. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan Of course, we have many here; but the borderers are spearmen rather than archers, and it were well to strengthen our force. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower Then—the borderers were a pious people—he fell upon his knees and gave thanks. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky They found a miscellaneous dance at a house in the vicinity,—negroes, borderers, and reprobate Indians, all collected in one incongruous mass. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In addition to the caution, habitual to borderers, they usually kept pretty well sheltered behind the stout sides of their boat. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand He had an uncommon sympathy for hunters, borderers, pathfinders and all kinds of wilderness rovers. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis The Scotch use even less armour than do our borderers, their breast pieces being smaller, and they seldom wear back pieces. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower She talked simply, with a northern accent, and might have been the child of generations of borderers. Lore of Proserpine He was right, for the pistols were dropped and the room cleared on the instant; whereupon the bully borderer clapped his wings and crowed and disappeared. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The confidence of the borderer in him was not misplaced. The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand His position, however, which was in more senses than one that of a borderer between two worlds, gives to the study of his writings an exceptional value. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator "I trust the Welsh will not retreat, until we have had a taste of their quality; but I doubt much if they will prove as formidable foes as the Scotch borderers." Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower The Kaltadak and the Kalfadaï seem to be identical with the borderers who attacked us on our first entrance into this country. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government For a moment the sly old borderer made no response, and I knew he was quietly turning over the complicated situation in his own mind preparatory to intelligent action. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country My eyes have not been altogether idle, although I am no borderer to observe such faint signs. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France The borderers replied by loud bleatings, which signified that they held the Galwegians of no better understanding than their native sheep. The Black Douglas But there, we can no more change a borderer's nature than you can stop the tide in the Solway. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower The freed borderer glared from one to the other of us. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady There is to be found in the world no more splendid specimens of fighting humanity than the Montenegrin borderer. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro Startled by this unexpected apparition, and experiencing an American borderer's dislike and distrust for his class, I made a hasty move back toward where, with unusual carelessness, I had deposited my rifle against the wall. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France But the same testimony proves them to have been bad Spanish, even to the ears of a Portuguese borderer, and evidently used by foreigners for the purpose of disguise, like the dresses they wore. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters Should any spark kindle these dispositions of our borderers into a flame, we are involved beyond recall by the eternal principles of justice to our citizens, which we will never abandon. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 The sharp crack of the old borderer's rifle filled the momentary pause, and a British officer in a colonel's uniform swayed drunkenly in his saddle and plunged headlong in the stream. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Then "Far on the left, unseen the while, Stanley broke Lennox and Argyle"; on the English right, Sir Edmund Howard fell back before the charge of the Scottish borderers, who, forthwith, devoted themselves to plunder. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) Fair is thy site, Sorrento, green thy shore, Black crags behind thee pierce the clear blue skies; The sea, whose borderers ruled the world of yore, As clear and bluer still before thee lies. Poems My father was a borderer; so not even exactly either English or Scotch. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 If these loyal borderers are sincere in their professions, they have certainly no sympathy for the wretches around them, who visit with death or pillage every friend of the Union. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy By forced marches these hardy borderers hoped to reach their homes in time to defend them. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Drawing both the flint and steel which he, like other borderers, always carried, he worked hard until the spark leaped forth and set the leaves on fire. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty The name of Davy Crockett was a great one in the southwest, and here he was, face to face, hands gripped with the great borderer. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad In the local paragraphs, we note several indicating a strong feeling of animosity between the Scotch and English borderers. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 424 Volume 17, New Series, February 14, 1852 I have to go a long way back to the city of Toronto, where I had just completed the purchase of a full costume of a Western borderer. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America While Sevier was talking, the old borderer was fumbling in the breast of his hunting-shirt, and now he produced a packet of papers tied about with red tape. