 | Thomas Arnold - 1876 - 564 Seiten
...tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships. Suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed with their terrible enemies; and then was seen with what...and gesture animate his Frenchmen; in vain did the noblest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time... | |
 | James Birchall - 1876 - 970 Seiten
...latter reeled and staggered like sinking ships. Sternly recovering, however, they instantly closed on their terrible enemies, and " then was seen, with what a strength and majesty the British soHier fights ".* In vain did Soult animate his veterans ; nothing could stop that astonishing infantry,... | |
 | Joel Tyler Headley - 1876 - 708 Seiten
...it. Those brave British soldiers closed sternly on their foes as in a death struggle. Says Napier, " In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture^ animate his Frenchmen — in vain did the haidiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time... | |
 | Peninsular veteran - 1878 - 264 Seiten
...strength and intrepidity of a British soldier were exhibited in deeds seldom seen. In vain did Sonlt, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain...crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on so fair a field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and, fiercely striving,... | |
 | Herbert R. Clinton - 1878 - 528 Seiten
...tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships ; but, suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded... | |
 | John Richard Green - 1879 - 708 Seiten
...tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships ; but suddenly and sternly recovering they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen, in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded... | |
 | Henry Stewart (M.A.) - 1879 - 392 Seiten
...tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships ; but suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen, in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded... | |
 | John Richard Green - 1879 - 238 Seiten
...tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships ; but suddenly and sternly recovering they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen, in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded... | |
 | James Sibbald David Scott - 1880 - 652 Seiten
...iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships. Suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with...Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen Nothing could .stop that astonishing infantry. . . . . The rain flowed after in streams discoloured... | |
 | George Alfred Henty - 1880 - 416 Seiten
...tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships ; but suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed with their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded... | |
| |
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... 
