 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1836 - 748 pagina’s
...when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was...rival of Marlborough, since he had defeated greater warriors than Marlborough ever encountered, with a prescient pride he seemed only to accept this glory,... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1836 - 794 pagina’s
...when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was...rival of Marlborough, since he had defeated greater warriors than Marlborough ever encountered, with a prescient pride he seemed only to accept this glory,... | |
 | 1837 - 654 pagina’s
...when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was...rival of Marlborough, since he had defeated greater warriors than Marlborough ever encountered, with a prescient pride he seemed only to accept this glory,... | |
 | 1837 - 830 pagina’s
...won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow, and his eyes were eager and watchful, bat his voice was calm, and even gentle. More than the rival of Marlliorough, since he had defeated greater •srriors than Marlborongh ever encountered, with a prescient... | |
 | George Soane - 1839 - 838 pagina’s
...best estimated from the words of Napier the historian.—" I saw him," says that brilliant writer, " late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing...rival of Marlborough, since he had defeated greater warriors than Marlborough ever encountered, with a prescient pride he seemed only to accept this glory... | |
 | 1842 - 468 pagina’s
...when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was...rival of Marlborough, since he had defeated greater warriors than Marlborough ever encountered, with a prescient pride he seemed only to accept this glory... | |
 | 1852 - 638 pagina’s
...cannon and musketry showed how well the field was won : he was alone. The flush of victory was upon his brow, and his eyes were eager and watchful, but his voice was calm and even gentle. With a prescient pride he seemed to accept this glory as an earnest of greater things to come." The... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851 - 782 pagina’s
...cannon and musketry shewed how well the field was won : he was alone. The flush of victory was upon his brow, and his eyes were eager and watchful, but his voice was calm and even gentle. With a prescient pride he seemed to accept this glory as an earnest of greater things to come.' The... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 562 pagina’s
...were added to his wreath, the admirable historian of his wars thus describes him as he stood > — " I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when...rival of Marlborough, since he had defeated greater warriors than Marlborough ever encountered, with a prescient pride he seemed only to accept this glory... | |
 | Richard Ford - 1852 - 80 pagina’s
...advancing " flashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye<could command, showed in the dark how well the field was " won. He was alone — the...rival of Marlborough, since he had defeated greater warriors than Marlborough ever " encountered, with a prescient pride, he seemed only to accept this... | |
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I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, showed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow, and... 
