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... guards . In a word , matters had gone so far , that the army , as in Cromwell's time , existed as an isolated and distinct body , not under the go- vernment of the legislature , but claiming ex- clusive rights and privileges , and ...
... guards . In a word , matters had gone so far , that the army , as in Cromwell's time , existed as an isolated and distinct body , not under the go- vernment of the legislature , but claiming ex- clusive rights and privileges , and ...
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... guard . On the other hand , the eastern departments which bordered on Germany met the wishes of Buonaparte in their utmost extent . They remembered the invasion of the preceding year with all the feelings of irritation which such ...
... guard . On the other hand , the eastern departments which bordered on Germany met the wishes of Buonaparte in their utmost extent . They remembered the invasion of the preceding year with all the feelings of irritation which such ...
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... which he expected to encounter , were as gigantic in their charac ter as incessant in their progress . Every effort was used to excite the population to assume - arms , and to move forward corps of national guards TO HIS KINSFOLK . 71.
... which he expected to encounter , were as gigantic in their charac ter as incessant in their progress . Every effort was used to excite the population to assume - arms , and to move forward corps of national guards TO HIS KINSFOLK . 71.
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Walter Scott. arms , and to move forward corps of national guards to relieve in garrison the troops of the line now called into more active service . And while Buonaparte was convoking in the Champ de Mai , as his mock assembly of the ...
Walter Scott. arms , and to move forward corps of national guards to relieve in garrison the troops of the line now called into more active service . And while Buonaparte was convoking in the Champ de Mai , as his mock assembly of the ...
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... guard , in particular , had a superb train of guns , consisting almost entirely of new pieces . It is remarkable , that in casting these fine engines of war , the old republican moulds had , in general , been employed ; for I obser- ved ...
... guard , in particular , had a superb train of guns , consisting almost entirely of new pieces . It is remarkable , that in casting these fine engines of war , the old republican moulds had , in general , been employed ; for I obser- ved ...
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Page 170 - Believe me," he afterwards said, " that nothing, excepting a battle lost, can be half so melancholy as a battle won. The bravery of my troops has hitherto saved me from that greater evil ; but, to win...
Page 18 - And arrowy frize, and wedged ravelin, Wove like a diadem its tracery round The lofty summit of that mountain green ; Here stood secure the group, and eyed a distant scene.
Page 403 - We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts; what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
Page 154 - Greys, and made a charge, the effect of which was tremendous. Notwithstanding the weight and armour of the cuirassiers, and the power of their horses, they proved altogether unable to withstand the shock of the heavy brigade, being literally rode down, both horse and man, while the strength of the British soldiers was no less pre-eminent when they mingled and fought hand to hand. Several hundreds of French were forced headlong over a sort of quarry or gravel pit, where they rolled a confused and...
Page 156 - You are uncommonly savage to-day," said an officer to his friend, a young man of rank, who was arming himself with a third sabre, after two had been broken in his grasp :
Page 418 - A youth who scarce had seen his twentieth year Was Wallenstein, when he and I were friends ; Yet even then he had a daring soul : His frame of mind was serious and severe Beyond his years : his dreams were of great objects.
Page 419 - Yet even then he had a daring soul : His frame of mind was serious and severe Beyond his years : his dreams were of great objects. He...
Page 169 - England ?" On another occasion, when many of the best and bravest men had fallen, and the event of the action seemed doubtful even to those who remained, he said, with the coolness of a spectator, who was beholding some well-contested sport— " Never mind, we'll win this battle yet." To another regiment, then closely engaged, he used a common sporting expression ; " Hard pounding this, gentlemen ; let's see who will pound longest.
Page 419 - His marvellous preservation had transformed him. Thenceforth he held himself for an exempted And privileged being, and, as if he were Incapable of dizziness or fall, He ran along the unsteady rope of life. But now our destinies drove us asunder: He paced with rapid step the way of greatness, Was Count, and Prince, Duke-regent, and Dictator. And now is all, all this too little for him ; He stretches forth his hands for a king's crown, And plunges in unfathomable ruin.