 | William Belsham - 1806 - 646 pages
...n. the nature of the ground could not act, and 1692. ordered the foot to halt, saying to those about him, " Let us see what sport these English bulldogs will make us !" The king astonished and enraged at this disobedience, brought up in person, the reserve of infantry... | |
 | Andrew Crichton, John Blackader - Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 - 1824 - 590 pages
...command from the king himself, so jealous was the said Count of the Prince's glory, and so throughly did he hate the English, that he ordered his horse,...those around him, Let us see what sport these English butt-dogs wUl make us," Ralph, vol. ii. p. 366. the attack. The loss of both parties was extremely... | |
 | John Blackadder - Great Britain - 1824 - 590 pages
...command from the king himself, so jealous was the said Count of the Prince's glory, and so throughly did he hate the English, that he ordered his horse,...foiled, saying to those around him, Let us see what tpart these English bull-dogs ivill make tw." Ralph, vol. ii. p. 366. the attack. The loss of both... | |
 | Andrew Crichton, John Blackader - Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 - 1824 - 594 pages
...command from the king himself, so jealous was the said Count of the Prince's glory, and so throughly did he hate the English, that he ordered his horse,...foot to halt, purposely that the English might be mas. sacred, and the Prince foiled, saying to those around him, Let us tee what iport these English... | |
 | John Mackay (of Rockfield.) - Scotland - 1836 - 242 pages
...to the Count, to withhold no longer the required aid. He obeyed, but, in a tone of insolence, said to those around him, "Let us see what sport these English bull-dogs will afford us." Both horse and foot had been called for, but he sent only the former, who could not act... | |
 | 1853 - 774 pages
...and the horse ; instead of which he remained inactive, and was reported to have said to those about him, " Let us see •what sport these English bull-dogs will make us." This was even worse than if he had turned to the right about with his division, and galloped manfully... | |
 | 1853 - 852 pages
...and the horse ; instead of which lie remained inactive, and was reported to have said to those about him, " Let us see what sport these English bull-dogs will make us." This was even worse than if he had turned to the right about with his division, and galloped manfully... | |
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... the horse being no farther engaged than merely covering * " Though the Prince of Wirtemberg sent one of his aids-de-camp twice to require succours from Count Solmes, and at last procured a positive command from the king himself, so jealous was the... 