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...igeum was lost through sheer carelessness. Of course, he blames the other officers...” But then, Gogu has never held anyone’s interest or respect fo... ...d me home, dreading a repetition, though by now armed soldiers had set up guards. Stars shone brilliantly. The bay, mirror-smooth, seemed utterly i... ...S FROM THE PAST 166 Machaerus, a citadel high above the countryside. Guards shrugged as I entered. A door clanged with a terrible crash: I was ... ... chose a good time; there has been an ugly quarrel going on...we have new guards. Here, here, sit by me.” John has been imprisoned five months and i... ...ignia on the wall, the room icy, VOICES FROM THE PAST 204 airless, officers and soldiers at one end, one of them in battle gear—to impress me... ...s to reach me—a hundred and twenty days! She died in Genoa, on the 2nd or 3rd of July. I can’t make out the date. The King knows of her death. Fran... ...t, she was not a member of the state legislature. The White House July 3rd, 1863 During my political career, I have striven to be astute where sl... ...thing to eat. “Papa promised,” I heard him say. “Papa promised.” March 3rd Many object to Tad, to his vivacity, his dashing into my office, throw... ...ember 3rd, 1864 “We have seen our courthouse in chains, two battalions of dragoons, eight companies of artillery, twelve companies of infantry, the ...

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..................................................... 149 Chapter 2.4.VI. Old-Dragoon Drouet. .............................................................. ...shed into a golden Royal Resi- dence; and Lafayette with his blue National Guards lies encompassing it, as blue Neptune (in the language of po- ets) d... ...g mostly on paper. For the Sol- diers at Jales, being peasants or National Guards, were in heart sworn Sansculottes; and all that the Royalist Cap- ta... ...Camp being visible to the bodily eye, got blown asunder by some Na- tional Guards. Also it has to hear not only of Brissot and his Friends of the Blac... ...stry every where manacled, bewildered; and only Rebellion thriving. Of sub-officers, soldiers and sailors in mutiny by land and water. Of sol- diers, ... ...sand seen filing, from far and near, with military music, with Munici- pal officers in tricolor sashes, towards and along the Rhone- stream, to the li... ...oiled and moiled to make a little speck of this Earth greener; of Cevennes Dragoonings; of Marlborough going to the war. Four generations have bloomed... ... each end of the street, and death under his eyes, contrives to send for a Dragoon Regiment with orders to charge: the dragoon officers mount; the dra... ...con, and ‘the Traders at the Fair of Beaucaire. ’ Or what of these? On the 3rd of August, Mayor Petion and the Municipality come petitioning for Forfe...

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...m to the T uileries, and was appointed to the command of a squadron in the dragoons of the Guard. After the battle of Waterloo—in which he was slightl... ...educed from the salary of nine thousand francs (paid to a commander in the dragoons of the Imperial Guard) to a half- pay of three hundred francs a mo... ...the grand brother, whom he had beheld in the green and gold uniform of the dragoons of the Guard, command- ing his squadron on the Champ de Mars? Agat... ...Gros, nor that of Schinner. The constitutional party, supported chiefly by officers on half-pay and the Bonapartists, were at this time inciting “emeu... ...hier and secretary. Both were dressed after the fashion of the Bonapartist officers who now belonged to the Constitutional Opposition; they wore ample... ...Finot’s journal and also by Philippe’s, was promptly arranged by the three officers; for there seems to be solidarity among the passions in a matter o... ...ped the regular conscription, and were now formed into a corps styled the “guards of honor.” This heir-presumptive, who was killed at Hanau, had marri... ...look on and sneer. No, I say that big villain never served in the Guard. A guardsman would never behave as he does to another guardsman, under the ver... ... his devotion. Moreover, this Goddet, who was formerly head-surgeon to the 3rd regiment of the line, has been privately advised by my staunch friends,...

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...nd had blushed very much and been delighted at a young officer of the Life Guards, who spied her as he was riding by, and said, “A dem fine gal, egad!... ...y, 45 Thackeray pride, pomp, circumstance, banners flying, drums beating, guards saluting, in the place. Whatever may have been his in- centive, howe... ... the room, good-naturedly tending his patient of the night before. The two officers, look- ing at the prostrate Bacchanalian, and askance at each othe... ...home together—they hated each other cordially: indeed, Rawdon Crawley, the dragoon, had a great contempt for the establish- ment altogether, and seldo... ... after a residence of two years, she bought him his commission in the Life Guards Green. A perfect and celebrated “blood,” or dandy about town, was th... ...g. The Captain had written her notes (the best that the great blun- dering dragoon could devise and spell; but dulness gets on as well as any other qu... ...ellect and conversation were alike brilliant and becoming to a heavy young dragoon. Old Sir Pitt, who was taking his pipe and beer, and talking to Joh... ...ounty town; or, worse still, in the East or West Indies, with a society of officers, and patronized by Mrs. Major O’Dowd! Amelia died with laughing at... ...n Miss Crawley’s family circle. “I suppose I must put off my party for the 3rd,” Miss Crawley said; and added, after a pause, “I hope my brother will ...

