Biographies of Eminent Soldiers of the Last Four CenturiesW. Blackwood and Sons, 1865 - 355 páginas |
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Términos y frases comunes
action admiration advance adversaries afterwards Albanian allies already Amurath Archduke arms arrival artillery assailants attack augmented Aulic Council Austrian battle Bayard Bourbon brave brilliant British British army called campaign cause cavalry Charles XII combat command conduct corps Count defeated distinguished Duchess Duchy of Milan Duke of Alba Emperor enemy fame fate favour field field-marshal fire followed forced fortress fortune fought France Frederick French army gained gallant gallantry gave German hand head honour Hussites Imperial infantry Italy King King of Sweden lady landsknechte letters Louis Louis XIV manner Marlborough Marshal Marshal Saxe Massena Maurice military Mitchell monarch Napoleon never noble obtained occasion officers party period person Philip possession Prince Eugene rank regiment remained rendered retired Russian Saxon Scanderbeg Schulenburg sent siege soldiers soon sovereign Spanish success Suwaroff Swiss sword throne tion took troops Turks victory wounded writes young Zisca
Pasajes populares
Página 254 - Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre...
Página 271 - ... considering how she could plague him most, that it would be a hearty vexation to see his favourite tresses cut off. Instantly the deed was done ; she cropped them short, and laid them in an ante-chamber he must pass through to enter her apartment. But, to her cruel disappointment, he passed, entered, and repassed, calm enough to provoke a saint ; neither angry nor sorrowful ; seemingly quite unconscious both of his crime and his punishment.