 | Harleian miscellany - 1809 - 592 pages
...advisedly and for advantage; keeping the front of their squadron firm and close, without disbanding one foot in array. Nothing was more hurtful to the English,...ranks, thinking then of nothing but of executing the chace. The Normans espying the advantage to be ripe, made a stiff stand, redoubled upon the English,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1809 - 610 pages
...advisedly and for advantage ; keeping the Front of their squadron firm and close, without disbanding one foot in array. Nothing was more hurtful to the English,...ranks, thinking then of nothing but of executing the chace. The Normans espying the advantage to be ripe, made a stiff stand, redoubled upon the English,... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1809 - 662 pages
...advisedly and for advantage; keeping the front of their squadron firm and close, without disbanding one foot in array. Nothing was more hurtful to the English,...conceit of victory, loosed and disordered their ranks, thinking'then of nothing but of executing the chace. The Normans espying the advantage to be ripe,... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 770 pages
...feeling their enemies to yield under their hand, they did rashly follow those who were not hasty to flv ; and in the heat of their pursuit* upon a false conceit of victory, loosed and disordered their rcmks, thinking then of nothing but of executing the chace. The Normans espying the advantage to be... | |
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English could not b£ broken by strength of arm, he gave direction that his men should retire and give ground ; not loosely, not disorderly, as in a fearful and confused haste, but advisedly and for advantage ; keeping the Front of their squadron firm... 