 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 to the quay, and seizing the first boat we met, got out...  Annual Register of World Events - Page 1981803Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 pages
...together to the quay ; and, seizing the first boat we met, got out of the harbour, and put to sea- We had not been here three days., before, we were taken up by an English privateer, who was glad of so many good hands ; and we consented to run our chance. However,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1767 - 632 pages
...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, before we were taken up by the Dorfee privateer, who were glad of fo many good hands ; and we confented to run our chance. However,... | |
 | 1784 - 862 pages
...for a landman in the Eatt India Company's fervice. I h«re fought the French in fix pitched batnot been here three days before we were taken up by the...privateer; who were glad of fo many good hands, and w* confented to run our -.bance. In three dayj we fe!l in with the Pompadour privateer, of forty guns,... | |
 | 1786 - 782 pages
...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 here three days before we were taken up by an Englifh privateer, who was glad of fo many good hands ; and we confented to run our chance. However,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Essays - 1792 - 308 pages
...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 before we were taken...privateer, who were glad of fo many good hands, " . and we confented to run our chance. However, *' we had not fo much luck as we expefted. In three " days we... | |
 | 482 pages
...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 before we were taken...privateer, who were glad of fo many good hands, and we confented to' run our chance. However, we had not as much luck as we expected. In three days we fell... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1793 - 620 pages
...the quay, and felling the full boat we met, got out of the haibour and put to fea. We bad not b<-en here three days, before we were taken up by the Dorfet...privateer, who were glad of fo many good hands ; and we etc. fented to run our chance. Ho*rever, we had not as much luck as we ex peeled. In three days wt... | |
 | History - 1793 - 586 pages
...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, before we were taken up by the Durlet privateer, who were glad of fo many good hands ; and we confented to run our chance. However,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...boat we " met, got out of the harbour, and put to «' fea. We had not been here three days " btfore we were taken up by the Dorfet " privateer, who were glad of fo many " good hands, and we confented to run our " chance. However, we had not as much " luck as we expefted. in three days we... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...together to the quay , and seizing the first boat we met, got out of the harbour , and put to sea. We had not been here three days before we were taken up by the Dorset privateer , who were glad of so many good hands, and we consented to run our chance. However... | |
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