 In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass...  History of Great Britain and Ireland - Trang 384bởi Henry White - 1868 - 517 trangXem Toàn bộ - Giới thiệu về cuốn sách này
 | Henry Stewart (M.A.) - 1879 - 392 trang
...sinking ships ; but suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British...and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flank endeavoured to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst... | |
 | George Alfred Henty - 1880 - 412 trang
...sinking ships ; but suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed with their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British...upon friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on its flank threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry ; no... | |
 | George Alfred Henty - 1880 - 416 trang
...sinking ships ; but suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed with their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British...upon friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on its flank threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry ; no... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1885 - 670 trang
...extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to bear up on such a fair field : in vain did the mass itself...upon friends and foes, while the horsemen, hovering upon their flank, threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry.... | |
 | John Edwin Nixon - 1885 - 256 trang
...lus Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the 5 crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to...a fair field; in vain did the mass itself bear up, while the horsemen hovering on the flank threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1886 - 406 trang
...his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to...friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the fiank threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden... | |
 | 1887 - 186 trang
...onward as to an assured victory. . . . . In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen, in vain did the mass itself bear up, and, fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately 1 upon friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flank endeavoured to charge the advancing... | |
 | Rowland Broughton-Mainwaring - 1889 - 494 trang
...extricating themselves from the ' crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the ' mass to open on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself...up, and, fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately on ' friends and foes, while the horsemen, hovering on the ' flanks, threatened to charge the advancing... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1890 - 606 trang
...his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to...fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately upon friends and focs, while the horsemen hovering on the flank threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could... | |
 | Timothy Gowing - 1892 - 680 trang
...by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen. In vain did the hardiest veterans extricate themselves from the crowded columns, and sacrifice their lives...open out on such a fair field. In vain did the mass bear itself up, and, fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately on friend and foe; while the cavalry,... | |
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