 | English literature - 1804 - 242 pages
...unfortunately we " lost almost all our men, just as we were going to " get the victory. I was once more in the power of " the French, and I believe it would...have gone hard " with me, had I been brought back to my old jail in " Brest : but by good fortune we were retaken, and " carried to England once more. "... | |
 | Solomon Hodgson - Conduct of life - 1806 - 362 pages
...but, unfortunately, we loft all our men juft as we were going to get the victory. " I was once more in the power of the French, and I believe it would have gone hard with me had I been brought back to Breft ; but, by good fortune, we were retaken by the Viper. I had almoft forgot to tell you, that,... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1806 - 360 pages
...I hate the French, be. caufe they are all flaves, and wear wooden fhoes. " Though " I was once more in the power of the French, and I believe it would have gone hard with me had I been brought back to Breft; but, by good fortune, we were retaken by the Viper. I had almoft forgot to tell you» that,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 522 pages
...nately, we lost almost all our men, just as we .' ' were going to get the victory. 1 was once more ' in the power of the French, and I believe it would...have gone hard with me, had I been brought ' back to my old gaol in Brest: but by good for' tune, we were re-taken,, and carried to England 1 once more.... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pages
...men just as we were going to get the victory. VOL. v. N ' I was once more in the power of the Frsnch and I believe it would have gone hard with me had I been brought hack to Brest ; but by good fortune, we were retaken by the Viper. I had almost forgot to tell you... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 462 pages
...unfortunately, we lost almost all our men, just as we were going to get the victory. I was once more in the power of the French, and I believe it would...have gone hard with me, had I been brought back to my old gaol in Brest ; but, by good fortune, we were re-taken, and carried to England once more. "... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...: but, unfortunately, we lost all our men just as we were going to get the victory. I was once more in the power of the French, and I believe it would have gone hard with me had I been brought back to Brest ; but, by good fortune, we were retaken by the Viper. I had almost forgot to tell you, that,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...but, unfortunately, we lost all our men just as we were goiug to get the victory. " I was once more that to gratify any anger, or revenge of my own, or of my party, I have had a share in wronging or Brest ; but, by good fortune, we were re-taken by the Viper. I had almost forgot to tell you that,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 514 pages
...unfortunately, we lost almost all our men, just as we were going to get the victory. I was once more in the power of the French, and I believe it would...have gone hard with me, had I been brought back to my old gaol in Brest ; but, by good fortune, we were re-taken, and carried to England once more. «... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...all our men just a» were going u get the victory. [was once more in the power of the French, and 1 believe it would have gone hard with me, had I been brought back to Brest ; but by good fortune, we were retaken by the Viper. I had almost forgot to tell you, that, iu... | |
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I was once more in the power of the French, and I believe it would have gone hard with me had I been brought back to Brest : but, by good fortune, we were retaken by the Viper. 