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Many of the Mexicans were skilled and suspicious borderers, and the haste with which the two were departing seemed suspicious to them. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty Among these borderers there was discipline, but it was discipline of their own kind, not that of the military martinet. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad There was also a dare-devil element, descended perhaps from those rude borderers who were deported to Ireland more for the sake of the peace of North Britain than for the benefit of Ireland. The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana He did not know that five resolute borderers were following closely behind him, even looking into his camp at night, and knowing every important thing that he did. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi And in this wise began an alliance the like of which, for true-blue loyalty on this old borderer's part, these colder-hearted times of yours, my dears, will never see. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady It was part of the brushy tail of a raccoon, such as the borderers wore in their caps. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain The Panther was a wonderful borderer, and Obed White was not far behind him. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad One man was hit badly, and then the borderers began to seek targets of their own. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky Manner, speech, looks, and dress, alike differentiated them from the borderers. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi The old borderer sprang afoot, kicked the fire into the stream, and caught up his rifle. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Then the borderers deserved neither; for, rather than be butchered, they would have let the proprietary lands lie untaxed for another year. Montcalm and Wolfe They had mastered the borderer's art of doing nothing thoroughly, when nothing was to be done. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad One man was killed and several were wounded, but the borderers merely shut their teeth down the harder and marched on. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky In fact, the carelessness of the Western borderers is often unaccountable, and this is not the least surprising instance of it. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer And his answer to the old borderer was no answer at all. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady During the past summer he had raised a band of men, chiefly New Hampshire borderers, and made a series of daring excursions which gave him a prominent place in this hardy by-play of war. Montcalm and Wolfe Travis has fought off all the attacks of the Mexicans," replied the great borderer, "but when Santa Anna brings up his whole force an' makes a resolute assault it's bound to go under. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad The borderers were too much accustomed to hardship and death to grieve long over the past. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky These symptoms, while they increased the ardor of the young men, excited the apprehensions of the more experienced borderers, and Boone in particular. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer The outworking of the coup de main was a triumph for the old borderer's shrewd generalship. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The fourth person, a sober, and substantial-looking borderer, in a huge blanket-coat and slouched hat, the latter stuck round with buck's tails, was the nominal captain of the party. Nick of the Woods He was too good a borderer now to exhaust himself in the beginning. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad Forth poured the hardy borderers in scores, surcharged now with courage and energy. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky He had long been a hardy adventurer, a kind of equivocal borderer, half trader, half smuggler, with a tolerable dash of the pickaroon. Tales of a Traveller Taking time by the forelock, the old borderer had swept a circle of reconnaissance around our halting place, "to get the p'ints of the compass," as he would say. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Courage and hospitality, however, were then hardly accounted virtues, being too universal to be distinguished as such; and courtesy was equally native to the independent borderer. Nick of the Woods Nor did he have here the strength and support of the great borderers like Bowie and Crockett. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad He knew their minds now, and in a way it was an unconscious tribute that these wild borderers paid to him. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky An you had had as much raiding as we borderers, you would have learned the trick of quiet cattle droving. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford The old borderer took his bearings by the sun and laid the course quartering to bring us out as near as might be on the heights above the gorge. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady They were the borderers of New England, and were among the hardiest and boldest of their race. Daniel Webster Inside of five minutes they were on the road, armed and provisioned, the best two borderers, with the single exception of the Panther, in all the southwest. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad Three borderers such as they could shake off the pursuit of any men who lived. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky But the military spirit of the borderers, and their attachment to their chiefs, had been much broken since the union of the crowns. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition He came in presently, his black eyes snapping with disappointment, saying in answer to Yeates's question that the yell had been his own; that his tomahawk had sped no truer than the old borderer's bullet. