| William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1836 - 748 pages
...battle from him ; yet he fought it as if his genius disdained such trial of its strength. I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing...musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow,... | |
| Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1836 - 774 pages
...battle from him; yet he fought it as if his genius disdained such trial of its strength. I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing...musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow,... | |
| Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1836 - 754 pages
...battle from him; yet he fought it as if his genius disdained such trial of its strength. I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing...musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow,... | |
| Books - 1837 - 654 pages
...continues our author, " he fought it as if his genius disdained such trial of his strength. I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing...musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow,... | |
| 1837 - 830 pages
...demeanour towards the close of the glorious victory — ' I saw him late in the evening of that preat day, when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the •I'M,. - how well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his... | |
| 1837 - 754 pages
...his demeanour towards the close of the glorious victory " I ssw him late in the evening of that fieat day, when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness bow well the field was won ; he was alone, the flush of victory was on his brow,... | |
| Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1839 - 1060 pages
...trial of its strength. I sa\v him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing (lashes of cannon and musketry, stretching as far as the eye...eager and watchful, but his voice was calm, and even gcnlle. More than the rival of Marlborough, since he had defeated greater warriors than Mnrlburough... | |
| Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1842 - 516 pages
...battle from him; yet he fought it as if his genius disdained such trial of its strength. I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing...brow, and his eyes were eager and watchful, but his voiqe was calm, and even gentle. More than the rival of Marlborough, since he had defeated greater... | |
| 1842 - 468 pages
...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 the advancing...musketry, stretching as far as the eye could command, shewed in the darkness how well the field was won ; he was alone — the flush of victory was on his... | |
| Literature - 1852 - 638 pages
...which he chiefly prided bimself. " I saw him,'' remarks the historian, General Napier — " I saw him late in the evening of that great day, when the advancing flashes of cannon and musketry showed how well the field was won : he was alone. The flush of victory was upon his brow, and his eyes... | |
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