| sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1843 - 1252 pages
...stability of their order: their flashing 1811> eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front j their measured tread shook the ground ; their dreadful...; their deafening shouts overpowered the dissonant fries that broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as foot by foot, and with a horrid carnage,... | |
| Archibald Alison - Europe - 1843 - 524 pages
...fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately on friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flanks, threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could...astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valor, no nervous enthusiasm, weakening the stability of their order : their eyes were bent on the... | |
| Andrew Redman Bonar - 1845 - 472 pages
...um'' plined valour, no nervous enthusiasm, weako the stability of their order : their flashing c 4 were bent on the dark columns in their front ; their measured tread shook the ground ; their dreadful volleya swept away the head of every formation ; their deafening shouts overpowered the dissonant cries... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1846 - 738 pages
...on friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flanks, threatened to charge the advaneing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry....; their deafening shouts overpowered the dissonant eries that broke from all parts of the tumultuous erowd, as foot by foot, and with a horrid carnage,... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1846 - 772 pages
...fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately on friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flanks, threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No Buddcn burst of undisciplined valour: no nervous enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order:... | |
| Thomas Smart Hughes - Great Britain - 1846 - 500 pages
...indiscriminately on friends and foes; while horsemen, hovering on the flank, threatened to charge our advancing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry: no sudden burst of undisciplined valor, no nervous enthusiasm, weakened the stability of their order: their flashing eyes were bent... | |
| Andrew Redman Bonar - 1850 - 474 pages
...fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately upon friends and foes, while the horsemen, hovering ou the flank, threatened 'to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry ; no sndden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm, weakened the stability of their order... | |
| University magazine - 1852 - 790 pages
...upon in Line, at the crisis of Albuera. friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flank, threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could...their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns * A great pro|№rtion of the EnglUh soldiers who fought at Talayera, ЛНшега, ami Waterloo, were... | |
| 1852 - 1236 pages
...crisis of Albuera. friends ond foes, while the horsemen hovering on the (lank, threatened to charge tho advancing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing...enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order ; their flushing eyes were bent on the dark columns * A great proportion of the English soldiers who fought... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - American periodicals - 1852 - 610 pages
...fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately upon friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flank, he spirit, which prescribes to every part its direction,...or sanctions every deviation by means of an inheren valor, no nervous enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order; their flashing eyes were bent on... | |
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