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... of night. They had penetrated into the camp ere they were discovered, and it might have gone hard with the Legion if help had not been at hand. But the alarm quickly spread to where Agricola was stationed with the main body. On his arrival the Caledonians took to flight. With the first touch of winter the march southward was begun, and when the summer came the legionaries and the auxiliaries clamoured impatiently to be led ...

— Chronicles of Strathearn • Various

... his arrival, Mr. Jeminy took the plow horse, Elijah, to the village to be shod. There the fragrance of wood fires mingled with a sweeter smell from barns and kitchens. As it was the hour when school let out, the yard in front of the schoolhouse was filled with children on their way home; laughing and ...

— Autumn • Robert Nathan

... two days before, so my arrival was most well-timed. I found all at home right and tight; my maid seems to have conducted herself quite handsomely in my absence; my best room looked really inviting. A bust of Shelley (a present from Leigh Hunt), and a fine print of ...

— A Letter Book - Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing • George Saintsbury

... soil, air, and waters of particular Places, their several qualities and effects, the accidents to which every Region is exposed, as Earthquakes and Hurricanes, and the diseases peculiar to the Inhabitants or incident to strangers at their arrival. ...

— Life of Johnson, Volume 6 (of 6) • James Boswell

... fill in the few moments between their arrival at the station and the departure of the train. They said little empty things ... repeated them ... and ...

— Changing Winds - A Novel • St. John G. Ervine

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