The Light Brigade in Spain: Or, The Last Fight of Sir John MooreG. P. Putnam's sons, 1904 - 410 Seiten |
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... Antonio as he goes on his way to join the brave guerrilleros . " " I shall be happy , " said Jack . " Antonio , I presume , is a soldier of this neighbourhood ? " " Nay , Señor , all our soldiers are already with General Castaños or the ...
... Antonio as he goes on his way to join the brave guerrilleros . " " I shall be happy , " said Jack . " Antonio , I presume , is a soldier of this neighbourhood ? " " Nay , Señor , all our soldiers are already with General Castaños or the ...
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... Antonio , whom we expect to - night , and who leaves to - morrow for Saragossa , is one in whom the Spanish valour most brightly shines . " " Antonio is a journeyman cooper , Señor , " said the priest confidentially , " a dare - devil ...
... Antonio , whom we expect to - night , and who leaves to - morrow for Saragossa , is one in whom the Spanish valour most brightly shines . " " Antonio is a journeyman cooper , Señor , " said the priest confidentially , " a dare - devil ...
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... Antonio resumed , " all at once I heard a great splashing and clanking behind me , and before I could stand aside ... Antonio's jaw dropped . He gave a scared look at the speaker , and spilt the remainder of his wine upon his boots ...
... Antonio resumed , " all at once I heard a great splashing and clanking behind me , and before I could stand aside ... Antonio's jaw dropped . He gave a scared look at the speaker , and spilt the remainder of his wine upon his boots ...
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... Antonio was on his way to join . He concluded by calling upon the company to drink the health of the brave An- tonio , and confusion to the French . When the ringing vivas had ceased , Jack rose from his chair . Approaching the hero ...
... Antonio was on his way to join . He concluded by calling upon the company to drink the health of the brave An- tonio , and confusion to the French . When the ringing vivas had ceased , Jack rose from his chair . Approaching the hero ...
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... Antonio gasped . Jack watched the effect of his announcement ; he had come rapidly to the conclusion that as Antonio was clearly regarded by his friends as a staunch patriot , there would be no danger in disclosing his own nationality ...
... Antonio gasped . Jack watched the effect of his announcement ; he had come rapidly to the conclusion that as Antonio was clearly regarded by his friends as a staunch patriot , there would be no danger in disclosing his own nationality ...
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afrancesado Antonio army asked Astorga attack barricade Bembibre British Calatayud Captain O'Hare Cariñena Casa Alvarez Casa Vega cavalry Colonel commissary Corporal Wilkes Corunna Coso cried dark despatch Don Casimir Don Cristobal Don Fernan Don Miguel door dragoons Dugdale enemy escape eyes face fell fight fire followed French Frenchman Giles Grampus guerrilleros guns hand head heard hombre hope horse hour Jack's José Juanita La Romana lady landlord letter looked Lumsden Marshal Lannes Miguel Priego miles minutes monsieur mule musket night officers Padre Consolacion Paget Palafox passed Pepito Pomeroy quarter regiment ride road rode round ruins rush Salamanca Santa Engracia Santiago Sass Saragossa Señor Señorita sentry shouted side siege Sir John Moore smile soldiers Soult sound Spain Spaniards Spanish stood street tell Tio Jorge Tobar troopers turned Valdepeñas Valladolid Vallejo voice wall word yards
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 187 - I hope the people of England will be satisfied!" "I hope my country will do me justice!
Seite 187 - well as it is. I had rather it should go out of the field with "me.
Seite 8 - I can possibly avoid it, for there is none other that I like so much, and none else so much deserves it ; for we were the light regiment of the Light Division, and fired the first and last shot in almost every battle, siege, and skirmish, in which the army was engaged during the war.
Seite 161 - And if the enemy are in possession of Bembibre, which I believe, they have got a rare prize. They have taken or cut to pieces many hundred drunken British cowards — for none but unprincipled cowards would get drunk in the presence, nay in the very sight of the enemies of their country: and sooner than survive the disgrace of such infamous conduct, I hope that the first cannon-ball fired by the enemy may take me in the head...
Seite 8 - ... and I love them as I hope to do my better half, (when I come to be divided.) Wherever we were, they were ; and although the nature of our arm generally gave us more employment in the way of skirmishing, yet, whenever it came to a pinch, independent of a suitable mixture of them among us, we had only to look behind to see a line, in which we might place a degree of confidence, almost equal to our hopes in Heaven ; nor were we ever disappointed...