Novels and Miscellaneous Works: With Prefaces and Notes, Including Those Attributed to Sir Walter Scott, Volume 2G. Bell and Sons, 1885 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 71
Page 7
... soon as the English- man had seized him , they fell in , pretended to be mighty zealous for the stranger , take the fellow by the throat , and make a great bustle ; the gentleman not doubting but the man was secured , let go his own ...
... soon as the English- man had seized him , they fell in , pretended to be mighty zealous for the stranger , take the fellow by the throat , and make a great bustle ; the gentleman not doubting but the man was secured , let go his own ...
Page 29
... soon after , that though they were tricked into the outward appearance of a league against him at Ratisbon , they had no such intentions ; and by their ambassadors to him let him know , that they only wanted his powerful assistance to ...
... soon after , that though they were tricked into the outward appearance of a league against him at Ratisbon , they had no such intentions ; and by their ambassadors to him let him know , that they only wanted his powerful assistance to ...
Page 32
... soon as Tilly the imperial general had entered Saxony , which if they had done , the miserable destruction of Magdeburgh had been prevented , as I observed before . The king had been invited into the union , and when h . first came back ...
... soon as Tilly the imperial general had entered Saxony , which if they had done , the miserable destruction of Magdeburgh had been prevented , as I observed before . The king had been invited into the union , and when h . first came back ...
Page 40
... - THE CAMP GIVEN UP TO PLUNDER . I HAD not patience to attend the conclusions of their par- ticular treaties , but as soon as ever the passage was clear I QUIT THE SAXON AND JOIN THE SWEDISH ARMY . 41 40 MEMOIRS OF A CAVALIER .
... - THE CAMP GIVEN UP TO PLUNDER . I HAD not patience to attend the conclusions of their par- ticular treaties , but as soon as ever the passage was clear I QUIT THE SAXON AND JOIN THE SWEDISH ARMY . 41 40 MEMOIRS OF A CAVALIER .
Page 55
... soon have little enough . Nay , George , says I , I shall not oblige you to it for I am not willing to lose you neither . Come then , says I , let us put it all together , and see what it will come to . So he laid it all together on the ...
... soon have little enough . Nay , George , says I , I shall not oblige you to it for I am not willing to lose you neither . Come then , says I , let us put it all together , and see what it will come to . So he laid it all together on the ...
Other editions - View all
Novels and Miscellaneous Works: With Prefaces and Notes, Including ..., Volume 4 Daniel Defoe No preview available - 2016 |
Common terms and phrases
action afterwards arms army attack Barcelona battle began besieged better body brave brought called camp cannon captain castle Catalonia charge Colonel command dragoons Duke Duke of Savoy Earl of Newcastle Earl of Peterborow enemy enemy's England English Fairfax father fight followed foot forces French friends garrison gave gentlemen give guard hand honour hundred horse joined killed King Charles King of Sweden king's knew Leipsic Lord Lord Galway Lord Hopton Madrid majesty Marmaduke Langdale Memoir Miquelets morning never night Notes obliged observed occasion officers parliament party pass person Portrait Prince of Orange Prince Rupert prisoners quarters received regiment resolved retreat returned Saxons says Scots sent servants side siege Sir John Hepburn Sir Thomas Fairfax soldiers soon Spain Spaniards taken things thought thousand horse Tilly told took town Trans troops Valencia victory vols whole