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady These borderers, from lack of opportunity, were ruder than their more favored brethren to the south, but they were also more persistent, more tenacious, and more adventurous. Daniel Webster But the English borderers, though only shepherds and agriculturists, as soon as they mounted their horses, were instantly the finest light cavalry in Europe. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History The band passed on, but the three borderers did not stir. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky For smaller predatory expeditions, the borderers had signals, and places of rendezvous, peculiar to each tribe. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 But the old borderer's curiosity was not so readily postponed. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady He was a borderer in the fullest sense in a commonwealth of borderers. Daniel Webster There the Scotch-Irish borderers who lived in the western counties were bent on having their way. George Washington, Volume II The chessmen were put aside for the time, and five hungry beings ate as only borderers could eat. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky The borderers had, in fact, little reason to regard the inland Scots as their fellow subjects, or to respect the power of the crown. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 As for the old borderer, he was more deliberate. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady He was the great borderer, Henry Ware, in the Indian- haunted forest, feeling with a sixth sense, even a seventh sense, the presence of danger. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand "Land-jobbing, the intermeddling of the States, and the disorderly conduct of the borderers, who were indifferent as to the killing of an Indian," were in his opinion the great obstacles in the way of success. George Washington, Volume II I am a bad hand at depicting a hero properly so called, and have an unfortunate propensity for the dubious characters of borderers, buccaneers, Highland robbers, and all others of a Robin-Hood description. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) One by one, the fortresses which they occupied were recovered by force, or by stratagem; and the vindictive cruelty of the Scottish borderers made dreadful retaliation for the, injuries they had sustained. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 "That's jest about what I was most afeard of," said the borderer, with a hasty glance skyward. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady A hint from Coronado had warned the borderer that here was a person whom it might be necessary some day to get rid of. Overland The borderers kept assailing the Indians, peaceful tribes being generally chosen for the purpose; and the State itself broke through and disregarded all treaties and all arrangements made by the United States. George Washington, Volume II Then he and Tayoga at once plunged into the forest with the borderers who were there to provide against ambush, all of them approaching the menacing ridge with great care. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border Their only treasures were, a fleet and active horse, with the ornaments which their rapine had procured for the females of their family, of whose gay appearance the borderers were vain. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 But when we would have broken cover, the old borderer dropped his weapon and gripped us with a hand for each. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady As for the fact that he had been lately saved from death by the borderer, that would not have checked Coronado's hand, even had he remembered it. Overland The borderers themselves, on the other hand, thought that the general government was in league with the savages, and broke through treaties, and destroyed so far as they could the national policy. George Washington, Volume II The war whoop of the Indians was incessant, and the deep cheer of the borderers replied to it. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border About this time the Scottish borderers seem to have acquired some ascendency over their southern neighbours.—Strype, Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 But for the old borderer and the Indian there was no such bellows to blow the fire of perseverance. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The borderer now spurred after Thurstane, who had got a dozen rods the lead of him. Overland Moreover their murderous forays on the Georgian settlers were often as unprovoked as were the aggressions of the brutal Georgia borderers. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 At rare intervals a deep cheer from a borderer replied to the savage war whoop. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border Upon the religion of the borderers there can very little be said. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 By good hap we came to the crossing of the cavern stream without meeting any foeman; and on the farther side of the shallow ford we found the old borderer awaiting us. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The borderer, who, instead of helping his employer to rise, was coolly reloading his rifle, did not immediately reply. Overland They were especially anxious for spirits, for they far surpassed even the white borderers in their crazy thirst for strong drink. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 Tomahawks and knives gleamed, and the air echoed with fierce whoop of Indian and shout of borderer. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border In an old mystery, imprinted at London, 1654, a mendicant borderer is introduced, soliciting alms of a citizen and his wife. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 The old borderer was busied with his loot of the Indian camp—'twas not in his nature to come off empty-handed, however hard pressed he had been for time. