 | Robert Bisset - 1803 - 520 sivua
...diftance in "the rear. Lord Cornwallis, after his victory, ting himfelf very coolly of his duty, fo I let him alone. The day after, I had been telling this ftory to fome wounded officers who lay in the fame room with me, when one of our furgeons > who had... | |
 | David Hume - 1811 - 536 sivua
...1 had only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to lire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty, so I let him alone. The day after, I had been telhng this story to some wounded officers who lav in the same room with me, when one of our surgeons... | |
 | Andrews Norton - 1813 - 424 sivua
...I had only to determine; but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty;...dressing the wounded rebel officers, came in and told us, t hat they had been informing him, that general Washington was all the morning with the light troops,... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1816 - 834 sivua
...that tmi U was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was ac<]nittin<: himself very coolly of his duty, so I let him alone. The day afi«r, I hnd been telling (his story lo some wounded officer» who lay in Ihc same room with me, when... | |
 | 1882 - 870 sivua
...I had only to determine : but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty...dressing the wounded rebel officers, came in, and told us they had been informing him that General Washington was all the morning with the light troop?, and... | |
 | 1821 - 438 sivua
...himself »ery coolly of his duty, so I let him alone. Tke day after, I had been telling the story to sum* wounded officers, who lay in the same room with me,...when one of our surgeons, who had been dressing the wonnded rebel officers, came in, and told us, that they had informed him that Gen. Washington was all... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1822 - 824 sivua
...had only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to lire at tlie back of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty, so. I let hrm alone. The day after, 1 had been telling this story to some wounded:officers who lay in the same... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 sivua
...I had only to determine; but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty;...officers who lay in the same room with me, when one of the surgeons, who had been dressing the wounded rebel officers, came in, and told us, that they had... | |
 | 1824 - 504 sivua
...I had only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who •was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty;...officers who lay In the same room -with me, when one of the sorgeons, who had been dressing the wounded rebel officers, came in and tqjfi us that they had... | |
 | 1824 - 552 sivua
...not pleasant to fire at the hack of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very cooly of his duty; so I let him alone. The day after, I had been telling this slory to some wounded officers who lay in the same room with me, when one of our surgeons, who had... | |
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I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him, before he was out of my reach, I had only to determine; but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty; so I let him... 
