 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 364 pages
...an enemy for whole days and nights together; aimoft without fuffering his troops to take any reft. By this prodigious rapidity, he came Unawares upon nations who thought him at a great diftance ; and fubdued them, before they had time to put themfelves in a pofture of defence. It was... | |
 | Richard Johnson - 1786 - 168 pages
...an enemy for whole days and nights together, almoft without fufferiug his troops to take any reft. By this prodigious rapidity, he came unawares upon nations, who thought him at a great diftance, and fubdued them before they had time to put themfelves in a poftu.-e of defence. Alexander,... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1800 - 342 pages
...an enemy for whole days and nights together, almotl without fuffering his troops to take any reft. By this prodigious rapidity, he came unawares upon nations who thought him at a great diftance, and fubdued them before they had time to put themfelves in a potture of defence. Under this... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 712 pages
...and drawing their poisoned daggers, cried — a mocca upon the English ! killing a great number of them, before they had time to put themselves in a posture of defence.' VOYAGES, vol. ii. p. 202. Again he tells us, that a Bantamois newly come from Mecca, ' was upon the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...and drawing their poisoned daggers, cried — a mocca upon the English ! killing a great number of them, before they had time to put themselves in a posture of defence.' VOYAGES, vol. ii. p. 202. Again he tells us, that a Bantamois newly come from Mecca, ' was upon the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 350 pages
...which submitted to his arms. He afterwards subdued the Mardii, the Arii, the Drangae, the Arachosii, and several other nations; into which his army marched...had time to put themselves in a posture of defence. It was upon one of these excursions that Thalestris, queen of the Amazons, came to pay him a visit.... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1805 - 388 pages
...his arms. He afterwards subdued the Mnrdi, the Arii, the Drangie, the Archosi, and several oth-' er nations, into which his army marched with greater...he came unawares upon nations who thought him at a gf eat distance, and subdued them before they had time to put themselves in a posture of defence. Under... | |
 | Ezekiel Blomfield - 1809 - 690 pages
...every part where it was possible to be made. Those who ascended the ladders were attacked immediately, before they had time to put themselves in a posture of defence : others they threw down as they were ascending: some they destroyed as they were advancing with relief;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1814 - 578 pages
...-which submitted to his arms. He afterwards subdued the Mandii, the Arii, the Drangse, the Arachosii, and several other nations : into which his army marched...distance; and subdued them before they had time to put tfe tinselves in a posture of defence. .•; •• \ • It was upon one of these excursions thai... | |
 | W. D. Cooper - 1818 - 314 pages
...which submitted to his arms. He afterwards subdued the Mardi, the Arii, the Drangae, the Arachosii, and several other nations, into which his army marched...had time to put themselves in a posture of defence. Alexander, now enjoying a little repose, abandoned himself to sensuality ; and he, whom the arms of... | |
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Drangae, the Arachosii, and several other nations, into which his army marched with greater speed than people generally travel. He frequently would pursue an enemy for whole days and nights together, almost without suffering his troops to take any rest.... 
