The World's Great Classics: Decisive battles of the world, by E.S. CreasyTimothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne Colonial Press, 1899 Library Committee: Timothy Dwight ... Richard Henry Stoddard, Arthur Richmond Marsh, A.B. [and others] ... Illustrated with nearly two hundred photogravures, etchings, colored plates and full page portraits of great authors. Clarence Cook, art editor. |
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admiral advance Alexander Alexander's allies American ancient Arminius arms artillery Asia Asiatic assailed Athenian Athens attack Attila battle Blücher brigade British Burgoyne camp campaign Carthage Carthaginian cavalry centre century charge Charleroi Charles coast column command commenced conquered conquest corps Darius defeated dominion duke emperor empire enemy enemy's England English Europe fell fight flank fleet force formed fought France French army Gaul German Greece Greek ground Guard Gylippus Hannibal Harold Hasdrubal horse Hougoumont infantry invaders Italy king La Haye Sainte land legions Lord Louis Macedonian Marathon Marlborough Medes miles military Miltiades Napoleon nations Nero Normans Persian position Prince provinces Prussian Quatre Bras race regiments retreat Rhine river rode Roman Roman legions Rome Russia Saxon sent ships Sicily side soldiers Spain Spaniards Spanish spirit squadron sword Syracusans Syracuse thousand tion tribes troops Varus victory Waterloo Wavre Wellington whole wounded
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Strana 235 - MY loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and goodwill of my subjects...
Strana 235 - I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman ; but I have the heart and stomach of a King, and of a King of England too...
Strana 320 - ... artillery were to be left. The arms to be piled by word of command from their own officers. A free passage was to be granted to the army under LieutenantGeneral Burgoyne to Great Britain, upon condition of not serving again in North America during the present contest.
Strana 234 - we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear!
Strana 295 - Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day — Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Strana 247 - The Spaniards had an army aboard them, and he had none; they had more ships than he had, and of higher building and charging; so that, had he entangled himself with those great and powerful vessels, he had greatly endangered this kingdom of England.
Strana 235 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm...
Strana 159 - Nor were the chiefs Of victory less assured, by long success Elate, and proud of that o'erwhelming strength Which, surely they believed, as it had rolled Thus far uncheck'd, would roll victorious on, Till, like the Orient, the subjected West Should bow in reverence at Mohammed's name ; And pilgrims from remotest Arctic shores Tread with religious feet the burning sands Of Araby and Mecca's stony soil.
Strana 344 - Vestibulum ante ipsum primoque in limine Pyrrhus exsultat, telis et luce coruscus ae'na ; 470 qualis ubi in lucem coluber mala gramina pastus frigida sub terra tumidum quem bruma tegebat, nunc, positis novus exuviis nitidusque juventa, lubrica convolvit sublato pectore terga arduus ad solem, et linguis micat ore trisulcis.
Strana 119 - Heap heavier still the fetters; bar closer still the grate; Patient as sheep we yield us up unto your cruel hate. But, by the Shades beneath us, and by the Gods above, Add not unto your cruel hate your yet more cruel love!