 I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow, and...  Estremadura, Leon, Gallicia, the Asturias, the Castiles (old and new), the ... - Page 513by Richard Ford - 1855Full view - About this book
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1836 - 748 pages
...battle from him ; yet he fought it as if his genius disdained such trial of its strength. I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing...musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow,... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1836 - 754 pages
...battle from him; yet he fought it as if his genius disdained such trial of its strength. I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing...musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow,... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1836 - 774 pages
...battle from him; yet he fought it as if his genius disdained such trial of its strength. I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing...musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow,... | |
 | Books - 1837 - 654 pages
...continues our author, " he fought it as if his genius disdained such trial of his strength. I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing...musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow,... | |
 | 1837 - 754 pages
...his demeanour towards the close of the glorious victory " I ssw him late in the evening of that fieat day, when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness bow well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow,... | |
 | 1837 - 830 pages
...demeanour towards the close of the glorious victory — ' I saw him late in the evening of that preat day, when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the •I'M,. - how well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his... | |
 | 1842 - 468 pages
...to his wreath, the admirable historian of his wars* thus describes him as he stood : — " I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing...musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was alone — the flush of victory was on his... | |
 | Literature - 1852 - 638 pages
...which he chiefly prided bimself. " I saw him,'' remarks the historian, General Napier — " I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry showed how well the field was won : he was alone. The flush of victory was upon his brow, and his eyes... | |
 | American periodicals - 1853 - 672 pages
...Salamanca as the best won victory he had ever achieved. Napier writes — " I saw him lute in the evenmg of that great day, when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry showed how well the field was won. He was alone. ! -ai the flush of victory was upon his brow, and... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851 - 782 pages
...which he chiefly prided himself. ' I saw him,' remarks the historian, General Napier — ' I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry shewed how well the field was won : he was alone. The flush of victory was upon his brow, and his eyes... | |
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