 ... it was no light thing to engage an army twenty times as numerous as his own. Before him lay a river over which it was easy to advance, but over which, if things went ill, not one of his little band would ever return. On this occasion, for the first...  Sketches from English History - Page 321edited by - 1886 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1840 - 662 pages
...twenty times as numerous as his own. Before him lay a river over which it was easy to advance, but over which, if things went ill, not one of his little...Clive declared his concurrence with the majority. Long afterwards, he said that he had never called but one council of war, and that, if he had taken the... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 pages
...twenty times as numerous as his own. Before him lay a river over which it was easy to advance, but over which, if things went ill, not one of his little...Clive declared his concurrence with the majority. Long afterwards, he said that he had never called but one council of war, and that, if he had taken the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 pages
...twenty times as numerous as his own. Before him lay a river over which it was easy to advance, but over which, if things went ill, not one of his little...Clive declared his concurrence with the majority. Long afterwards, he said that he had never called but one council of war, and that, if he had taken the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...twenty times as numerous as his own. Before him lay a river over which it was easy to advance, but a man of lively parts and q 7* afterwards, he said that he had never called but one council of war, and that, if he had taken the... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...twenty times as numerous as his own. Before him lay a river over which it was easy to advance, but one thought on its existence, siand bewildered and...that it may never see another! At such a juncture afterwards, he said that he had never called but one council of war, and that, it' he had taken the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...twenty times as numerous as his own. Before him lay a river over which it was. easy lo advance, but over which, if things went ill, not one of his little band would ever relurn. On Ihis occasion, for the first and for Ihe lasl lime, his dauntless spirit, during а few... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1853 - 596 pages
...twenty times as numerous as his own. Before him lay a river over which it was easy to advance, but over which, if things went ill, not one of his little...a council of war. The majority pronounced against VOL. II. *II 4 48S LORD CLIVE. fighting ; and Clive declared his concurrence with the majority. Long... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1854 - 452 pages
...twenty times as numerous as his own. Before him lay a river over which it was easy to advance, but over which, if things went ill, not one of his little...Clive declared his concurrence with the majority. Long afterwards, he said that he had never called but one council of war, and that, if he had taken the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...twenty times as numerous as his own. Before him lay a river over which it was easy to advance, but over which, if things went ill, not one of his little...Clive declared his concurrence with the majority. Long afterwards, he said that he had never called but one council of «rar, and that, if he had taken the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1859 - 768 pages
...twenty times as numerous аз his own. Before him lay a river over which it was easy to advance, but over which, if things went ill, not one of his little band would ever return. On (his occasion, for the first and for the last time, his dauntless spirit, during a few hours, shrank... | |
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