 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 430 pàgines
...habits, and to suppose that he was prevented from sending the reinforcements by the wind being contrary. countrymen. All this while the action continued with...terrors to a scene which was already of a character so dreadñil. About mid-day the French, still bravely resisting, began to lose ground. The Russians, coming... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1832 - 336 pàgines
...desperate violence of those, who, determined to make their own way at all risks, threw down and trampled whatever came in their road. The weak and helpless...WRATH with that of man, a hurricane arose, and added terror to a scene which was already of a character so dreadful.'1'* " About mid-day the French, still... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1832
...or, muing in It, were thrust over the bridge«, embed under carnages, cut down perhap* with «abres, or trampled to death under the feet of their countrymen....All this while the action continued with fury, and, u if the Heaven« meant to match their wrath ' with (bat of man, a hurricane arose, and ad-, dad terrón... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1835 - 482 pàgines
...Partouneaux, marching down the left bank of the Beresina, engaged in a fierce combat with the rear-guard under Victor ; and the balls of the Russians began to fall...terrors to a scene which was already of a character sodreadful. About mid-day the French, still bravely resisting, began to lose ground. The Russians,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1835 - 482 pàgines
...Partouneaux, marching down the left bank of the Beresina, engaged in a fierce combat with the rear-guard under Victor; and the balls of the Russians began to fall...terrors to a scene which was already of a character sodreadful. About mid-day the French, still bravely resisting, began to lose ground. The Russians,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 466 pàgines
...whatever came in their road. The weak and helpless either shrunk back from the fray, and sat downto wait their fate at a distance, or, mixing in it,,...bravely resisting, began to lose ground. The Russians, cominggradually up in strength, succeeded in forcing tha VOL. x1v . o ravine, and compelling them to... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 498 pàgines
...risks, threw down and trampled upon whatever came in their road. The weat< and helpless either shrank back from the fray, and sat down to wait their fate...dreadful. About mid-day the French, still bravely Such was the condition of matters at the bridge, when Wittgenstein, after his victory over Partounea'ix,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 498 pàgines
...make their own way at all risks, threw down and trampled upon whatever came in their road. The went and helpless either shrunk back from the fray, and...wrath with that of man, a hurricane arose, and added terror« to a scene which was already of a character so dreadful. About mid-day the French, still bravely... | |
 | John Lloyd Stephens - 1838 - 550 pàgines
...fate at a distance, or, mixing in it, were thrust over the bridges, crushed under carriages, cut down with sabres, or trampled to death under the feet of...already of a character so dreadful. About midday the larger bridge, constructed for artillery and heavy carriages, broke down, and multitudes were forced... | |
 | John Lloyd Stephens - 1839 - 122 pàgines
...fate at a distance, or, mixing in it, were thrust over the bridges, crushed under carriages, cut down with sabres, or trampled to death under the feet of...already of a character so dreadful. About mid-day the larger bridge, constructed for artillery and heavy carriages, broke down, and multitudes were forced... | |
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The weak and helpless either shrunk back from the fray, and sat down to wait their fate at a distance, or, mixing in it, were thrust over the bridges, crushed under carriages, cut down perhaps with sabres, or trampled to death under the feet of their... 