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady There was a scramble of ten or fifteen screaming horsemen after the audacious borderer. Overland Harmar never made much effort to conceal dislike of the borderers. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 Yet the gallant borderers would not give back, and encouraging one another with resounding cheers they held the doubtful shore. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border Their cattle was, therefore, their chief property; and these were nightly exposed to the southern borderers, as rapacious and active as themselves. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 Now you are to remember the sky was overcast and the night was pitchy dark, and how the old borderer could read a sign of any sort was far beyond my comprehension. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Texas Smith was too old a borderer to attempt to draw his weapons while such a man as Kelly was sighting him at ten feet distance. Overland Nor was the ill-will to the treaty confined to the rough borderers. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 Soldiers and borderers came to the danger point, and the savages were borne back. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border Through this hole the commandant creeped forth; and, surrendering himself to De la Mothe-rouge, implored protection from the vengeance of the borderers. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 Barring the old borderer, who had gone upon his knees, we stood as we were; the Catawba holding the pack horses, and Jennifer and I the three that bore the ghastly burdens of mortality. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Occasionally the falseness of his position made him unjust to the Indians; more often it forced him into league with the latter, and made him hostile to the borderers. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 He was a fair type of the low-class, brutal white borderer, whose inhumanity almost equalled that of the savage. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 The terrible line of lead and steel that faced them was impassable, and all the time the tremendous shouts of Willet poured fresh courage and zeal into the young troops and the borderers. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border This was, perhaps, partly owing to the habits of intimacy betwixt the borderers of both kingdoms, notwithstanding their mutual hostility, and reciprocal depredations. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 It was also in part a fight between the law-abiding and the lawless, and in part a slaking of savage personal animosities, wherein the borderers glutted their vengeance on one another. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 The borderers were left to work out their own salvation. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 The borderers are usually as suspicious as they are independent, and their self-sufficiency and self-reliance often degenerate into mere lawlessness and defiance of all restraint. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 Soldiers and borderers walked behind the palisades, others continually molded bullets, while some were deep in slumber, waiting their turn to be called for the watch. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border The domestic economy of the borderers next engages our attention. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 Then, like Logan, he sank under the curse of drunkenness,—often hardly less dangerous to the white borderer than to his red enemy,—and passed the remainder of his days in ignoble and slothful retirement. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 On the other hand, Mr. Butterfield is drawn into grave errors by his excessive partisanship of the borderers. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 Cherokees, complain of violation of treaties; chief killed; hold council with Franklin people; hostilities with Franklin; uneasiness under pressure of borderers; embroiled with Kentuckians; outrages against; butchery of; war with. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 The cry of the wolf, used much by both the Indians and the borderers as a signal, came now from the east, and after the lapse of a minute it was repeated from the west. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign At the dead of night, followed by a band of borderers, he occupied the court of the palace of Holyrood, and began to burst open the doors of the royal apartments. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 They were true borderers—brave, self-reliant, loyal to their friends, and good-hearted when their worst instincts were not suddenly aroused; but the sight of bloodshed maddened them as if they had been so many wolves. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 A terrible and deserved retribution fell on the borderers for their crime in failing to punish the dastardly deed of Williamson and his associates. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 At Pittsburgh they obtained a large dugout, and with Crawford, two Indians and several borderers, floated down the Ohio, picking out and marking rich bottom lands and having great sport hunting and fishing. George Washington: Farmer He was taller than either, but younger, dressed completely in deerskin, although superior in cut and quality to that of the ordinary borderer, his complexion fair beneath his tan, and his hair light. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign The borderers, seeing our disagreement, they thought the time wished for of them was come. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 The borderers were anxious for a war; and Lord Dunmore was not inclined to baulk them. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 The borderers at first felt about it as the English Whigs originally felt about the massacre of Glencoe. