 | 1826 - 570 páginas
...Emperor of the French. He laughed and nodded repeatedly, as if gratified by what was said.'— trf 1 information I gave him, that he sometimes outstripped...him so much as their having no arms. " Point d'armes !" he exclaimed, " c'est a dire point de cannons — ils ont des fusils ?" Not even muskets, I replied.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 454 páginas
...interrogations which he underwent, which we will not risk spoiling by an attempt at condensing it. " Having settled where the island lay, he cross-questioned...him so much as their having no arms. ' Point d'armes !' he exclaimed, ' c'est à dire point de canons — ils ont de» fusils ?' Not even muskets, I replied.... | |
 | Basil Hall - 1827 - 360 páginas
...indeed, was the rapidity of his apprehension of the subjects which interested him, and the asto-v nishing ease with which he arranged and generalized the few...once completely perplexed, and unable to account for tho phenomena which I related. Nothing struck him so much as their having no arms. " Point d'armes... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 544 páginas
...information I gave him, that he sometimes outstripped my narrative, saw the conclusion I was coining to before I spoke it, and fairly robbed me of my story....him so much as their having no arms. ' Point d"armes !' lie exclaimed, ' c'est ;\ dire point de canons — ils out des fusils F Not even muskets, I replied.... | |
 | 1828 - 488 páginas
...information I gave him, that he sometimes outstripped my narrative, saw the conclusion I was coming to befoie I spoke it, and fairly robbed me of my story. Several...him so much as their having no arms. " Point d'armes !" he exclaimed, " c'est a dire point de cannons — Us ont des fusils ?" Not even muskets, I replied.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 434 páginas
...— I may call it a severity of investigation — which far exceeds every thing I have met with ia any other instance. His questions were not by any...him so much as their having no arms. ' Point d'armes ! ' he exclaimed, ' c'est d dire point de canons — Us out den fusils 9 * Not even muskets, I replied.... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1835 - 436 páginas
...Loo-Choo people, surprised even him a good deal ; and I had the satisfaction of seeing him more than onre completely perplexed, and unable to account for the...struck him so much as their having no arms. ' Point d'armea ! * lie exclaimed, ' c'est d dire point de canons — Us out des fusils ?* .Not even muskets,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 498 páginas
...me of my story. " Several circumstances, however, respecting the Lon-Choo people, surprised •ven him a good deal -, and I had the satisfaction of seeing...than once completely perplexed, and unable to account lor the phenomena which I related. Nothing struck him so much ay their having uo arms. * Point d'armes... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 498 páginas
...at condensing it. " Several circumstances, however, respecting the Lon-Choo people, surprised •ven him a good deal -, and I had the satisfaction of seeing...than once completely perplexed, and unable to account lor the phenomena which I related. Nothing struck him so much ay their having uo arms. * Point d'armes... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1843 - 414 páginas
...however, respecting the Loo-Choo people, surprised even him a good deal ; and I had the sat,sfaction of seeing him more than once completely perplexed,...him so much as their having no arms. ' Point d'armes ! ' he exclaimed, ' c'est a dire point tie canons— Us fmt des fusils ? ' Not even muskets, I replied.... | |
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... smallest particular. Such, indeed, was the rapidity of his apprehension of the subjects which interested him, and the astonishing ease with which he arranged and generalized the few points of information I gave him, that he sometimes outstripped my... 
