 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1815 - 632 ページ
...[Hear, hear!]. To tee a commander of his eminence, distinguished above all the commanders of the earth, throw himself into a hollow square of infantry, as...secure refuge, till the rage and torrent of the attack wa« passed, and that not once only, but twice or thrice in the course of the battle, proved that his... | |
 | Edmund Boyce - 1816 - 480 ページ
...einotiorrf of admiration and generous enthusiasm would it be read ! To see a commander, of his eminence, throw himself into a hollow square of infantry as a secure refuge, till the rage and torrent of Every one, except the Spanish General Alava, suffered in his person or his horse, yet he continued... | |
 | Christopher Kelly - 1817 - 550 ページ
...emotions of admiration and generous enthusiasm would it be read ! To see a commander, of his eminence, throw himself into a hollow square of infantry as...refuge, till the rage and torrent of the attack was past ; and that not once only, but twice or thrice in the course of the battle, proved that his confidence... | |
 | Edward Baines - 1818 - 746 ページ
...of his eminence," said one of our distinguished statesmen, who scorned the language of adulation, " throw himself into a hollow square of infantry as...confidence was placed, not in any particular corps, but in the whole army. In that mutual confidence lay the power and strength of the troops. 1'he duke knew... | |
 | Christopher Kelly - 1818 - 568 ページ
...emotions of admiration and generous enthusiasm would it be read ! To see a commander, of his eminence, throw himself into a hollow square of infantry as...refuge, till the rage and torrent of the attack was past ; and that not once only, but twice or thrice in the course of the battle, proved that his confidence... | |
 | William Whitehead - 1820 - 136 ページ
...emotions of admiration and generous enthusiasm would it be read ! To see a commander of his eminence throw himself into a hollow square of infantry as...refuge, till the rage and torrent of the attack was overpast ; and that not once only, but twice or thrice in the course of the battle, proved that his... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - 1852 - 656 ページ
...social interests which are the real objects of historic portraiture ; its battles and sieges earth, throw himself into a hollow square of infantry, as a secure refuge till tbc rage and torrent of the attack was passed, and that not once only, but twice or thrice during the... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1854 - 666 ページ
...less than £6,711,000 was thrown off xcii.° App.' at the Mint and sent forth to the public.2 earth, throw himself into a hollow square of infantry, as...passed, and that not once only, but twice or thrice during the course of the battle, proved that his confidence was placed not on one particular corps,... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1854 - 668 ページ
...less than £6,711,000 was thrown off «Uii.°App.' at the Mint and sent forth to the public.2 earth, throw himself into a hollow square of infantry, as...passed, and that not once only, but twice or thrice during the course of the battle, proved that his confidence was placed not on one particular corps,... | |
 | Edward Baines - 1855 - 618 ページ
...of his eminence," said one of our distinguished statesmen, who scorned the language of adulation, " ei General Hull was represented as a measure of forecast...and in the event of л war, tu such operations in in he whole army. In that mutual confidence, lay the power and strength of the troops. The duke knew... | |
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To see a commander, of his eminence, throw himself into a hollow square of infantry as a secure refuge, till the rage and torrent of the attack was past ; and that not once only, but twice or thrice in the course of the battle, proved that his confidence... 