Blood closed his ears to the sounds of it, and went early to bed. He was peacefully asleep long before eleven o'clock, at which hour, as you know, Monmouth rode but with his rebel host along the Bristol Road, circuitously to avoid the marshland that lay directly between himself and the Royal Army. You also know that his numerical advantage — possibly counter-balanced by the greater steadiness of the regular troops on the other side — and the advantages he derived from falling by surprise upon an army that was more or less asleep, were all lost to him by blundering and bad leadership before ever he was at grips with Feversham.
The armies came into collision in the neighbourhood of two o'clock in the morning. Mr. Blood slept undisturbed through the distant boom of cannon. Not until four o'clock, when the sun was rising to dispel the last wisps of mist over that stricken field of battle, did he awaken from his tranquil slumbers.
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But something remained the
For many a month
Who goes slowly goes
Looking beyond her across
Captain Blood bowed It
And yet repulsive though
Still clinging Colonel Bishop
The Captain damned his
Now keep your temper
Miss Bishop s charms
He flung out an
Peter Blood bowed gracefully
In impatience she awaited
But who are these
It was a straggling
Captain Blood he cried
He had made her
About him all was
Thereupon he would have
Maybe I m presumptuous
Had she but shown
His reflections broke short
I wonder now he
As things were there
Then added M d
Yet out of the
Sail had been lowered
Sail had been lowered
He meant to lead
As things were there
Will you pledge me
The boats pulled away
He did the only
Even as he watched
He laughed savagely Let
Well as she had
He was carried away
But he had prescribed
But why be in
In men they had
You have no cause
He thought it very
A dreadful man That
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But his lordship who
He went out leaving
Ah said Levasseur showing
I keep to my
He crushed her to
With the assistance of
Held fast in bondage
The stark truth had
She stiffened and looked
It informed him that
He had paled under
Don Miguel s smile
Lord Julian abandoned the
But I m a
Colonel Bishop has been
Presently he said you
About him all was
But Mr Blood was
Bishop realized that this
If he resisted so
But he began Be
It amazes me as
Prudence Her voice was
And what good will
This hill was vividly
And what good will
Whereupon having prayed to
Ashore he went probably
And why do you
Beyond locking them all
For many a month
Extremes touch and in
At first the Spaniard
If he resisted so
After that we ll
On the side of
Then slowly with his
Then let your preparations
In the name of
If this Don who
Where the fort had
With no suspicion of
Who the devil are
That galleon Don Diego
I m not married
He turned and resuming
Vhere are dese vine
Captain Blood s glance
de Rivarol took over
I have said already
Held fast in bondage
Count it if you
Blood observed the set
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