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... to say, in the March of the following year, the King held a review of his guards, and of the gendarmerie, at Compiegne, and I mounted guard once at t... ...cely any repose during this siege, what with carrying fascines, furnishing guards, and other daily services, this increase of duty was given to it bec... ... fore their eyes. Marin, a brigadier of cavalry and lieutenant of the body guards, who was there to superintend the opera- tion, noticed me, and full ... ...very pleasant adventure happened at this review to Count Tesse, colonel of dragoons. Two days previously M. de Lauzun, in the course of chit-chat, ask... ...everybody ceased to speak of this tragic history. On the night between the 3rd and 4th of June, a daring robbery was effected at the grand stables of ... ... of our army on the 9th July, at Capri, with five regiments of cavalry and dragoons. Prince Eugene led this attack without his coming being in the lea... ... upon our troops. T esse, who was in the immediate neighbourhood with some dragoons, advanced rapidly upon hearing this, but only with a few dragoons.... ...ns I recovered myself it is not yet time to tell. On the night between the 3rd and 4th of February, Cardi- nal Coislin, Bishop of Orleans, died. He wa... ...ch other on the success of this day’s labour. On the next day, Friday, the 3rd of January, I saw M. d’Orleans as he preceded the King to mass, and in ...

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...nd had blushed very much and been delighted at a young officer of the Life Guards, who spied her as he was riding by, and said, “A dem fine gal, egad!... ...y, 45 Thackeray pride, pomp, circumstance, banners flying, drums beating, guards saluting, in the place. Whatever may have been his in- centive, howe... ... the room, good-naturedly tending his patient of the night before. The two officers, look- ing at the prostrate Bacchanalian, and askance at each othe... ...home together—they hated each other cordially: indeed, Rawdon Crawley, the dragoon, had a great contempt for the establish- ment altogether, and seldo... ... after a residence of two years, she bought him his commission in the Life Guards Green. A perfect and celebrated “blood,” or dandy about town, was th... ...g. The Captain had written her notes (the best that the great blun- dering dragoon could devise and spell; but dulness gets on as well as any other qu... ...ellect and conversation were alike brilliant and becoming to a heavy young dragoon. Old Sir Pitt, who was taking his pipe and beer, and talking to Joh... ...ounty town; or, worse still, in the East or West Indies, with a society of officers, and patronized by Mrs. Major O’Dowd! Amelia died with laughing at... ...n Miss Crawley’s family circle. “I suppose I must put off my party for the 3rd,” Miss Crawley said; and added, after a pause, “I hope my brother will ...

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... and hair, she looked as if she were the mother of a regiment of Grenadier Guards. She had three daughters of her own size, and at length, ten years a... ...military. He had the whole Army List by heart—that is, as far as the field-officers: all below them he scorned. A bugle at Gorgon Castle always sounde... ... me not to appear among my friends and constituents on the festival of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th instant. If I, however, cannot allow my name to appear am... ...ing place. “What a howwid thmell of whithkey!” lisped Cornet Fitch, of the Dragoons, to Miss Lucy, confidentially. “And thethe are what they call Whig... ...ed into her soci- ety, and begs to say that Lieutenant Fitch, of the Life- guards, is the gentleman who he intends shall marry Miss Gorgon. “It is the...

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...t to this also. Enrolment urges itself; and clothing, and arming. Our very officers have now ‘wool epaulettes;’ for it is the reign of Equality, and a... ...un- der of the knocker at some door, a Tricolor Commissioner with his blue Guards (black-guards!) arriving. All Streets are vacant, says Peltier; bese... ...s (black-guards!) arriving. All Streets are vacant, says Peltier; beset by Guards at each end: all Citizens are ordered to be within doors. On the Riv... ...Election; and will sit in the Convention, notable King-taker, and bold Old-Dragoon as he is. Thus on the North-East all roams and runs; and on a set d... ...n them by frantic Patriots, who mount even on the carriage-steps; the very Guards hardly refraining. Pull up your carriage-blinds!—No! an- swers Patri... ... not shriek. A Circular goes out from the Committee of Salut Public, dated 3rd of September 1792; directed to all Townhalls: a State- paper too remark... ...s Dumouriez; he answers mere angry irreverences. And so, amid plumed staff-officers, very gloomy-looking; in jeop- ardy and uncertainty, these poor Na... ...ulfilled, may shew what spirit one is of. Representative Drouet, as an Old-Dragoon, could fight by a kind of second nature; but he was unlucky. Him, i... ...descending through the night air? It is a huge National Representative Old-dragoon, descending by Paperkite; too rapidly, alas! For Drouet had taken w...

