... officer, though a very brave man, as Bonaparte himself assured us, felt a presentiment of his approaching death. He turned pale and trembled. He •was stationed beside the general, and during an interval when the firing from the town was very strong,... The History of the French Revolution - Page 61by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl - 1840Full view - About this book
| Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne - 1831 - 512 pages
...beside the general, and during an interval when the firing from the town was very strong, Bonaparte called out to him: « Take care, there is a bomb-shell...side, stooped down, and was literally severed in two. Bonaparte laughed loudly while he described the event with horrible minuteness. "At this time we saw... | |
| Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne - 1836 - 490 pages
...beside the general, and during an interval when the firing from the town was very strong, Bonaparte called out to him, " Take care, there is a bomb-shell...side, stooped down, and was literally severed in two. Bonaparte laughed loudly while he described the event with horrible minuteness. At this time we saw... | |
| Marie Joseph L. Adolphe Thiers - 1838 - 554 pages
...the general, and, during an interval when the firing from the town was very strong. Napoleon calied out to him, ' Take care, there is a bomb-shell coming.'...saying a word, and, when we supposed he had quitted it, ire would suddenly discover him in the second or third tier, sitting alone in a box, und looking rather... | |
| Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl - France - 1850 - 908 pages
...the town was very str«ng, Napoleon called out to him,' Take care, there is a bomb-shell coining. ' The officer, instead of moving to one side , stooped...saying a word, and, when we supposed he had quitted it, we1 would suddenly discover him in the second or third tier sitting alone in a box, and looking rather... | |
| Anecdotes - 1850 - 216 pages
...beside the General, and during an interval, when the firing from the town was very strong, Bonaparte called out to him, ' Take care, there is a bomb-shell...side, stooped down, and was literally severed in two. Bonaparte laughed loudly while he described the event with horrible minuteness." MAGISTEEIAL IGNOEANCE.... | |
| Adolphe Thiers - France - 1866 - 462 pages
...stationed beside the general, and, during an interval when the firing from the town was very str»ng, Napoleon called out to him, ' Take care, there is...one side, stooped down, and was literally severed m two. The general laughed loudly while he described this event with horrible minuteness. There was... | |
| Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne - 1885 - 600 pages
...the firing from the town was very heavy, Bonaparte called out to him, "Take care, there is a shell coming!" The officer, instead of moving to one side, stooped down, and was literally severed in two. Bonaparte laughed loudly while he described the event with horrible minuteness. with them their ration... | |
| Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne - 1889 - 506 pages
...the firing from the town was very heavy, Bonaparte called out to him, " Take care, there is a shell coming ! " The officer, instead of moving to one side, stooped down, and was literally severed in two. Bonaparte laughed loudly while he described the event with horrible minuteness. At this time we saw... | |
| Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne - France - 1890 - 504 pages
...from the town was very heavy, Bonaparte called out to him, "Take care, there is a shell coming 1 " The officer, instead of moving to one side, stooped down, and was literally severed in two. Bonaparte laughed loudly while he described the event with horrible minuteness. At this time we saw... | |
| Laure Junot Abrantès (duchesse d') - France - 1901 - 490 pages
...when the firing from the town was very heavy Bonaparte called out to him, <Take care, there is a shell coming!' The officer, instead of moving to one side, stooped down, and was literally severed in two. Bonaparte laughed loudly while he described the event with horrible minuteness." — Bourrienne's "Memoirs... | |
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