 Though we had no arms, one Englishman is able to beat five French at any time ; so we went down to the door, where both the Gentries were posted, and rushing upon them, seized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence, nine of us ran...  Select British Classics - Page 2051804Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1765 - 252 pages
...we went down to th« door,. " where both the centries were polled, and " rufhing upon them, feized their arms in ** a moment, and knocked them down....thence, nine of us ran together to the " quay, and, feizing the firft boat we met, " got out of the harbour and put to fea. We "" had not : been here three... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1767 - 632 pages
...time ; fo we went down to the door, where both centries were pofted, and rufliing upon them, feized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence nine of us ran together to the quay, and feizing the firft boat we met, got out of the harbour and put to fea. We had not been here three days,... | |
 | 1784 - 862 pages
...went down to the door where both fentries were ported ; and, ruthing upon then, feized their arras in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence nine of us ran together to the quay; and feizing the HIM boat we ¡ini, got out t '.'* ; and, as I could give ч~> account of of the harbour,... | |
 | 1786 - 782 pages
...fo we went down to the door, where ' both the ceñirles were ported, and ' rufhing upon them, feized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence, nine of us ran together to the key, and ieizing tile} firlt boat we met, got out of the har-, bour, and put to lea: we had not been... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...down to the door, where both the fentries were " pofted, and, rufhing upon them, fei2ed their arms 11 in a moment, and knocked them down. From " thence, nine of us ran together to the quay, " and, feizing the firft boat we met, got out of the " harbour and put to fea. We had not been here " three... | |
 | History - 1793 - 586 pages
...time : fo we went down to the door, where both centries were polled, and ruining upon them, feized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down; From thence nine of us ran together to the quay, and feizing the fini boat we met, got out of the harbour and put to fea. We had not been here three days,... | |
 | 482 pages
...went down to the door, where both the centries were potted; ported, and, rufliing upon them, feized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence nine of us ran together to the quay, and feizing the firft boat we met, got out of the . harbour, and put to fea. We had not been here three... | |
 | 1795 - 94 pages
...time; so we went down to ihe door, where both the Gentries were posted, and, Pushing upon them, seifced their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From...••»<••«•• got out of the harbour, and put to sea. We had no been here three days before we were taken up by tbi Dorset privateer, who were glad of so many goe<... | |
 | 1797 - 522 pages
...we went down to the door, " where both the centries were pofted, and, " rufhirtg upon them, feized their arms in " a moment, and knocked them down. '•...thence nine of us ran together to " the quay, and feizing the firft boat we " met, got out of the harbour, and put to " fea. We had not been here three... | |
 | Mrs. Pilkington (Mary) - Conduct of life - 1799 - 274 pages
...time. So we went down to the door where both the centries were pofted, and, rufhing upon them, feized their arms in a moment, and knocked them, down. From thence nine of us ran to the quay, and taking pofleffion of the firft boat, got out of the harbour, and put out to fea. In,... | |
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