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...could not act Hamlet alone. There must be generals, colo- nels, commanding-officers, subalterns. But what are the pri- vate soldiers to do? Many have ... ...I. Scene 1 of the First Part of Shakespeare’s Henry IV.] the succession of guards forms a dynasty in their eyes; coachmen are their ministers of state... ... a kind one, and comes of a good stem. It may be, he can prom- ise for our officers that they will touch me with no infamous punishment; and if they o... ...hese Memoirs may serve for both), I presently rose, and ordered thirty-six dragoons to be at the place appointed by break of day. When 206 Chronicles... ... found him in one of the farmers’ houses, just as I happened to dream. The dragoons first searched all the rooms below without success, till two of th... ...use. Steele suddenly opening the door, fired a blunderbuss down at the two dragoons, as they were coming up the stairs; but the bullets grazing agains... ...m the usual mode, be, with advantage, applied to them?”—Vol.II. pp.413-15. 3rd Edit. “A soldier of this regiment, (The Argyllshire Highlanders) desert... ...sions of trial, be reckoned on as sound and trustworthy.”—V ol.II., p.218. 3rd Edit. 219 Sir Walter Scott “The late James Menzies of Culdares, having... ...r fatal the consequences, to the indi- vidual himself.”—Vol.1., pp. 52,53, 3rd Edit. NOTE TO THE TWO DROVERS. Note 11.—ROBERT DONN’S POEMS. I cannot d...

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... they inhabited; the warriors were in ging- hams, cottons, and tinsel; the officers had huge epaulets of sham silver lace drooping over their bosoms, ... ...n, though the fact is, we did not see the mosaic-work:the sacris- tan, who guards it, was yet in bed; and it was veiled from our 12 Notes on a Journe... ...off, as we lay bumping up against the old hull of the Sanita boat; but the officers seemed to take a delight in keeping us there bumping, looked at us... ... the seamen—the young gentleman in the bows of the boat—the handsome young officers of marines we met sauntering in the town next day—the Scotch surge... ... reality. Most of the marble is wood, almost all the gilding is faded, the guards are shabby, the foolish perspectives painted on the walls are half c... ...t here and there, their chains clinking quite cheerfully; and they and the guards and officials came up chatting quite friendly together, and gazed la... ... at which inter- vals of peace and good-humour were restored to us. On the 3rd of October our cable rushed with a huge rattle into the blue sea before... ...d Irish Peer, Lord Oldgent (who was distin- guished in the Buckinghamshire Dragoons), having paid a sort of black mail to the Sheikh of Jericho countr...

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...een or twenty years of age, in a laced scarlet uniform, as I think, of the Dragoon Guards, and with a little powder, but not enough to disguise that h... ...wenty years of age, in a laced scarlet uniform, as I think, of the Dragoon Guards, and with a little powder, but not enough to disguise that his hair ... ... the frankness and simplicity of the boy had not been lost, captain in the dragoon guards as he was, thanks to interest, though he had scarcely yet jo... ...nkness and simplicity of the boy had not been lost, captain in the dragoon guards as he was, thanks to interest, though he had scarcely yet joined his... ...f “Your obedient Servant to command, “Amyas Belamour. “Bowstead Park, Dec. 3rd, 1737.” 126 Love and Life “Enigmatical!” said Betty. “It could hardly ... ...a billet been brought in from the widow of one of her father’s old brother officers who had heard of his being in town, and begged him to bring his da...

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...uiries as he would of the first comer. But, pardon me, here are the health officers and the customs inspectors coming along- side.” And the young man ... ...Yes, sir.” “You have not been long detained.” “No. I gave the custom-house officers a copy of our bill of lading; and as to the other papers, they sen... ... — magistrates who had re- signed their office during the usurper’s reign; officers who had de- serted from the imperial army and joined forces with C... ...d by her. But pride restrained him and he did not utter it. What would his guards think if they heard him shout like a madman? He remained silent, his... ...at was now moving with the wind. In spite of his repugnance to address the guards, Dantes turned to the nearest gendarme, and taking his hand, — “Comr... ...ey were at the end of the voyage, and that they were mooring the boat. His guards, taking him by the arms and coat-collar, forced him to rise, and dra... ... when you announce to me your wedding for the 28th of February, and on the 3rd of March you turn up here in Paris.” “And if I have come, my dear fathe... ...ee years faithfully served him, and as he had saved his life by shooting a dragoon who was about to cut him down, he hoped the chief would have pity o...

