 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1833 - 740 pages
...sinking ships. But suddenly and sternly CHAP. recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, '. — and then was seen with what a strength and majesty...vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice... | |
 | English periodicals - 1833 - 610 pages
...staggered like sinking ships. Suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty...In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1831 - 906 pages
...staggureil like sinking ships. Suddenly and sternly recovering, they cloned on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with what a strength and majesty...vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice... | |
 | Books - 1831 - 652 pages
...staggered like sinking ships. Suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty...vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - Great Britain - 1836 - 348 pages
...recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with what strength and majesty a British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1843 - 524 pages
...History of the Peninsular War, " they closed on their terrible enemy ; and then was seen with what strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In...vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded column, sacrifice... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1843 - 1252 pages
...enemy; and then was infantry seen wjth what a strength and majesty the British gams the _ " . day. soldier fights. In vain did Soult by voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded column, sacrifice... | |
 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1845 - 472 pages
...recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies and then was seen with what a strength and maje^ the British soldier fights. " In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, an mate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest vj terans, extricating themselves from the crowds... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1846 - 738 pages
...ships.' ' Suddenly recovering, howeter,' says Colonel Napier, in strains of sublime military eloquence, ' they closed on their terrible enemy ; and then was...In vain did Soult by voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the erowded column, saerifice... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - Great Britain - 1846 - 500 pages
...recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies; and then was seen with what strength and majesty a British soldier fights: in vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, 12 Now governor, geneial of British India. >'•'•... | |
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Suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans,... 
