 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1833 - 740 pages
...an English shout pealed high and clear, the mass was rent asunder, and Norman Ramsay burst forth at the head of his battery, his horses breathing fire,...stretched like greyhounds along the plain, the guns bounded behind them like things of no weight, and the mounted gunners followed in close career. Captain... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1851 - 478 pages
...shout pealed high and clear, the mass was rent asunder, and Norman Ramsay burst forth sword in hand at the head of his battery, his horses, breathing fire,...stretched like greyhounds along the plain, the guns bounded behind them like things of no weight, and the mounted gunners followed close, with heads bent... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1852 - 570 pages
...shout pealed high and clear, the mass was rent asunder, and Norman Ramsay burst forth sword in hand at the head of his battery, his horses breathing fire,...stretched like greyhounds along the plain, the guns bounded behind them like things of no weight, and the mounted gunners followed close, with heads bent... | |
 | Edward Thring - 1868 - 256 pages
...pealed high and clear; the mass was rent asunder, and Norman Ramsay burst forth, sword in hand, at the head of his battery; his horses, breathing fire,...stretched like greyhounds along the plain, the guns bounded behind them like things of no weight, and the mounted gunners followed close, with heads bent... | |
 | James Grant - 1873 - 598 pages
...sword in hand from amid them came Norman Ramsay, at the head of his battery of flying artillery, " his horses, breathing fire, stretched like greyhounds along the plain, the guns bounding behind them like things of no weight, and the mounted gunners following close, with heads bent and pointed weapons,... | |
 | Herbert R. Clinton - 1878 - 528 pages
...shout pealed high and clear, the mass was rent asunder, and Norman Ramsay burst forth sword in hand at the head of his battery; his horses, breathing fire,...stretched like greyhounds along the plain, the guns bounded behind them like things of no weight, and the mounted gunners followed close, with heads bent... | |
 | Henry Stewart (M.A.) - 1879 - 392 pages
...shout pealed high and clear, the mass rent asunder, and Norman Kamsay burst forth sword in hand at the head of his battery ; his horses, breathing fire,...stretched like greyhounds along the plain, the guns bounded behind him like things of no weight, and the mounted gunners followed close, with heads bent... | |
 | Edward Thring - 1880 - 268 pages
...pealed high and clear ; the mass was rent asunder, and Norman Ramsay burst forth, \ sword in hand, at the head of his battery : his horses, ( breathing...stretched [ like greyhounds [" along the plain, the guns bounded [ behind them |. like things ( of no weight, and the mounted gunners followed close, with heads... | |
 | Edward Thring - 1885 - 256 pages
...clear ; the mass was rent asunder, and Norman Ramsay f burst forth, j sword in hand, at the head (_ of his battery ; his horses, | breathing fire, stretched [ like greyhounds [ along the plain, the guns bounded [ behind them [ like things f of no weight, and the mounted gunners followed close, I with... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1890 - 606 pages
...an English shout pealed high and clear, the mass was rent asunder, and Norman Ramsay burst forth at the head of his battery, his horses breathing fire,...stretched like greyhounds along the plain, the guns bounded behind them like things of no weight, and the mounted gunners followed in close career. Captain... | |
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... flashing of pistols, indicated some extraordinary occurrence. Suddenly the multitude became violently agitated, an English shout pealed high and clear, the mass was rent asunder, and Norman Ramsay burst forth sword in hand at the head of his battery,... 
