 | Lady Rachel Russell - 1809 - 536 pagina’s
...he declares, that such was his sensibility and concern for the English Patriots on this account, " he felt very near the same shock as if he had seen a son turn " his back in the day of battle." Compassion to his readers ('tis presumed) prevented his describing the greatness of the SHOCK which... | |
 | baroness Rachel Russell - 1809 - 542 pagina’s
...declares, that such was his sensibility and concern for the English Patriots on this account, " he'felt very near the same shock as if he had seen a son turn " his back in the day of battle." Compassion to his readers ('tis presumed) prevented his describing the greatness of the SHOCK which... | |
 | Earl John Russell Russell - 1819 - 368 pagina’s
...astonishment, sorrow, and indignation. f To heighten the effect of the discovery, Sir John declared that lie " felt very near the same shock as if he had seen a son turn his back in the day of battle." He pronounced these intrigues to be of a tendency nearly as dangerous as those of the princes. And... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1820 - 570 pagina’s
...the same traitorous source, he felt very nearly tl»e sort of shock that he should have experienced if he had seen a son turn his back in' the day of battle. There is something so magnificent in this burst of patriotic indignation, — something so imposing,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1820 - 570 pagina’s
...the same traitorous source, he felt very nearly tlxi sort of shock that he should have experienced if he had seen a son turn his back in' the day of battle. There is something so magnificent in this burst of patriotic indignation, — something so imposing,... | |
 | Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen - 1833 - 632 pagina’s
..." the intrigues of Lord Russell with Versailles," which on their discovery imparted to Ualrymple " very near the same shock as if he had seen a son turn his back in battle.'' 2 If a crime, it has long been considered as a glorious crime for the leading men in the... | |
 | Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen - 1833 - 634 pagina’s
..." the intrigues of Lord Russell with Versailles," which on their discovery imparted to Dalrymple " very near the same shock as if he had seen a son turn his back in battle."2 If a crime, it has long been considered as a glorious crime for the leading men in the subsequent... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1851 - 518 pagina’s
...of Versailles, and ALGERNON SIDNEY taking money from it, I felt very nearly the same shock as if I had seen a son turn his back in the day of battle." The name of Algernon Sidney occurs twice in the account of Barillon's disbursements, and each time... | |
 | John Wade - 1856 - 862 pagina’s
...the court of Versailles, and Algernon Sidney taking money from it, I felt very near the same as if I had seen a son turn his back in the day of battle." Various explanations have been offered to account for such obliquities of conduct. One is that the... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 682 pagina’s
...of Versailles, and ALGERNON SIDNEY taking money from it, I felt very nearly the same shock as if I had seen a son turn his back in the day of battle." What must have been the astonishment of an Englishman in discovering such a list as the following of... | |
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Lord Russel intriguing with the court of Versailles, and Algernon Sidney taking money from it, I felt very near the same shock as if I had seen a son turn his back in the day of battle. 
