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" Though we had no arms, one Englishman is able to beat five French at any time; so we went down to the door where both the sentries were posted, and rushing upon them, seized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence nine of us ran together... "
The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Letters from a citizen of the ... - Page 467
by Oliver Goldsmith - 1825
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Essays

Oliver Goldsmith - 1765 - 252 pages
...where both the centries were polled, and " rufhing upon them, feized their arms in ** a moment, and knocked them down. From " thence, nine of us ran together to the " quay, and, feizing the firft boat we met, " got out of the harbour and put to fea. We "" had not : been here three...
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Annual Register, Volume 9

Edmund Burke - 1767 - 632 pages
...the door, where both centries were pofted, and rufliing upon them, feized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence nine of us ran together to the quay, and feizing the firft boat we met, got out of the harbour and put to fea. We had not been here three days,...
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The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge

1784 - 862 pages
...door where both fentries were ported ; and, ruthing upon then, feized their arras in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence nine of us ran together to the quay; and feizing the HIM boat we ¡ini, got out t '.'* ; and, as I could give ч~> account of of the harbour,...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 6

1786 - 782 pages
...where ' both the ceñirles were ported, and ' rufhing upon them, feized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence, nine of us ran together to the key, and ieizing tile} firlt boat we met, got out of the har-, bour, and put to lea: we had not been...
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The Miscellaneous Works of Dr. Goldsmith: Containing All His Essays and Poems

Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 pages
...where both the fentries were " pofted, and, rufhing upon them, fei2ed their arms 11 in a moment, and knocked them down. From " thence, nine of us ran together to the quay, " and, feizing the firft boat we met, got out of the " harbour and put to fea. We had not been here " three...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 9

1793 - 586 pages
...the door, where both centries were polled, and ruining upon them, feized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down; From thence nine of us ran together to the quay, and feizing the fini boat we met, got out of the harbour and put to fea. We had not been here three days,...
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The Britannic magazine; or entertaining repository of heroic ..., Volume 1

482 pages
...both the centries were potted; ported, and, rufliing upon them, feized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence nine of us ran together to the quay, and feizing the firft boat we met, got out of the . harbour, and put to fea. We had not been here three...
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Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].

1795 - 94 pages
...door, where both the Gentries were posted, and, Pushing upon them, seifced their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence nine of us ran together...••»<••«•• got out of the harbour, and put to sea. We had no been here three days before we were taken up by tbi Dorset privateer, who were glad of so many goe<...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 2

1797 - 522 pages
...where both the centries were pofted, and, " rufhirtg upon them, feized their arms in " a moment, and knocked them down. '• From thence nine of us ran together to " the quay, and feizing the firft boat we " met, got out of the harbour, and put to " fea. We had not been here three...
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The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher ..., Volume 2

Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 pages
...door, where both the Gentries were pofted, and rufhing upon them, feized their arms in a moment, and knocked them down. From thence nine of us ran together to the quay, and feizing the firft boat we met, got out of the harbour, and put to fea; we had not been here three days,...
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