Macaulay: Prose and PoetryRupert Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 154
... army was the scoff of all Europe . The Irish dragoons were bad ; the Irish foot worse . It was said that their ordinary way of fighting was to discharge their pieces once , and then to run away bawling " Quarter , " and " Murder ...
... army was the scoff of all Europe . The Irish dragoons were bad ; the Irish foot worse . It was said that their ordinary way of fighting was to discharge their pieces once , and then to run away bawling " Quarter , " and " Murder ...
Page 158
... army . Meinhart Schomberg was assisted by Portland and Douglas . James , anticipating some such design , had already sent to the bridge a regiment of dragoons , commanded by Sir Neil O'Neil . O'Neil behaved himself like a brave ...
... army . Meinhart Schomberg was assisted by Portland and Douglas . James , anticipating some such design , had already sent to the bridge a regiment of dragoons , commanded by Sir Neil O'Neil . O'Neil behaved himself like a brave ...
Page 187
... army in the Netherlands had been weakened by the departure of the forces commanded by the Dauphin and Boufflers , and though the allied army was daily strengthened by the arrival of fresh troops , Luxemburg still had a superiority of ...
... army in the Netherlands had been weakened by the departure of the forces commanded by the Dauphin and Boufflers , and though the allied army was daily strengthened by the arrival of fresh troops , Luxemburg still had a superiority of ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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