 I am just now retired from the noise of drums, of oaths, and dying groans. I am to return in a few minutes to the field of battle, and wrapping myself up in the arms of Omnipotence, I believe myself no less safe as to every valuable purpose, than if sitting...  Letters and Conversational Remarks - Page 138by John Newton - 1811 - 187 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1820 - 628 pages
...heart. He wrote from the field of Blenheim to Lady Campbell at Stirling, in the height of his joy — ' I am just now retired from the noise of drums, of...purpose, than if sitting in your ladyship's closet.' t The effect produced in out own days by a more decisive victory upon a viler faction ihom their disappointment... | |
 | 1820 - 632 pages
...Blenheim to Lady Campbell at Stirling, in the height of his joy — * I am just now retired from the noi>e of drums, of oaths, and dying groans. I am to return in a few minutes to the field of battle, aod wrapping myself up in the arms of Omcipoteoee, I believe myself no len safe as to every valuable... | |
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...Campbell at Stirling : — " I am just • Vid. List of Killed and Wounded. Lediard, vol. i. 269., ^ , now retired from the noise of drums, of oaths, and...valuable purpose, than if sitting in your Ladyship's chamber." August 3. Worn for want of rest and refreshment ; yet in the morning I went back to the place... | |
 | John Blackadder - Great Britain - 1824 - 590 pages
...Campbell at Stirling : — " I am just • Vid. List of Killed and Waunded. Lcdiard, vol. i. 269, BOW retired from the noise of drums, of oaths, and dying...valuable purpose, than if sitting in your Ladyship's chamber." . August 3. Worn for want of rest and refreshment ; yet in the morning 1 went back to the... | |
 | 1844 - 490 pages
...persons very wicked." He thus wrote from the field: "I am just now returned from the noise of drums, oaths, and dying groans. I am to return in a few minutes...purpose, than if sitting in your ladyship's closet." The archduke Charles had been conveyed to Portugal early in 1704, and a small army was prepared to... | |
 | England - Great Britain - 1845 - 478 pages
...from the field to a person of rank in Scotland : " I am just now returned from the noise of drums, oaths, and dying groans. I am to return in a few minutes...purpose, than if sitting in your ladyship's closet." The archduke Charles had been conveyed to Portugal early in 1704, when a small army was prepared to... | |
 | 1761 - 170 pages
...with the act of fighting in a lawful quarrel. Colonel Blackader wrote thus Iromthe field of Blenheim: "I am just now retired from the noise of drums, of...myself no less safe as to every valuable purpose, than of sitting in your ladyship's closet. SCKI•. — Dumas is not the only one who has carried out and... | |
 | 1820 - 620 pages
...He wrote from the field of Blenheim to Lady • Campbell at Sliding, in the height of his joy — ' I am just now retired from the noise of drums, of...minutes to the field of battle, and wrapping myself np in the arms of Omnipotence, I believe myself no less safe as to every valuable purpose, than if... | |
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...heart. He wrote from the field of Blenheim to Lady Campbell at Stirling, in the height of his joy — " I am just now retired from the noise of drums, of...and wrapping myself up in the arms of Omnipotence, 1 believe myself no less safe as to every valuable purpose, than if sitting in your ladyship's closet."... | |
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