 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1760 - 498 pages
...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. Having wrapped a handkerchief...head of the grenadiers, with their bayonets fixed, when another ball unfortunately pierced the breaft of this young hero f, who fell in the arms of vic-'... | |
 | Voyages and travels - 1767 - 542 pages
...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. Having wrapped a handkerchief...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 - 448 pages
...received a fhot in the wrift, which, however, did not oblige him to quit the field. Having wrapped an handkerchief round his hand, he continued giving orders...advanced at the head of the grenadiers with their their bayonets fixed •, but a fecond ball mdf<i fatal, pierced his breaft ; fo that unable to proceed,... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | 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
...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. Having wrapped a handkerchief...head of the grenadiers, with their bayonets* fixed, when another ball unfortunately pierced the breaft of this young hero, who fell in the arms of victory,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1800 - 536 pages
...had been aimed at by the enemy's rearkfmen, and received a fhot in the wrift, which however did not oblige him to quit the field. Having wrapped a handkerchief...head of the grenadiers, with their bayonets fixed ; when another ball unfortunately pierced the breaft of this young hero,* who fell in the arms of victory,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1800 - 452 pages
...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 a handkerchief...round his hand, he continued giving orders without the least emotion, and advanced st the head of the grenadiers with their bayonets fixed; but a second ball,... | |
 | John Adams - Great Britain - 1803 - 486 pages
...had been aimed at by the enemy's markfmen, and received a fhot in thewrifl, which, however, did not oblige him to quit the field. Having wrapped a handkerchief round his hand, •he continued to give orders without the leaft emotion, and advanced at the head of the grenadiers, when nnother... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1804 - 544 pages
...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. Having wrapped a handkerchief...head of the grenadiers, with their bayonets fixed ; when another ball unfortunately pierced the breaft of this young hero*, who fell in the arms of victory,... | |
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Wolfe was stationed on the right, where the attack was most warm : as 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 him to quit the field. Having... 
