 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1890 - 606 pages
...enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured tread shook the ground,...with a horrid carnage it was pushed by the incessant vigor of the attack to the farthest edge of the height. There, the French reserve, mixing with the... | |
 | Timothy Gowing - Crimean War, 1853-1856 - 1892 - 680 pages
...enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in front, their measured tread shook the ground, their...formation, their deafening shouts overpowered the cries that broke from all parts of the crowd, as foot by foot, and with a horrid carnage, it was driven,... | |
 | William Mathews - English language - 1896 - 522 pages
...enthusiasm, weakened the stability of their order ; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front; their measured tread shook the ground;...formation; their deafening shouts overpowered the different cries that broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as, foot by foot, and with a horrid... | |
 | John St. Loe Strachey - English literature - 1897 - 360 pages
...enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order, their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured tread shook the ground,...pushed by the incessant vigour of the attack to the furthest edge of the height. There the French Reserve mixed with the struggling multitude and endeavoured... | |
 | William Henry Fitchett - Battles - 1898 - 392 pages
...enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in front, their measured tread shook the ground, their...tumultuous crowd as slowly and with a horrid carnage it was driven by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill. In vain did the French... | |
 | Annie Barnett - English prose literature - 1900 - 1060 pages
...enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order, their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured tread shook the ground,...incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the height. There the French reserve, mixing with the struggling multitude, endeavoured to restore the... | |
 | William Henry Fitchett - Europe - 1900 - 486 pages
...weakened VOL. III. R the stability of their order ; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in front, their measured tread shook the ground, their...crowd as slowly, and with a horrid carnage, it was driven by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill. In vain did the French... | |
 | Alexander Innes Shand - 1902 - 548 pages
...enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order ; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front ; their measured tread shook the ground...volleys swept away the head of every formation ; their dreadful shouts overpowered the dissonant cries that broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1903 - 888 pages
...their order ; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, Iheir measured Iread uman blood Almost suspended, we are laid asleep Iheir deafening shouls overpowered the dissonanl cries lhat broke from all parts of the tumultuous... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1904 - 884 pages
...enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order ; their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured tread shook the ground,...horrid carnage it was pushed by the incessant vigour ot the attack to the farthest edge of the hilL In vain did the French reserves mix with the struggling... | |
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Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm, weakened the stability of their order, their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured tread shook the ground,... 
