 | Several Hands - 1768 - 612 pages
...bravely died tor their country." ' A Corfican gentleman who had bren taken priibner by the Gcnocfe, was thrown into a dark dungeon, where he was chained to the ground. While he was in this difmal fituation, the Genoefe fent a meifage to him, that if he would accept of a commiflion in their... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, Scottish - 1768 - 426 pages
...bravely died for their country.' » * A Corfican gentleman who had been taken prifoner by the Genocfe, was thrown into a dark dungeon, where he was chained to the ground. While he was in this difmal fituation, the Genoefe fent a mefTage to him, that if he would accept of a commiffion in their... | |
 | James Boswell - Corsica (France) - 1769 - 430 pages
...bravely died for their country." ' A Corfican gentleman who had been taken prifoner by the Genoefe, was thrown into a dark dungeon, where he was chained to the ground. While he was in this difmal fituation, the Genoefe fent a mefiage to him, that if he would accept of a commiffion in their... | |
 | Military art and science - 1809 - 338 pages
...tyrants (the Leagtiers)." He was SOOH after killed by a cannon-ball, his children remaining unhurt. A CORSICAN gentleman, who had been taken prisoner by the Genoese, was thrown into a dungeon, where he was drained to the ground. While he was in this situation, the Genoese sent a message... | |
 | Thousand notable things - 1822 - 604 pages
...gentleman had been taken prisoner by the.Genoese, where he was chained to the ground. While in this situation, the Genoese sent a message to him, that if he would accept a commission in their service, he might have it. " No," said he, " were I to accept of your offer,... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...from the nobles, which enabled the army to march out, newly equipped, and in high spirits. SINCERITY. A Corsican gentleman who had been taken prisoner by...he was in this dismal situation, the Genoese sent a E 2 message to him, that if he would accept of a commission in their service, he might have it. " No,"... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 386 pages
...from the nobles, which enabled the army to march out, newly equipped, and in high spirits. SINCERITY. A Corsican gentleman who had been taken prisoner by...dungeon, where he was chained to the ground. While be, was in this dumal situation, the Genoese sent a message to him, that if be would accept of a commission... | |
 | Robert William Fraser - Children's sermons - 1861 - 286 pages
...prisoner of war. While he was in this miserable situation, the Genoese sent him a message, to the effect that if he would accept of a commission in their service he should at once obtain it. He at once rejected the offer. ' Were I to accept of it,' he said, 'it would... | |
 | Book - 1867 - 662 pages
...by the Genoese wae thrown into a dungeon, where he was chained to the pround. AV'hile he was in this situation the Genoese sent a message to him, that if he would accept a •commission in their service, he might have it. " Xo," said he : " were I to embrace your oner,... | |
 | E S. P - 1872 - 594 pages
...lasting an influence upon the son, that he ever after observed and pursued it. 298. Patriotism. — A Corsican gentleman, who had been taken prisoner...dungeon, where he was chained to the ground. While ho was in this dismal situation, the Genoese sent a message to him, that if he would accept of a commission... | |
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A Corsican gentleman who had been taken prisoner by the Genoese, was thrown into a dark dungeon, where he was chained to the ground. While he was in this dismal situation, the Genoese sent a message to him, that if he would accept of a comnussion in their... 
