| John Robinson, Piomingo - National characteristics, American - 1810 - 326 pages
...wonders he has performed, and exhibits his stumps and scars as testimonials of his veracity. He speaks -of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field; Of hairbreadth 'scapes i'th' imminent deadly breach; Of being taken by the insolent foe, And sold to slavery.. The sailor... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 498 pages
...ran it through, even from my boyish days, To the very moment that he bade me tell it. Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents, by flood and field ; Of hair-breadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach ; Of being taken by the insolent foe, And sold to slavery ; of my redemption... | |
| Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...it through, ev'n. from my boyish days, To the very moment that he bade me tell it. Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field; Of hair-breadth escapes in the imminent deadly breach,. Of being taken by the insolent foe, And sold to slavery ; of... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1812 - 414 pages
...ran it through, even from my boyish days, To the very moment that he bade me tell it. Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents, by flood, and field ; Of hair-breadth 'scapes i' the imminent deadly breach ; Of being taken by the insolent foe, And sold to slavery ; of my redemption... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1812 - 420 pages
...ran it through, even from my boyish days, To the very moment that he bade me tell it. Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents, by flood, and field ; Of hair-breadth 'scapes i' the imminent deadly breach ; Of being taken by the insolent foe, And sold to slavery ; of my redemption... | |
| Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1812 - 372 pages
...the present race in naval skill, so will they be eminently fitted to surpass them in descriptions " of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood, and field; Of hair-lrtadth 'scapes, >• Of living taken iy the insolent foe" — and such-like adventures, to which... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1813 - 588 pages
...it through, even from my boyish days, To th' very moment that he bade me tell it : Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field ; Of hair-breadth 'scapes in th' imminent deadly Of being taken by the insolent foe, [breach ; And sold to slavery ;. of my redemption... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1813 - 596 pages
...ran it through, even from my boyish days, To th' very moment that he bade me tell it: Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field; Of hair-breadth 'scapes in th' imminent deadly Of being taken by the insolent foe, [breach ; And sold to slavery ; of my redemption... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...ran it through, e'en from my boyish days To the very moment that he bade me tell it. Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances : Of moving accidents by flood and field ; Of hairbreadth 'scapes in tli' imminent deadly breach : Or being taken by the insolent foe, And sold to slavery ; of my redemption... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1814 - 528 pages
...ran it through, even from my boyish days, To the very moment that be bade me tell it. Wherein I spoke of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents, by flood, and field ; Of hair-breadth scapes t'the imminent deadly breach ; Of being taken by the insolent foe, And sold to slavery ; of my redemption... | |
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