 | 1852 - 516 pages
...burning hovel ; before a carouse of drunken German lords, or a monarch's court, or a cottase table, where his plans were laid, or an enemy's battery,...easily as he paid a compliment or spoke about the treather. He took a mistress, and left her ; he betrayed his benefactor, and supported him, or would... | |
 | English literature - 1852 - 524 pages
...burning hovel; before a carouse of drunken German lords, or a monarch's court, or a cottage table, where his plans were laid, or an enemy's battery,...easily as he paid a compliment or spoke about the v:eathcr. He took a mistress, and left her; he betrayed his benefactor, and supported him, or would... | |
 | 1852 - 390 pages
...burning hovel ; before a carouse of drunken German lords, or a monarch's court, or a cottage table, where his plans were laid, or an enemy's battery,...he told a falsehood as black as Styx as easily as fie paid a compliment or spoke about the weather. He took a mistress, and left kef ; Jie betrayed his... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1852 - 378 pages
...men drawn in battalia, or a peafant flaughtered at the door of his burning hovel ; before a caroufe of drunken German lords, or a monarch's court, or...an enemy's battery, vomiting flame and death, and ftrewing corpfes round about him ; — he was always cold, calm, refolute, like fate. He performed... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1852 - 702 pages
...his burning hovel; before a carouse of drunken German lords, or a monarch's court or a cottage table, where his plans were laid, or an enemy's battery,...flame and death, and strewing corpses round about him;—he was always cold, calm, resolute, like fate. He performed a treason or a court-bow, he told... | |
 | 1853 - 776 pages
...England and all Europe, saving only the Frenchmen, worshiped almost, had this of the • "(I- like in him, that he was impassible before victory, before...round about him— he was always cold, calm, resolute, ,ike fnte. He performed a treason or a court-bow; he told a falsehood as black as Styx, as easily as... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1853 - 814 pages
...had this of tlio god-like in liini, that lie was impossible before victory, before danger, l*efure defeat. Before the greatest obstacle or the most trivial...vomiting flame and death, and strewing corpses round him; — ho was always cold, calm, resolute, like fate. He performed a treason or a court- bow; he... | |
 | University magazine - 1853 - 814 pages
...court, or a cottage table, where his plans were laid, or nn enemy's battery, vomiting flame and death, he was always cold, calm, resolute — like fate. He performed a treason or a court bow ; he told a falsehood as black as Styx as easily as lie paid a compliment or sjioke ahont... | |
 | 1853 - 796 pages
...burning hovel j before a carouse of drunken German lords, or a monarch's court, or a cottage table, where his plans were laid, or an enemy's battery, vomiting flame and death, be was always cold, calm, resolute — like fate. He performed a treason or a court bow ; be told a... | |
 | 1853 - 820 pages
...buming hovel ; before a carouse of drunken German lords, or a monarch's court, or a cottage table, where his plans were laid, or an enemy's battery, vomiting flame and d^ath, he was always cold,. calm, resolute — Jike fate. He performed a treason or a court bow ; he... | |
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... before victory, before danger, before defeat. Before the greatest obstacle or the most trivial ceremony; before a hundred thousand men drawn in battalia, or a peasant slaughtered at the door of his burning hovel, before a carouse of drunken German... 
