 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1771 - 428 pages
...The approach of the boat, giving feveral others who had been left upon the wreck, the hopes of faving their lives, numbers leaped in, and the whole went to the bottom. Above an hundred and forty young noblemen of the principal families of England and Normandy, were loft on... | |
 | David Hume - 1775 - 424 pages
...who then crowded in, foon funk the boat; and the prince with all his retinue perifhed <*. Above an hundred and forty young noblemen, of the principal families of England and Normandy, were loft on this occafion. A butcher of Rouen was the only perfon on board who efcaped * : He clung to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1777 - 374 pages
...approach of the boat, giving feveral others, who had been left upon the wreck, the hopes of faving their lives, numbers leaped in, and the whole went to the bottom. Above an humored and forty young noblemen of the principal families of England and Normandy, were loft on... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 536 pages
...the numbers who then crowded in, loon funk the boat; and the prince with all his retinue perifhed. Above a hundred and forty young noblemen of the principal families of England and Normandy, were loft * Order. Vital. . L_ on this occafion. A butcher of Rouen wag the c HA P. only perfon on board... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 530 pages
...the numbers, who then crowded in, foon funk the boat; and the prince with all his retinue perifhed. Above a hundred and forty young noblemen, of the principal families of England and Normandy, werc^ Joft on this occafion. A butcher of Rouen was CHAP, the only perfon on board who efcapcd ". He... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1797 - 414 pages
...approach of the boat giving feveral others, who had' been left upon the wreck, the hopes of faving their lives, numbers leaped in, and the whole went...and forty young noblemen of the principal families oFEnglar.'! and Normandy were loft on this occaiion. A butcher of Rouen was the only perfon on board... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1800 - 468 pages
...upon the sailors to row back and take her in. The approach of the boat giving several others, whq had been left upon the wreck, the hopes of saving their...leaped in, and the whole went to the bottom. Above an hundred and forty young noblemen, of the principal families, of England and Normandy, were lost... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1802 - 550 pages
...heedlessly ran her on a rock, where she was immediately dashed to pieces. Beside the prince, above one hundred and forty young noblemen, of the principal families of England and Normandy, were lest on this occasion. The king was so much affected by the news, that he is said never to have smiled... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 396 pages
...giving feveral others, who had been left upon the wreck, the hopes of faving their lives, numbers Uaped in, and the whole went to the bottom. Above a hundred...the principal families of England and Normandy were loft on this occafion. A butcher of Rouen was the only perfon on board who efcaped j he clung to the... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1804 - 412 pages
...numbers who then crowded in, soon sunk the boat ; and the prince with all his retinue perished. Above an hundred and forty young noblemen of the principal,...of England and Normandy were lost on this occasion ; and the only person who escaped to relate the melancholy tale, was a butcher of Rouen, who clung... | |
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Above a hundred and forty young noblemen of the principal families of England and Normandy were lost on this occasion. A butcher of Rouen was the only person on board who escaped ; he clung to the mast, and was taken up the next morning by some fishermen. 
