 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 pages
...unfortunately we lost almost all our men just as we were going to get the victory. I was once more in the power of the French ; and I believe it would have gone hard with me, hid I been brought back to my old gaol in Brest ; but, by good fortune, we were retaken, and carried... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1765 - 252 pages
...unfortunately, *' we loft all our men juft as we were going to *' get the vi&ory. " I WAS once more in the power of the *' French, and I believe it would...have gone " hard with me had I been brought back to " Breft : but, by good fortune, we were re" taken by the Viper. I had almoft forgot to " tell you,... | |
 | 1786 - 782 pages
...unfortunately, we loll almoft all our ' men, juft as we were going to get the ' viilory. I was once more in the power ' of the French, and I believe it would ' have gone hard with me, bad I b -n ' brought back to my old jail in Breft : ' but, by good foitune, we were re-taken, ' and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...unfortu" nately, we loft all our men juft as we were going " to -get the viftory. " I was once more in the power of the French, " and I believe it would...have gone hard with me, " had I been brought back to Breft : but by good " fortune we were taken by the Viper. I had al•' rnoft forgot to tell you, that,... | |
 | 482 pages
...biit, unfortunately, we loft all our. men juft as we were going to get the viftory. " I was once more in the power of . the French, and I believe it would...have gone hard with me had I been brought back to Breft j but, by good ' fortune, we were retaken by the Viper. I had ajinoft forgot to tell you that,... | |
 | History - 1793 - 586 pages
...bat unfortunately, we loll all our men, jull as we were going to git the vifloiy. " I was once more in the power of the French, and I believe it would...have gone hard with me, had I been brought back to Brett ; but, by good for'une, we were retaken by the Vip^r. 1 had almoft forgot to tell you, that,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...unfortunately, we loft all our " men jull as we were going to get the " viftory. " 1 was once more in the power of the " French, and I believe it would have gone " hard with me had 1 been brought back " to Breft; but, by good fortune, we were '• retaken by tlie Viper. I had nlmoft... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...unfortunately, we loft all cur " men iuft as we were going to get the " viflory. " 1 was once more in the power of the " French, and I believe it would have gone " hnrd with me had 1 been brought back •' to Brcll; but, by good fortune, we were «' retaken by... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 pages
...unfortunately we loft almoft all our men, juft as we were going to get the viftory. I was once more in the power of the French, and I believe it would...have gone hard with me, had I been brought back to my old jail in Breft: but by good fortune we were re-taken, and carried to England once more. " I had... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
..., unfortunately , we lost all our men just as we were going to get the victory. « 1 was once more in the power of the French , and I believe it would...have gone hard with me , had I been brought back to Brest ; but , by good fortune , we were r^taken by the Viper. I had almost forgot .to tell you , that... | |
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I was once more in the power of the French, and I believe it would have gone hard with me had I been brought back to Brest : but, by good fortune, we were retaken by the Viper. 
