 | 1822 - 522 trang
...communication with him. Some days after, he sent, by means of a flag of truce, a lieutenant or a midshipman with a letter containing a challenge to me to meet...and sent him back an intimation that when he brought Marllxmnigh to fight me, I would meet him. No! withstanding this, I like the character of the num."... | |
 | Barry Edward O'Meara - 1822 - 554 trang
...communication with him. Settle days after, he sent, by means of a flag of trwce, a lieutenant or a midshipman with a letter containing a challenge to me to meet him at some place he pointed out, in prder to fight a duel. I laughed at this, and sent him back an intimation that when he brought Marl... | |
 | Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne - 1836 - 490 trang
...communication with him. Some days after, he sent, by means of a flag of truce, a lieutenant or a midshipman with a letter containing a challenge to me to meet...intimation that when he brought Marlborough to fight me, I would meet him. Notwithstanding this, I like the character of the man. — Yoke from St. vol.... | |
 | Edward Howard - 1839 - 420 trang
...sent, by a lieutenant or midshipman, a flag of truce, with a challenge to meet me at some place which he pointed out, in order to fight a duel. I laughed at this, and sent back intimation that when he sent Marlborough to fight me, I would meet him. Notwithstanding this,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1847 - 464 trang
...communication with him. Soon after he sent a lieutenant or a midshipman with a letter containing a challenge to meet him at some place he pointed out in order to fight a duel. Buonaparte laughed at this, and sent him word back that when he brought Marlborough to fight him, he... | |
 | 1853 - 358 trang
...means of a flag of truce, a lieutenant or a midshipman, with a letter containing a challenge, to me meet him at some place he pointed out, in order to...intimation that when he brought Marlborough to fight me, I would meet him. Nelson. Marlborough, indeed ; he knew well enough Sir Sydney could not produce... | |
 | William Robson - 1855 - 684 trang
...sent, by a lieutenant or midshipman, a flag of truce, with a challenge to meet me at some place which he pointed out, in order to fight a duel. I laughed at this, and sent back intimation that when he sent Marlborough to fight me, I would meet him. Notwithstanding this,... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1860 - 722 trang
...flag of truce, a lieutenant or midshipman, with a letter containing a challenge to me, to meet him in some place he pointed out, in order to fight a duel....intimation that, when he brought Marlborough to fight me, I would meet him. Notwithstanding this, I like the character of the man. He has certain good qualities,... | |
 | William Robson - 1871 - 802 trang
...sent, by a lieutenant or midshipman, a flag of truce, with a challenge to meet me at some place which he pointed out, in order to fight a duel. I laughed at this, and sent back intimation that when he sent Marlborough to fight me, I would meet him. Notwithstanding this,... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1882 - 624 trang
...flag of truce, a lieutenant or midshipman, with a letter containing a challenge to me to meet him in some place he pointed out, in order to fight a duel....intimation that, when he brought Marlborough to fight me, I would meet him. Notwithstanding this, I like the character of the man. He has certain good qualities,... | |
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... some place he pointed out, in order to fight a duel. I laughed at this, and sent him back an intimation that when he brought Marlborough to fight me, I would meet him. Notwithstanding this, I like the character of the man. 
