 Thus ended the career of sir John Moore, a man whose uncommon capacity was sustained by the purest virtue, and governed by a disinterested patriotism more in keeping with the primitive than the luxurious age of a great nation. His tall graceful person,...  The Naval and Military Magazine - Seite 4861828Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Francis Patrick Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1828 - 674 Seiten
...The guns of the enemy paid his funeral honours, and Soult, with a noble feeling of respect for his valour, raised a monument to his memory. Thus ended...graceful person, his dark searching eyes, strongly denned forehead, and singularly expressive mouth, indicated a noble disposition and a refined understanding.... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1828 - 698 Seiten
...The guns of the enemy paid his funeral honours, and Soult, with a noble feeling of respect for his valour, raised a monument to his memory. Thus ended...graceful person, his dark searching eyes, strongly denned forehead, and singularly expressive mouth, indicated a noble disposition and a refined understanding.... | |
 | 1831 - 460 Seiten
...The guns of the enemy paid his funeral honours, and, Soult, with a noble feeling of respect for his valour, raised a monument to his memory. Thus ended...luxurious age of a great nation. His tall graceful (ieison, his dark searching eyes, strongly defined forehead, and singularly expressive mouth, indicated... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 866 Seiten
...the guns of the enemy paid his funeral honours, and Soult, with a noble feeling of respect for his valour,, raised a monument to his memory. Thus ended...by a disinterested patriotism, more in keeping with theprimitive than the luxurious age of a great nation. His tall graceful person, his dark searching... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 Seiten
...the guns of the enemy paid his funeral honours; and Soult, with a noble feeling of respect for his valour, raised a monument to his memory. Thus ended...primitive, than the luxurious age of a great nation. ON THE 1HIUIAL OF SIB JOHN HOORE, WHO J'ELI, AT CORUNNA. Not a drum was heard, nor a funeral note,... | |
 | John William Cole - 1856 - 400 Seiten
...his friends." Let us now hear the great historian of the Peninsular War, Napier. " Thus," says he, " ended the career of Sir John Moore, a man whose uncommon...His tall graceful person, his dark searching eyes, his strongly defined forehead, and singularly expressive mouth, indicated a noble disposition and a... | |
 | Antoine Henri baron de Jomini - 1864 - 512 Seiten
...guns of the enemy paid his funeral henors, and Soult, with ' a noble feeling of respect for his valor, raised a monument to his memory. "Thus ended the career of Sir John Moore, a man wheso uncommon capacity was sustained by the purest virtue, and governed by a disinterested patriotism... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1867 - 580 Seiten
...with a noble feeling of respect for his valour raised a monument to his memory on the field of battle. Thus ended the career of sir John Moore, a man whose...graceful person, his dark searching eyes, strongly denned forehead, and singularly expressive mouth, indicated a noble disposition and a refined understanding.... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1873 - 408 Seiten
...guns of the enemy paid his funeral honours ; and Soult, '*| with a noble feeling of respect for his valour, raised a monument to his memory. Thus ended...patriotism, more in keeping with the primitive than with the luxurious age of a great nation. He maintained the right with a vehemence bordering upon fierceness... | |
 | English authors - 1876 - 504 Seiten
...with a noble feeling of respect for his valour raised a monument to his memory on the field of battle. Thus ended the career of Sir John Moore, a man whose...person, his dark searching eyes, strongly defined VOL. II. F f forehead, and singularly expressive mouth, indicated a noble disposition and a refined... | |
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