 I went to bed about twelve, and rose again a little after one. I could no more sleep than if I had been in the engagement ; the rattling of the windows, the jar of the house, the continual roar of twenty-four pounders, and the bursting of shells, give...  Life of George Washington - Stran 219avtor: Washington Irving - 1856Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Wayne Whipple - 1911 - 434 strani
...away. ' ' Life of George Washingtont Washington Irving, Vol. II. p. 2i3. "With the Expedition of Genii" On the Monday evening thus graphically described,...soon as the firing commenced, the detachment under General Thomas set out on its cautious and secret march from the lines of Roxbury and Dorchester. Everything... | |
 | Willis John Abbot - 1916 - 424 strani
...engagement; the rattle of the windows, the jar of the house; the continual roar of 24-pounders, and the bursting of shells give us such ideas and realize...us of which we could scarcely form any conception." Terrifying as it was to the good lady, it was only the noise of war — carnage there was none. In... | |
 | Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards - 1917 - 312 strani
...sometimes think I cannot stand it. I wish myself with you, out of hearing, as I cannot assist them. I hope to give you joy of Boston, even if it is in ruins, before I send this away. I am too much agitated to write as I ought, and languid for want of rest. "Thursday. All my anxiety... | |
 | Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards - 1917 - 372 strani
...rattling of the windows, the jar of the house, the continual roar of twenty-four pounders, and the bursting of shells, give us such ideas, and realize a scene to us of which we could form scarcely any concepon. About six, this morning, all was quiet. I rejoiced ' . few houfs' calm.... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1918 - 280 strani
...rattling of the windows, the jar of the house, and the continued roar of twenty-four pounders, and the bursting of shells, give us such ideas, and realize...even if it is in ruins, before I send this away." 227 Inside of the besieged town a British officer recorded the astonishment of all inside the city:... | |
 | Franklin Benjamin Dyer, Mary J. Brady - 1918 - 424 strani
...rattling of the windows, the jar of the house, the continual roar of twenty-four pounders, and the bursting of shells, give us such ideas, and .realize a scene to us of which we could form scarcely any conception. About six this morning there was quiet. I rejoiced in a few hours' calm.... | |
 | Rolla Milton Tryon, Charles Ramsdell Lingley - 1927 - 784 strani
...rattling of the windows, the jar of the house, the continual roar of twenty-four pounders, and the bursting of shells, give us such ideas, and realize a scene to us of which we could form scarcely any conception. The cannon continued firing, and my heart beat pace with them all night.... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis - 1924 - 690 strani
...sometimes think I cannot stand it. I wish myself with you, out of hearing, as I cannot assist them. I hope to give you joy of Boston, even if it is in ruins, before I send this away. I am too much agitated to write as I ought, and languid for want of rest. Charles Francis Adams, editor,... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - 1901 - 692 strani
...Tuesday Morning. the windows, the jar of the house, the continual roar of twenty-four pounders, and the bursting of shells, give us such ideas, and realize a scene to us of which we could form scarcely any conception. About six, this morning, there was quiet. I rejoiced in a few hours'... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis - 1898 - 684 strani
...Tuesday Morning. the windows, the jar of the house, the continual roar of twenty-four pounders, and the bursting of shells, give us such ideas, and realize a scene to us of which we could form scarcely any conception. About six, this morning, there was quiet. I rejoiced in a few hours'... | |
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