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 Once more he realized what an enormous factor changes in temperature were in the lives of borderers and how they could defeat supreme forethought and the greatest skill. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods Another serious evil was, that the lawless habits of their neighbours tended to make the Lowland borderers almost as ferocious as the Higlanders themselves. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain Perhaps, as he was in possession of his extensive northern domains, he brought to the field the northern broad-swords, as well as the lances of his eastern borderers. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 He was doubtless, on the whole, a brave, good-hearted man—quite as good as the average borderer; but nevertheless apt to be drawn into deeds that were the reverse of creditable. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 However, the borderers wrested themselves free, and fled to the fort under a heavy fire, which wounded one of their number. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 Weather was an enormous factor in the lives of the borderers. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods Always restless, commonly treacherous, warring or preparing for war, the red men required of the white borderer the vigilance of an instinct which was never to be allowed repose. The Life of Francis Marion His retinue, chiefly men of Reesdale and Tynedale, the most ferocious of the English borderers, glad of any pretext for a quarrel, discharged a flight of arrows among the Scots. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 Scarcely less sombre reading is the account of how they were hunted down, and of the wolfish eagerness the borderers showed to massacre the women and children as well as the men. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 Hamilton and his subordinates, both red and white, were engaged in what was essentially an effort to exterminate the borderers. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 First, therefore, let nations that pretend to greatness have this; that they be sensible of wrongs, either upon borderers, merchants, or politic ministers; and that they sit not too long upon a provocation. The Essays of Francis Bacon The whole frontier of the Southern Provinces, from Pennsylvania to Georgia, was threatened by the savages, and the scalping-knife had already begun its bloody work upon the weak and unsuspecting borderers. The Life of Francis Marion Arran, and Sir James Hamilton, escaped with difficulty; and with no less difficulty was the military prelate of Glasgow rescued from the ferocious borderers, by the generous interposition of Gawain Douglas. Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 The borderers had the true Calvinistic taste in preaching. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 All men have their spheres of action, while I alone seem dull and incapable, like a rude borderer. The Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its Characteristics Pride and meanness, I have often thought, are as nearly allied, and as close borderers upon each other, as the poet tells us wit and madness are. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 The resources of the State were small, and these had been diminished wofully in succoring her neighbors, and in small border strifes, which the borderers might have been taught to manage for themselves. The Life of Francis Marion Many of the border conditions were reproduced, and they were to fight as borderers fought. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis In the event of an Indian inroad each borderer had to defend himself until there was time for them all to gather together to repel or avenge it. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 The mediation of the Pope and King of France was ineffectual, and years of warfare passed on, impressing habits of perpetual license and robbery upon the borderers of either nation. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II The borderers were cottagers who also worked for their lord and held smaller holdings, from one to ten acres. English Villages The two quarreled, and the spirit of ancestral borderers waking in them, they fell to blows. The Elect Lady So far from offering any further obstacle to the movements of the family, the borderers were seriously urged to pursue their previous intentions of thoroughly examining the woods. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish The wars in which the borderers themselves bore any part were few and trifling compared to the contests waged by the adventurers who won Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 He watched Sir Robert Sandeman parleying with the borderers, and was introduced to them as the statesman who had sanctioned the new road. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 2 There are six villeins, four borderers with three ploughs. English Villages I had got acquainted with a Hampshire borderer who had passed his life on the Canada frontier, where he had fought indians and been captured by them. Crooked Trails "This Eben Dudley is a personage of no mean importance, I find!" muttered the other, continuing his walk, as the borderer named made his appearance at another entrance of the pen. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Of the Tartars, and other borderers to the country of Russia, with whom they haue most to doe in warre, and peace. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 04 It was the borderer's multifarious tool and accompanied him everywhere. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form Sometimes they tell us of the old common lands which used to be farmed by the villeins and borderers, and of the strange way in which they used to manage their farming. English Villages We found the Rangers were rough borderers like ourselvs, mostly Hampshire men well used to the woods and much accustomed to the Enemy. Crooked Trails "Have any come within the day, Faith?" demanded the borderer, with the interest such an event would be likely to create in the mind of one who habitually lived in so great retirement. