The HussarG.B. Zieber & Company, 1845 - 284 páginas |
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... morning , and told his tale till one or two o'clock in the day ; after which I wrote - being sometimes unable to keep pace with him , even though I repeatedly encroached far upon the short hours of the night . And , to insure the ...
... morning , and told his tale till one or two o'clock in the day ; after which I wrote - being sometimes unable to keep pace with him , even though I repeatedly encroached far upon the short hours of the night . And , to insure the ...
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George Robert Gleig. lay hid ; and having watched his opportunity , he one morning seized , put it under his cloak , and walked away with it . It was a day of great storms : the wind blew high , and the rain came down in torrents , so ...
George Robert Gleig. lay hid ; and having watched his opportunity , he one morning seized , put it under his cloak , and walked away with it . It was a day of great storms : the wind blew high , and the rain came down in torrents , so ...
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... morning to be shot . Accordingly the six regiments met on the heath of Schwarm , where they drew up on three sides of a square , the fourth side being vacant . Yet the objects which there met our eyes were striking enough . Three graves ...
... morning to be shot . Accordingly the six regiments met on the heath of Schwarm , where they drew up on three sides of a square , the fourth side being vacant . Yet the objects which there met our eyes were striking enough . Three graves ...
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... morning of the third day some staff - officers went round the ships , and read from an orderly - book the commander in - chief's direction , that we should proceed without loss of time to St. Domingo . There was not a soul among us who ...
... morning of the third day some staff - officers went round the ships , and read from an orderly - book the commander in - chief's direction , that we should proceed without loss of time to St. Domingo . There was not a soul among us who ...
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... morning , and having received their convoy , set out again for the front , which they hoped to reach long before midnight . They were far on their way , and darkness had set in some time , when being in a narrow road , between two ...
... morning , and having received their convoy , set out again for the front , which they hoped to reach long before midnight . They were far on their way , and darkness had set in some time , when being in a narrow road , between two ...
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The Hussar: A German Cavalryman in British Service Throughout the Napoleonic ... Norbert Landsheit,G. R. Gleig Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |
The Hussar: A German Cavalryman in British Service Throughout the Napoleonic ... Norbert Landsheit,G. R. Gleig Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |
Términos y frases comunes
20th Light Dragoons Abrantes Accordingly advance Alcoy appeared arms army arrived ascertained barracks batteries became began Bishopric of Cologne brought Captain carbines carried cavalry Colonel Colonel Adam columns command comrades consequence corps course detachment dragoons duty effect enemy enemy's English eyes fell fire fleet force Foreign Hussars forward French front gave ground guard Guernsey guns halted hand head horses hour immediately infantry kraal lady look Lord William Bentinck Monte Video Moreover morning mounted moved never night o'clock occupied officer once ourselves outposts parade party passed patrols picket Port au Prince position prisoners pushed quarters rear received regiment retreat returned road rode scarcely seemed sent sergeant ship Sicily side Sir David Baird skirmishers soldiers soon sort Spaniards Spanish squadron stood Tarragona thing tion told took Tortosa town troops videttes village whole wine
Pasajes populares
Página 3 - Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility : But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger...
Página 30 - keeping the word of promise to the ear, and breaking it to the hope...
Página 145 - ... breeches, our hands, arms, and swords, were all besmeared with blood. Moreover, as the enemy gave way we continued to advance, amid a cloud of dust so thick, that to see beyond th« distance of those immediately* about yourself, was impossible.
Página 158 - ... which heroic achievement he was created a count of the sacred Roman Empire, December 14, 1595. He was a brother-in-law to Henry, Earl of Southampton ; but he was a Roman Catholic, and this fact debarred him from any official service under the Virginia Company, which was soon after incorporated. While it is not necessary for me to give a detailed account of the North Virginia colony, because its history has been fully and fairly written, still in order to understand the colonial movement as it...
Página 6 - Sir," said he, in his slightly-broken English, " by reminding you of a passage in the life of Frederic the Great. There was a poor curate, who, after many years' faithful service in the diocese, applied to the bishop for a vacant living. ' Ah !' replied the bishop, who fully acknowledged his merits ; ' so you knew that that living was vacant did you? Well, I am very sorry I cannot give you...