 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1800 - 452 pages
...peculiarly discouraging. The stream was rapid, the shore shelving, the bank above lined with centinels, the landing-place so narrow as to be easily missed in the dark, and the steepness of the ground such as hardly to be surmounted in the day-time. All these difficulties We're... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1802 - 514 pages
...daring plan was formed by the three English brigadier-generals, and presented to the commander in chief; namely, a proposal for landing the troops in the night...vigour. Wolfe himself was one of the first who leaped on shore. Colonel Howe, with the Highlanders and light infantry, led the way up the dangerous precipice.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Great Britain - 1808 - 342 pages
...peculiarlyxliscouraging. The stream was rapid, th* N shore shelving, the bank above lined with centinels, the landing-place so narrow as to be easily missed in the dark, and the steepness of the ground such as hardly to be surmounted in the day-time. All these difficulties, however,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 386 pages
...peculiarly discouraging. The stream was rapid, the shore shelving, the bank above lined with sentinels, the landing-place so narrow as to be easily missed in the dark, and the steepness of the ground such as hardly to be surmounted in •the day-time. All these difficulties,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 310 pages
...discouraging. The stream was rapid, the shore shelving, the bank above lined with centinels, the landing place so narrow as to be easily missed in the dark, and the sleepiness of the ground such as hardly to be surmounted in the day-time. All these difficulties, however... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 580 pages
...stream was rapid ; the shore shelving ; the bank of the river lined with sentinels ; the landing place so narrow as to be easily missed in the dark ; and the ground so difficult as hardly to be surmounted in the daytime, had no opposition been expected. If... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 576 pages
...stream was rapid ; the shore shelving; the bank of the river lined with sentinels ; the landing place so narrow as to be easily missed in the dark ; and the ground so difficult as hardly to be surmounted in the daytime, had no opposition been expected. If... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 396 pages
...peculiarly discouraging. The stream was rapid, the shore shelving, the bank above lined with ceutinels, the landing-place so narrow as to be easily missed in the dark, and the steepness of the ground such as hardly to be surmounted in the clay-time. 'All these difficulties,... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...discouraging. The stream was rapid, the shore shelving, the banks above lined with sentinels, the landing place so narrow as to be easily missed in the dark, and the steepness of the ground such as hardly to be surmounted in the day-time. All these difficulties, however,... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1822 - 484 pages
...a daring plan was formed by the three English brigadiers, and presented to the commander in chief; namely, a proposal for landing the troops in the night...attempted in defiance of so many obstacles. It was affected, however, with great spirit and address. Wolfe himself was one of the first who leaped ashore.... | |
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The stream was rapid, the shore shelving, the bank above lined with sentinels, the landing-place so narrow as to be easily missed in the dark, and the steepness of the ground such as hardly to be surmounted in the daytime. 
