 | Monthly literary register - 1809 - 752 pages
...beaten?" On being assured of this fact by severnf nflicers, who arrived in succession, he exclaimed: " 1 hope the people of England will be satisfied ! I hope my country will do me justice I" Then addressing himself to one of his aid- de-camps, he continued : " Von «ill see my friends a»... | |
 | Author of Operations of the British army in Spain - Great Britain - 1809 - 96 pages
...as they entered the room. On being assured by all, that the French were beaten, he exclaimed — ' I hope the people of England -will be satisfied. I hope my country will do was proceeding up the ship's side, when the boatman drew a poniard, and stabbed him aslant the ribs,... | |
 | 1810 - 1214 pages
...then asked, • Are the French beaten Г which he repeated to every one he knew as they came in. ' I hope the people of England will be satisfied ! I hope my country will do me justice ! — Anderson, you will see my friends as soon as you can ; tell them every thing — say to my mother... | |
 | 1810 - 602 pages
...expressed how great a satisfaction it was to him to know that they were defeated. " I hope," he said, "the people of England will be satisfied ! I hope my country will do me justice." Then, addressing Colonel Anderson, who had been his friend and companion in arms for one-and-twenty... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1810 - 602 pages
...expressed how great a satisfaction it was to him to know that they were defeated. " I hope," he said, "the people of England will be satisfied ! I hope My country will do me justice." Then, addressing Colonel Anderson, who had been his friend and companion in arms for one-and-twenty... | |
 | 1811 - 724 pages
...then asked* ' Are the French beaten ?' which he repeated to every one he knew, as they came in. • I hope the people of England will be satisfied ! — I hope my country will do me justice, !' — ' Anderson, — you will see my friends as soon as you can. — Tell them — every thing. —... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1811 - 1102 pages
...— You know," said ho to his friend Colonel Anderson, " that I have always wished to die this way. I hope the people of England will be satisfied: I hope my country will do me justice." The remainder of his moments were consecrated to tender remembrances, and enquiries about the fate... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1811 - 732 pages
...knew, as they entered the room. On being assured by all that the French were beaten, he exclaimed, « I hope the people of England will be satisfied. I hope my country will do me justice. You will see my friends as soon as you possibly can — tell them every thing — say to my mother'... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 570 pages
...blanket to the rear. In raising him for that purpose, his sword, hanging on the wounded side, touched his arm, and became entangled between his legs. I...friends for whose welfare he seemed anxious to offer his last prayers, the power of utterance was lost, and he died in a few minutes without a struggle.... | |
 | 1812 - 724 pages
...expressed how great a satitfaction it was to him to know that they were defeated. " I hope," he said, " the people of England will be satisfied! I hope my country will do me justice." Then addressing Colonel Anderson, who had been his friend and companion in arms for one-and-twenty... | |
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I hope the people of England will be satisfied!" "I hope my country will do me justice! 
