 | Robert Bisset - 1803 - 520 oldal
...diftance in "the rear. Lord Cornwallis, after his victory, ting himfelf very coolly of his duty, fo I let him alone. The day after, I had been telling this ftory to fome wounded officers who lay in the fame room with me, when one of our furgeons > who had... | |
 | David Hume - 1811 - 536 oldal
...about him before he was out of my reach, 1 had only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to lire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was...duty, so I let him alone. The day after, I had been telhng this story to some wounded officers who lav in the same room with me, when one of our surgeons... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1816 - 834 oldal
...detachment. Proceeding with great secrecy, the royal troops executed this project so completely, that tmi U was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was ac<]nittin<: himself very coolly of his duty, so I let him alone. The day afi«r, I hnd been telling... | |
 | 1821 - 438 oldal
...quickest firing, I could have lodged half a duzen balls in or about him, before he was out of my reach, 1 had only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to...unoffending individual who was acquitting himself »ery coolly of his duty, so I let him alone. Tke day after, I had been telling the story to sum* wounded... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1820 - 502 oldal
...in the quickest firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him before he was out of my reach, I had only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to fire at the back ot an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty, so I let him alone.... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1822 - 824 oldal
...executed this project so completely, that had only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to lire at tlie back of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty, so. I let hrm alone. The day after, 1 had been telling this story to some wounded:officers who lay in the same... | |
 | 1824 - 552 oldal
...the quickest firing, I rould have lodged half a dozen halls in or about him, before Tie was out of my reach, I had only to determine; but it was not pleasant to fire at the hack of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very cooly of his duty; so I let him... | |
 | 1826 - 372 oldal
...in the quickest firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him, before he was out of my reach, I had only to determine ; but it was not...at the back of an unoffending individual, who was accquitting himself very coolly of his duty ; so I let him alone. " The day after, I had been telling... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1828 - 700 oldal
...in the quickest firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him before he was out of my reach, I had only to determine ; but it was not...coolly of his duty, so I let him alone. The day after, 1 had been telling this story to some wounded officers who lay in the same room with me, when one of... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - 1836 - 530 oldal
...away. By quick firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in, or about him, before he was out of my reach. I had only to determine ; but it was not...at the back of an unoffending individual, who was very coolly acquitting himself of his duty; so I let him alone. " The next day the surgeon told me... | |
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As I was within that distance at which, in the quickest firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him, before he was out of my reach, I had only to determine, but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who... 
