 | Tobias Smollett - 1810 - 578 páginas
...proceedings. Earl Paulet answered, that nobody could doubt the duke of Ormond's courage ; but ho was not like a certain general, who led troops to the slaughter,...great number of officers to be knocked on the head, that he might fill his pocket"; by disposing of their commissions. The duke of Marlborough was so deeply... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 582 páginas
...proceedings. Earl Paulet answered, that nobody could doubt the duke of Ormond's courage ; but he was not like a certain general, who led troops to the slaughter,...great number of officers to be knocked on the head, that he might fill his pockets by disposing of their commissions. The duke of Marlborough was so deeply... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1810 - 590 páginas
...proceedings. Earl Paulet answered, that nobody could doubt the duke of Ormond's courage ; but he was not like a certain general, who led troops to the slaughter,...great number of officers to be 'knocked on the head, that he might fill his pockets by disposing of their commissions. The duke of Marlborough was so deeply... | |
 | David Hume - 1819 - 438 páginas
...proceedings. Earl Paulet answered, that nohody could dauht the duke of Ormond's courage; hut he was not like a certain general, who led troops to the slaughter, to cause a great numher of officers to he -knocked on the head, that he might fill his pockets hy disposing of their... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1820 - 628 páginas
...secret orders not to fight, said of him, ' that he did not resemble a certain general, who led his troops to the slaughter to cause a great number of...battle, or against stone walls, in order to fill his pockets by disposing of their commissions.' Marlborough heard him in silence, but as soon as the house... | |
 | 1820 - 632 páginas
...secret orders not to fight, said of him, * Uiat he did not resemble a certain general, who led his troops to the slaughter to cause a great number of officers to be knocked on the bead in a battle, or against stone walls, in order to till hi> pockets by disposing of their commissions.'... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1820 - 616 páginas
...secret orders not to fight, said of him, ' that he did not resemble a certain general, who led his troops to the slaughter to cause a great number of officers to be knocked on •jhe head in a battle, or against stone walls, in order to fill his pockets by disposing of their... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1822 - 512 páginas
...proceedings. Earl Paulet answered, that nobody could doubt the duke of Ormond's courage; but he was not like a certain general, who led troops to the slaughter,...great number of officers to be knocked on the head, that he might fill his pockets by disposing of their commissions. The duke of Marlborough was so deeply... | |
 | David Hume - 1825 - 512 páginas
...proceedings. Earl Paulet answered, that nobody could doubt the duke of Ormond's courage; but he was not like a certain general, who led troops to the slaughter,...great number of officers to be knocked on the head, that he might fill his pockets by disposing of their commissions. The duke of Marlborough was so deeply... | |
 | 1826 - 370 páginas
...orders not to fight, was pleased to say, "that H 2 he did not resemble a certain general, who led his troops to the slaughter, to cause a great number of officers to be knocked on the head, in a hattle, or against stone walls, in order to fill his pockets, by disposing of their commissions." Marlborough... | |
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Ormond's courage; but he was not like a certain general, who led troops to the slaughter, to cause a great number of officers to be knocked on the head, that he might fill his pockets by disposing of their commissions. 
