 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1839 - 1048 pages
...such surpassing and doliente beauty that the Spaniards often thought him a girl disguised in man's clothing, he was yet so vigorous, so active, so brave,...were his natural powers so happy, the keenest and best-furnislied inlellcct.s shrunk from an encounter of wit, and every thought and aspiration was proud... | |
 | Henry Wright Phillott - 1849 - 224 pages
...such surpassing and delicate beauty that the Spaniards often thought him a girl disguised in man's clothing, he was yet so vigorous, so active, so brave,...looks on the field of battle, and implicitly following when he led, would, like children, obey his slightest sign in the most difficult situations. His education... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1852 - 570 pages
...such surpassing and delicate beauty that the Spaniards often thought him a girl disguised in man's clothing, he was yet so vigorous, so active, so brave,...veterans watched his looks on the field of battle, and would obey his slightest sign in the most difficult situations. His education was incomplete, yet were... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Biography - 1864 - 578 pages
...such surpassing and delicate beauty that the Spaniards often thought him a girl disguised in man's clothing, he was yet so vigorous, so active, so brave,...his slightest sign in the most difficult situations. Hia education was incomplete, yet were his natural powers so happy that the keenest and best furnished... | |
 | Dover, Folkestone, and Deal guide - 1875 - 188 pages
...such surpassing and delicate beanty, that the Spaniards often thought him a girl disguised in mau's clothing, he was yet so vigorous, so active, so brave, that the moat daring and expericnced veterans watched his looks on the ficld of battle, and, '' POETS ARE FAR... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - Character - 1876 - 408 pages
...such surpassing beauty, that the Spaniards often thought him a girl disguised in man's clothing, iie was yet so vigorous, so active, so brave, that the most daring and 0 And so it is in ordinary life. The good and the great draw others after them ; they lighten and lift... | |
 | John Wood Warter - Great Britain - 1891 - 478 pages
...such surpassing and delicate beauty, that the Spaniards often thought him a girl disguised in man's clothing. He was yet so vigorous, so active, so brave,...was incomplete, yet were his natural powers so happy that the keenest and best furnished intellects shrank from an encounter of wit ; and every thought... | |
 | B. D. Turner - Latin language - 1893 - 452 pages
...surpassing and delicate beauty that the Spaniards often thought him a girl disguised in man's clothing, 4 he was yet so vigorous, so active, so brave, that...veterans watched his looks on the field of battle, and 5 would obey his slightest sign in the most difficult situations. 6 His education was incomplete, yet... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1910 - 468 pages
...person, and of such surpassing beauty, that the Spaniards often thought him a girl disguised in man's clothing, he was yet so vigorous, so active, so brave,...slightest sign in the most difficult situations." efficacy in it than in many an army." Such was the esteem in which the great President's noble character... | |
 | Rory Muir - Technology & Engineering - 2000 - 356 pages
...such surpassing and delicate beauty that the Spaniards often thought him a girl disguised in man's clothing, he was yet so vigorous, so active, so brave,...was incomplete, yet were his natural powers so happy that the keenest and best-furnished intellects shrunk from an encounter of wit; and every thought and... | |
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So slight in person, and of such surpassing and delicate beauty that the Spaniards often thought him a girl disguised in men's clothing, he was yet so vigorous, so active, so brave, that the most daring and experienced veterans watched his looks on the... 