Memorials of the Late War ...Constable & Company, 1828 - Europe |
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Page vii
... Never before had Britain grappled with so formidable a foe ; and ne- ver was a long and sanguinary contest brought to a more triumphant conclusion . On the Continent , throne after throne had been overturned , nation after nation swal ...
... Never before had Britain grappled with so formidable a foe ; and ne- ver was a long and sanguinary contest brought to a more triumphant conclusion . On the Continent , throne after throne had been overturned , nation after nation swal ...
Page viii
... never before belonged to them . The Navy - the noblest and surest bul- wark of Old England - led the van in this protracted warfare . In the course of a few eventful years , it swept from the seas every hostile flag ; and the gigantic ...
... never before belonged to them . The Navy - the noblest and surest bul- wark of Old England - led the van in this protracted warfare . In the course of a few eventful years , it swept from the seas every hostile flag ; and the gigantic ...
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... never heard of the success of a pro- . duction which does him so much credit , and which might have been the means of alleviating the in- digence which was the conclusion of so many toils and sufferings , in what is called the service ...
... never heard of the success of a pro- . duction which does him so much credit , and which might have been the means of alleviating the in- digence which was the conclusion of so many toils and sufferings , in what is called the service ...
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... Never shall the agony of their looks be effaced from my memory . My mother's grief was loud and heart - rending , but my father's harrowed up my very soul . It was the look of despair the expression of his blasted prospects - prospects ...
... Never shall the agony of their looks be effaced from my memory . My mother's grief was loud and heart - rending , but my father's harrowed up my very soul . It was the look of despair the expression of his blasted prospects - prospects ...
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... Never , never , " he replied , " you bring my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave . " - " Thomas , Thomas , you will have our deaths to answer for , " was all my mother could say ; tears and sobs choked her utterance . The bills This ...
... Never , never , " he replied , " you bring my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave . " - " Thomas , Thomas , you will have our deaths to answer for , " was all my mother could say ; tears and sobs choked her utterance . The bills This ...
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Page 208 - We thought as we hollowed his narrow bed And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him.
Page 207 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him.
Page 251 - Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick marked, — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel.
Page 206 - Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried. We buried him darkly at dead of night, The sods with our bayonets turning ; By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast...
Page 208 - We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.
Page 173 - Spaniards had neither the power, nor the inclination, to make any efforts for themselves.
Page 221 - The troops, though not unacquainted with the irreparable loss they had sustained, were not dismayed, but by the most determined bravery not only repelled every attempt of the Enemy to gain ground, but actually forced him to retire, although he had brought up fresh troops in support of those originally engaged. " The Enemy, finding himself foiled in every attempt to force the right of the position, endeavoured by numbers to turn it. A judicious and well-timed movement which was made by...
Page 227 - ... much mixed on board, it is impossible at present to lay before you a return of our casualties. I hope the loss in numbers is not so considerable as might have been expected. If I was obliged to form an estimate, I should say, that I believe it did not exceed in killed and wounded from seven to eight hundred; that of the enemy must remain unknown, but many circumstances induce me to rate it at nearly double the above number. We have some prisoners, but I have not been able to obtain an account...
Page 228 - ... like Wolfe, his last moments were gilded by the prospect of success, and cheered by the acclamation of victory; like Wolfe, also, his memory will for ever remain sacred in that country which he sincerely loved, and which he had so faithfully served. It remains for me only to express my hope, that you will speedily be restored to the service of your country...
Page 223 - ... already been made by his order, and were in fact far advanced at the commencement of the action. The troops quitted their position about ten at night, with a degree of order that did them credit. The whole of the artillery that remained unembarked, having been withdrawn, the troops followed in the order prescribed, and marched to their respective points of embarkation in the town and neighbourhood of Corunna.