"Abo" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... castles of the interior had fallen into the hands of Gustavus, and some, as those of Westeras and Orebo, were razed to the ground by the now exasperated peasantry. Stockholm and Kalmar, as well as Abo in Finland, yet stood out, and by help of reenforcement which they received at the beginning of 1522, through the Danish admiral Severin Norby, the enemy were again able to resume the offensive. By sallies from the beleaguered capital on April 7th, 8th, and 13th, ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 9 • Various
... de station an' de spress office an' mo' dan dat de post-office on de river was visited, too, in de same buglarious fashion an' a big lot o' pussonal property misappropriated by de nocturnal malefactors. Dey done said dat dey was abo't to call on de ...
— The Hilltop Boys - A Story of School Life • Cyril Burleigh
... weighed heavily upon him, the count could not but admit the justice of the view he took. Preparations were immediately begun for departure. They were to travel by sledge through Finland, passing through Vibourg to Abo, and there to cross the Gulf of Bothnia to the Swedish coast, a few miles north of Stockholm, and to travel across the country to Gothenburg. The count placed one of his travelling carriages on runners at their disposal as far as Abo, and insisted on sending ...
— Through Russian Snows - A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow • G. A Henty
... not put him abo'ad the English ship, sah," put in the "doctor." "I votes we ax the ole man to ...
— Mr. Trunnell • T. Jenkins Hains
... said, "dem folks is of de vehy fust quality. Dey had got abo'd dey yacht dis ebenin', so dey was sayin', an' somethin' was broke in de mashinery. So dey come asho' from whar dey went on de ship at de yacht club station. Dey simply hab got ter get to ...
— Prince or Chauffeur? - A Story of Newport • Lawrence Perry |