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish This commended him to the rude borderers, who also relished the sulphurous theology of their spiritual dictator, just as they liked the raw and fiery liquors that would have scorched more susceptible stomachs. A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II Between the harsh and reckless borderer on the one side, and the fierce savage on the other, a single spark might at any moment set the frontier in a blaze. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV The household of the borderer consisted of his wife, three small children, and a female friend by the name of L———, who, having previously lost her husband, was passing the summer with the family. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" The bold borderer made this declaration with the same provoking degree of coolness which predominated in his whole demeanour, and was indeed his principal attribute. Waverley Novels — Volume 12 "That would do little good, truly," muttered the borderer, like one musing. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish The resemblance between the American borderer and his European prototype is singular, though not always uniform. The Prairie York appears to have contained from three to four hundred persons of all ages, for the most part rude and ignorant borderers. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV Plain in every way was the life of the borderer—plain in dress, in manners, in equipage, in houses. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" The Regent was out on foot and all his company, except the Laird of Grange, Alexander Hume of Manderston, and some borderers to the number of two hundred. The Abbot Once or twice the borderer half arose, and appeared to look about him with observation; and then, as his large frame fell heavily back into its former semi-recumbent attitude, he grew tranquil and stationary. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish As a formidable division of well-armed borderers protected the rear of the retiring party, the Siouxes saw it depart without manifesting the smallest evidence of surprise or resentment. The Prairie For the truth of this charge he appealed to his daughters, who stood aghast at the fearful resemblance his moustachios had given him to that noted borderer. Nature and Human Nature The spare but well-knit frame, the swarthy skin, the prominent features, the deep-set eyes, the alert and yet composed manner; marked in them the true type of the born borderer. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" And there they have determined for the borderers to send. The Lay of the Cid "The heathen!" shouted the borderer, recovering all his manhood as the familiar danger became apparent, and throwing back a stream of fire in the direction from which the treacherous missile had come. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish The borderers in their turn took a favourable position, though at a much greater distance. The Prairie Doubtless her thoughts ran on those dim early days, when the Indians lurked in the canebrake and only the great borderers stood between the settlers and sure death. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign It was one of the great borderers, perhaps Boone himself, who was paddling his canoe upon the stream, the name of which was danger. The Guns of Bull Run A Story of the Civil War's Eve He was regarded by his neighbors with the same kindly tolerance which respectable mediaeval Scotch borderers doubtless extended to their wilder young men who would persist in raiding English cattle even in time of peace. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches Further the experienced eye of the borderer saw he could not follow. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Mahtoree had scarcely given the first intimation of his real design, before a general discharge from the borderers proved how well they understood it. The Prairie He's descended straight from one of the greatest Indian fighters, borderers and heroes the country down there ever knew, Henry Ware, who afterwards became one of the early governors of the State. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign The old borderer was for once at a loss, for the banner had not been displayed in battle in his time. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Reluctantly, even under such circumstances, did the exasperated borderer see his hands drawn from their deadly grasp, for all the evil passions were then in the ascendant. The Deerslayer Though the nature of the borderer was essentially honest and kind, he was, in opinions and prejudices, but a creature of the times. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Nerves less often tried than those of the young borderers might have shrunk before the dangers of so uncertain an undertaking. The Prairie This forest speech was not only the language of diplomacy in the hunting season; it was the borderer's secret code in war. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground Your own kingdom is a long way off, and breeds more men than money; and as to our neighbours, they dare not embroil themselves by meddling with us borderers. Two Penniless Princesses Hetty announced that the breakfast was ready, and the whole party was soon seated around the simple board, in the usual primitive manner of borderers. The Deerslayer Feelings, they might be termed emotions, of a different nature troubled the breast of this resolute but justly-disposed borderer. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish "I thought as much," exclaimed Paul, thrusting forth his hand frankly, and with the true freedom of manner that marks an American borderer. The Prairie The truth is that the Indians and the borderers reacted upon each other to the hurt of both. