 | 1831 - 652 pagina’s
...broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as foot by foot, and with a horrid carnage, it was driven by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill. In vain did the French reserves, joining with the struggling multitude, endeavour to sustain... | |
 | sir William Francis P. Napier - 1840 - 798 pagina’s
...gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded columns and sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to...farthest edge of the height. There the French reserve mixed with the struggling multitude and endeavoured to sustain the fight, but the effort only increased... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 740 pagina’s
...foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flank threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothingcould stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of...farthest edge of the height. There the French reserve mixed with the struggling multitude and endeavoured to sustain the fight, but the effort only increased... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1840 - 918 pagina’s
...broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as foot by foot, and with a horrid carnage, it was driven by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill. In vain did the French reserves, joining with the struggling • multitude, endeavour to sustain... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1841 - 894 pagina’s
...broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as foot by foot, and with a horrid carnage, it was driven by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill. In vain did the French reserves, joining with the struggling multitude, endeavour to sustain... | |
 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1845 - 472 pagina’s
...broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as foot by foot and with a horrid carnage it was driven by the incessant vigour of the attack, to the farthest edge of the hill. In vain did the French reserves, joining with the struggling multitnde, endeavour to sustain... | |
 | Joel Tyler Headley - 1846 - 402 pagina’s
...friends and foes, while the horsemen, hovering on the flank, threatened to charge the advancing lines. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden...the farthest edge of the height. There the French reserves, mixing with the struggling multitude, endeavoured to sustain the fight, but the effort only... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1851 - 478 pagina’s
...gesture animate his Frenchmen, in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded columns and sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to...incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill. In vain did the French reserves mix with the struggling multitude to sustain the fight, their... | |
 | Henry Schroder - 1851 - 460 pagina’s
...broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as foot by foot, and with a horrid carnage, it was driven by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill ; and the mighty mass at length giving way like a loosened cliff, went head-long down the ascent.... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1852 - 570 pagina’s
...did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen; in vain did the hardiest veterans, breaking from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to...mixing with the struggling multitude, endeavoured to restore the fight but only augmented the irremediable disorder, and the mighty mass giving way like... | |
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No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order, their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured tread shook the ground, their dreadful volleys swept away the head of... 
