 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1760 - 498 pages
...front of the line, he had been aimed at by the enemy's markfmen ; and received a fhot in the wrift, which however, did not oblige him to quit the field....round his hand, he continued giving orders without the leaft emotion ; and advanced at the head of the grenadiers, with their bayonets fixed, when another... | |
 | Voyages and travels - 1767 - 542 pages
...front of the line, he had been aimed at by the enemy's markfmen ; and received a fhot in the wriil, which, however, did not oblige him to quit the field....round his hand, he continued giving orders without the leafl emotion ; and advanced at the head of the grenadiers, with their bayonets fixed, when another... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1771 - 452 pages
...in the front line, he had been aimed at by the enemies marklmen, and received a fhot in the wrift, which, however, did not oblige him to quit the field. Having wrapped an handkerchief round his hand, he cbntinued giving orders without the leaf t emotion, .and advanced... | |
 | British Plutarch - Great Britain - 1776 - 350 pages
...his ftation.Having wrapped an handkerchief round his wrifr, he continued giving his orders without emotion, and advanced at the head of the grenadiers, with their bayonets fixed, when another bail, moft probably from the fame raarkfman, pierced the breait «f this intrepid hero,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1777 - 374 pages
...field. Having wrapped an handkerchief round his hand, he continued giving orders without the leaft emotion, and advanced at the head of the grenadiers with their bayonets fixed; but a fecond ball more fatal, pierced his breaft; fo that unable to proceed, he leaned on ihe fhoulder of... | |
 | World history - 1783 - 458 pages
...had been aimed at by the enemies markfmen, and received a fhot in the wrift, which however did riot oblige him to quit the field. Having wrapped a handkerchief...round his hand, he continued giving orders without the leaft emotion, and advanced at the head of the grenadiers with their bayonets fixed. But a fecond ball... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1793 - 356 pages
...markfmen , and received a fhot in the wrift, which , however, did not oblige him to quit the rield. Having wrapped a handkerchief round his hand, he continued giving orders without the lead emotion, and advanced at the head of the grenadiers , with their bayonets fixed, when another... | |
 | William Butler - 1795 - 242 pages
...front of the line, he had been aimed at by the enemy's mark£men, and received a fhot in the wrift, which, however, did not oblige him to quit the field....his hand, he continued giving orders, without the leaft emotion, and advanced at the head of the grenadiers, with their bayonets* fixed, when another... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1797 - 414 pages
...the front line, he had been • .limed at by the enemy's markfinen, and received a (hot in the wrift, which, however, did not oblige him to quit the field. Having wrapped an handkerchief rcsnd his hand, he continued giving or* ders without the leaft emotion, and advanced... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1800 - 452 pages
...he stood conspicuous in the front line, he had been aimed at by the enemy's marksmen, and received a shot in the wrist, which, however, did not oblige...giving orders without the least emotion, and advanced st the head of the grenadiers with their bayonets fixed; but a second ball, more fatal, pierced his... | |
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Louisbourg grenadiers, where the attack was most warm. As he stood conspicuous in the front of the line, he had been aimed at by the enemy's marksmen, and received a shot in the wrist, which however did not oblige him to quit the field. Having wrapped... 
