| Robert Bisset - 1803 - 520 pages
...way. As I was within that diftance at which, in the quickeft firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him before he was out of my reach, I had only to determine ; but it was not pleafant to |ire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting advance without interruption,... | |
| David Hume - 1811 - 536 pages
...way. As I was within that distanee at which, in the quickest tiring, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him before he was out of my reach, 1 had only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to lire at the back of an unoffending individual,... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1816 - 834 pages
...detachment. Proceeding with great secrecy, the royal troops executed this project so completely, that tmi U was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was ac<]nittin<: himself very coolly of his duty, so I let him alone. The day afiĞr, I hnd been telling... | |
| 1821 - 438 pages
...way. As I was within that distance, at which, in the quickest firing, I could have lodged half a duzen balls in or about him, before he was out of my reach, 1 had only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1820 - 502 pages
...way. As I was within that distance at which, in the quickest firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him before he was out of my reach,...determine ; but it was not pleasant to fire at the back ot an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty, so I let him alone.... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1822 - 824 pages
...way. As 1 was within that distance at "which, in the quickest firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him before he was out of my reach, I So secured, Knyphausen was enabled to advance without inter- CHAP. ruption, attacked the enemy, obliged... | |
| 1824 - 552 pages
...at which, in the quickest firing, I rould have lodged half a dozen halls in or about him, before Tie was out of my reach, I had only to determine; but it was not pleasant to fire at the hack of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very cooly of his duty; so I let him... | |
| 1826 - 372 pages
...away. As I was within that distance at which, in the quickest firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him, before he was out of my reach,...at the back of an unoffending individual, who was accquitting himself very coolly of his duty ; so I let him alone. " The day after, I had been telling... | |
| Robert W. Lincoln - 1836 - 530 pages
...levelling my piece at him; but he slowly cantered away. By quick firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in, or about him, before he was out of my reach....at the back of an unoffending individual, who was very coolly acquitting himself of his duty; so I let him alone. " The next day the surgeon told me... | |
| 1839 - 674 pages
...away. As I was within that distance at which, in the qnickest firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him, before he was out of my reach, I bad only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an uooffending individual, who... | |
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