Augustina sprung forward over the dead and dying, snatched a match from the hand of a dead artilleryman, and fired off a six-and-twenty pounder ; then, jumping upon the gun, made a solemn vow never to quit it alive during the siege. History of the Peninsular War ... - Página 14por Robert Southey - 1828Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1809 - 604 páginas
...wounded, and slain, snatched a match from the hand of a dead artilleryman, and fired off a 26 pounder j then jumping upon the gun, made, a solemn vow never to quit it alive during the siege, and having Stimulated her fellow-citizens by this daring intrepidity to fresh exertions, they instantly... | |
| 1809 - 594 páginas
...wounded and slain, snatched a match from the hand of a dead artilleryman, and fired oft'a 26-pounder, then jumping upon the gun, made a solemn vow never to quit it alive during the siege ) and having stimulated lier fellow-citizens by this daring intrepidity to fresh exertions, they instantly... | |
| 1809 - 574 páginas
...and slain, snatched a match from the hand of a dead artillery man, and fired eft' a 2t5*|). under, then jumping upon the gun, made a solemn vow never to quit it alive during the siege, and having stimulated her fellow-citizens by this daring intrepidity to^fresh exertions, they instantly... | |
| 1809 - 1020 páginas
...and slain, snatched a match from the hand of a dead artil • Icryman, and fired off a 26-pounder, then jumping upon the gun, made a solemn vow never to quit it alive during the siege, and having stimulated her fellow-citizens by this daring intrepidity to fresh exertions, they instantly... | |
| 1810 - 602 páginas
...Augustina sprung forwardover the dead and dying,suatched amatch from the hand of adeadar. tilleryman, and fired off a six-andtwenty -pounder ; then, jumping...renewed their fire with greater vigour than ever, and the French were repulsed here, and at all other points, with great slaughter. On the morning of... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 602 páginas
...dying,snatched a match from the hand of a dead аь tilleryman, and fired off a six-andtwenty-pounder ; then, jumping upon the gun, made a solemn vow never...but animate with fresh courage all who beheld it The Zaragozana rushed into the battery, and renewed their fire with greater vigour than ever, and the French... | |
| 1810 - 600 páginas
...of a dead artilleryman, and fired off a six-andtwenty-pounder ; then, jumping upon the gun, mai'ea solemn vow never to quit it alive during the siege....The Zaragozans rushed into the battery, and renewed theit fire with greater vigour than ever, and the French were repulsed here, and at all other points,... | |
| 1812 - 570 páginas
...wounded and slain, snatched a match from the hand of a dead artilleryman, and fired off a 26pounder, then jumping upon the gun, made a solemn vow never to quit it alive during the siege ; and having stimulated her fellow-citizens by this daring intrepidity to fresh exertions, they instantly... | |
| 1812 - 498 páginas
...hand of a dead artillery-man, and fired off a six and twenty pounder; then, jump ing upon the gun, she made a solemn vow never to quit it alive during th-e siege. Such a sight could tint but animate all who beheld it with fresh courage. The Zaragozans rushed on the battery and reneweff... | |
| Thomas Burgeland Johnson - 1813 - 456 páginas
...the hand of a dead artilleryman, and fired off a twenty-six pounder. Then, jumping upon the gun, she made a solemn vow, never to quit it alive during the siege, and her fellow-citizens, stimulated by this daring act of intrepidity, to fresh exertions, instantly... | |
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