 ... fell fast by their unerring fire. In this state of confusion, and while we were about to adopt the desperate project of evacuating the village, and, placing the women and children in the centre, of attempting a retreat to the nearest settlement, it...  Peveril of the Peak - Page 47by Walter Scott - 1822 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1831 - 376 pages
...gave farther advantage to the enemy, who fought, as it were, invisible, and under cover, whilst we fell fast by their unerring fire. In this state of...attempting• a retreat to the nearest settlement, it pleased ne.averi to send us unexpected assistance. A tall man of a reverend appearance, whom no one of us had... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1853 - 710 pages
...gave farther advantage to the enemy, who fought, as it were, invisible, and under cover, whilst we fell fast by their unerring fire. In this state of...pleased Heaven to send us unexpected assistance. A tall mau, of a reverend appearance, whom no one of us had ever seen before, suddenly was in the midst of... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 538 pages
...gave farther advantage to the enemy, who fought, as it were, invisible, and under cover, whilst we fell fast by their unerring fire. In this state of...desperate project of evacuating the village, and, placing tho women and children in the centre, of attempting a retreat to the nearest settlement, it pleased... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...gave further advantage to the enemy, who fought, as it were, invisible, and under cover, whilst we fell fast by their unerring fire. In this state of...desperate project of evacuating the village, and, p,acing the women and children in the centre, of attempting a retreat to the nearest settlement, it... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1877 - 736 pages
...us gave farther advantage to the enemy, wh fought, as it were, invisible, and under cover, whilst w fell fast by their unerring fire. In this state of...confusion and while we were about to adopt the desperate projec of evacuating the village, and, placing the women am children in the centre, of attempting a... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - Legends - 1888 - 500 pages
...having no appointed leader of our band, the devilish enemy shot hard at us, and had some advantage. ... In this state of confusion, and while we were about...Heaven to send us unexpected assistance. A tall man, of reverend appearance, whom no one of us had ever seen before, suddenly was in the midst of us as we... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - Legends - 1884 - 500 pages
...having no appointed leader of our band, the devilish enemy shot hard at us, and had some advantage. ... In this state of confusion, and while we were about...Heaven to send us unexpected assistance. A tall man, of reverend appearance, whom no one of us had ever seen before, suddenly was in the midst of us as we... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - Children - 1884 - 500 pages
...having no appointed leader of our band, the devilish enemy shot hard at us, and had some advantage. ... In this state of confusion, and while we were about...Heaven to send us unexpected assistance. A tall man, of reverend appearance, whom no one of us had ever seen before, suddenly was in the midst of us as we... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - Folklore - 1910 - 510 pages
...having no appointed leader of our band, the devilish enemy shot hard at us, and had some advantage. ... In this state of confusion, and while we were about...Heaven to send us unexpected assistance. A tall man, of reverend appearance, whom no one of us had ever seen before, suddenly was in the midst of us as we... | |
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