 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1833 - 740 ページ
...tempest, reeled, and staggered like sinking ships. But suddenly and sternly CHAP. recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, '. — and then was seen...crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and fiercely striving,... | |
 | 1833 - 610 ページ
...iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships. Suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with...crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and fiercely striving,... | |
 | 1831 - 652 ページ
...iron tempest, reeled, and staggered like sinking ships. Suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with...crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and fiercely striving,... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - 1836 - 348 ページ
...recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with what strength and majesty a British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice...crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and, fiercely striving,... | |
 | Memoirs - 1835 - 460 ページ
...their enemies, the strength and intrepidity of a British soldier were exhibited in deeds seldom seen. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his...crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out, on so fair a field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and fiercely striving,... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 890 ページ
...tempest, reeled, and staggered like sinking ships. But suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with...themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives lo gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 900 ページ
...tempest, reeled, and staggered like sinking ships. But suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier tights. In vain did Símil, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest... | |
 | sir William Francis P. Napier - 1840 - 798 ページ
...iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships. But suddenly and sternly recovering they closed on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 740 ページ
...iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships. But suddenly and sternly recovering they closed on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1840 - 918 ページ
...seen with infantry what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. gams yie ^ ^.^ ^.^ S^jt ^y voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain...veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded column, sacrifice their lives to gain time and space for the mass to open out on such a fair field... | |
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In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass... 