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground National enmities have always been fiercest among borderers; and the enmity between the Highland borderer and the Lowland borderer along the whole frontier was the growth of ages, and was kept fresh by constant injuries. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 With this view he seized him by the throat, and an arm, and tripped with the quickness and force of an American borderer. The Deerslayer The borderer instantly complied, muttering between his teeth as he shook the priming deeper into the barrel of his piece, "Your over-sea gallants are quick on the trail to-night!" The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish The mustering of the borderers on the following morning was silent, sullen, and gloomy. The Prairie Usually the surveying hunter was a borderer; and on him the tomahawk descended with an accelerated gusto. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground My inquiries here after such a family have been ineffectual, for the borderers, on either side, know little of each other. Redgauntlet Chingachgook stood in readiness with his keen knife, and bending over the side of the scow he soon severed the bark that bound the limbs of the borderer. The Deerslayer The wood itself was not more immovable than the dark object, until the report of the borderer's musket was heard, and then it came tumbling to the earth like an insensible mass. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish It would be unjust to the borderer to pursue the parallel much farther. The Prairie Thus was heralded the beginning of a savage warfare which kept the borderers engaged for years. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground His failure to effect a settlement in Kentucky was due to that characteristic disregard of the territorial rights of the Indians which was all too common among the borderers of that period. The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 Notwithstanding the change in his feelings, the manners of a life could not be altogether cast aside in a moment, and the unexpected scene extorted a characteristic speech from the borderer. The Deerslayer The young borderers became reckless of their persons in the ardor of exertion, and as success began to crown their efforts, something like the levity of happier moments got the better of their concern. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish And it is likely that if her Majesty undertake the enterprise they will rather submit themselves to her obedience than to the Spaniards, of whose cruelty both themselves and the borderers have already tasted. The Discovery of Guiana Wot we not As all his brethren borderers wot How blind of heart, how keen and hot, The wild north lives and hates the south? The Tale of Balen These arduous journeys in the cause of piety place this type of pioneer of the Old Southwest in alleviating contrast to the often relentless and bloodthirsty figure of the rude borderer. The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790 The cold snow-drop, that little borderer on the skirts of winter, was to be seen with its chaste white blossoms in the small gardens before the cottages. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon While the Indians improved their advantages beneath, with all the arts known to savage warfare, the young men resisted with that wonderful aptitude of expedient, and readiness of execution, which distinguish the American borderer. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Whereas, otherwise, if I had either laid hands on the borderers or ransomed the lords, as Berreo did, or invaded the subjects of Inga, I know all had been lost for hereafter. The Discovery of Guiana Master Cap, Master Cap, do not think, because we are mere borderers, that we have no idees of natur', and what she has been pleased to do. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea They of those marches, gracious sovereign, Shall be a wall sufficient to defend Our inland from the pilfering borderers. King Henry V Meanwhile, five redoubtable and determined borderers could achieve something. The Scouts of the Valley The sounds, which issued still deeper from the well, denoted the satisfaction with which this intelligence was received, no less than the alacrity with which the summons of the borderer was obeyed. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish But the borderers often quaintly apply it to their own habitations. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish One of those well-ordered accidents, which, from time to time, had brought the girl and the young borderer in private conversation, enabled him to effect his design with sufficient clearness. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish Each man, on entering the church, had deposited his arms at the door, and thither most of the stout borderers were now seen hastening, to resume their weapons. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish The borderers knew too well what Indian war was, with all its accompaniments of fire and the stake. The Scouts of the Valley The bridle of a horse, caparisoned in that imperfect manner which the straitened means of the borderers now rendered necessary, was hanging from one of the half-burnt palisadoes, in the back-ground. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish The stout yeoman arose, and, moving to the entranced Narra-mattah, he took the infant into his large hands, and for a moment the honest borderer gazed at the boy with a wistful and softened eye. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish The sun blazed down, throwing everything into relief with its intense, vivid light playing upon the brown faces of the borderers, their rifles and their homespun clothes. The Scouts of the Valley It was his first thought that he had come upon a little settlement still held by daring borderers, but second thought told him that it was impossible. The Scouts of the Valley |
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