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...y to the score of scholarship and youth. Taste, modesty, and timidity were guards to Charlotte. A broad stare was terror to her, and she had many a fi... ...32 4. Oliver b. 1829 d. 1832 5. Clara b. 1831 2. Elizabeth, m. Jocelyn, 3rd Earl f Ormersfield b. 1772 b. 1760 d. 1835 d. 1833 Jocelyn, m... ...e Danube, in a life of perpetual assault and battery. Last Saturday, March 3rd, 1847, one Benjamin Hodgekin, aged fifteen, had the misfortune to wash ... ...at them, and declared that they were mere trifles to what the whole corps, officers and men, committed whenever they met, and no one cared except one ... ...ey met, and no one cared except one old sergeant who had been in the Light Dragoons. Louis’s very repentance for them was another piece of absurdity. ... ... g e passengers either seemed in haste like himself, or else were National Guards hurrying to their alarm-post. He came safely to Miss Longman’s apart... ...rs sprang upon the barricade, and thrust back and hurled down the National Guards, whose heads were now and then seen as they vainly endeavoured to ga...

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...n of your parishioner, Lord Martindale. He came to Wrangerton with another guardsman for the sake of the fishing, and has been drawn into an engagemen... ...; one she directed to ‘The 8 Heartsease Hon. Arthur Martindale, Grenadier Guards, Winchester;’ the other, ‘Post-Office, Wrangerton.’ In rather more t... ...s if I was seventeen, at least. And then she told me grand gentle- men and officers didn’t care what nonsense they talked. You know she didn’t know hi... ...or man! he had the most subdued air—’ ‘There was a son of his in the Light Dragoons—’ began Arthur, hoping to lead away the conversation, ‘a great hea... ... don’t know,’ said Theodora. ‘A notion has been started of his leaving the Guards, and their coming to live at the cottage at Brogden.’ ‘Indeed!’ excl... ...ve recovered it. Was it a fortnight? Yes, I know it was; for it was on the 3rd of Sep- tember that I had your papa’s letter. We were going to a party ... ... of it.” I cannot make him out; he must be a relation, or one of the other officers. Violet did not know he was there, and came in with the baby in he... ...ow long have we been here?’ ‘We came on the 20th of April, and this is the 3rd of June. What a difference it has made in you!’ ‘And in you; Ventnor is...

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...that the Queen was at Slough) was let off, and then 17 Yo n g e some Life Guards came galloping along, and one of them ran almost over me, and actual... ...&c. Then F— and I made a rush to get up behind the Queen’s carriage, but a dragoon with his horse almost knocked us over. So we ran by the side as wel... ...ross “ appeared yesterday morning in harbour, I was told by several of the officers and other residents that they feared we had put back from foul wea... ...oleridge Patteson Close quarters indeed, but not for very long, for on the 3rd of September the schooner again put into Norfolk Is- land, and on the n... ...f comfort, claims of society, &c. ‘Would the general of an army say to his officers, “Pray, gentlemen, don’t dirty your boots or fatigue your horses t... ...ross,’ was far from being in a satisfactory state, as appears in a note of 3rd of May to the Bishop of Wellington:— ‘Here we are still. The only vesse... ...redth; 2nd, No. 144 of the Hymnal, after third Collect; and before sermon, 3rd, No. 143; after sermon, 4th, No. 19; after Litany, 5th, Veni Creator to... ...specially now, when almost all the south of England is so sadly in want of officers to command the Church’s army. Exeter, Bath and Wells, Salisbury, C...

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..................................................... 278 Chapter 2.4.VI. Old-Dragoon Drouet. .............................................................. ...inexorable! Yes, poor Louis, Death has found thee. No palace walls or life-guards, gorgeous tapestries or gilt buckram of stiffest ceremonial could ke... ...owards him in floods, with such hissing vehemence, that the Captain of the Guards has to give order, “Haut les armes (Handle arms)!”—at which thunder-... ... it. Chapter 1.3.VIII. Lomenie’s Death-throes. On the morrow, which is the 3rd of May, 1788, an astonished Parlement sits convoked; listens speechless... ...ion: orders out the Gardes Suisses with two pieces of artillery. The Swiss Guards shall proceed thither; summon that rabble to depart, in the King’s n... ... with drawn sabre: but the people gently ‘laid hold of their bridles;’ the dragoons sheathed their swords; lifted their caps by way of salute, and sat... ...r swords; lifted their caps by way of salute, and sat like mere statues of dragoons,— except indeed that a drop of liquor being brought them, they ‘dr... ...con, and ‘the Traders at the Fair of Beaucaire. ’ Or what of these? On the 3rd of August, Mayor Petion and the Municipality come petitioning for Forfe... ... not shriek. A Circular goes out from the Committee of Salut Public, dated 3rd of September 1792; directed to all Townhalls: a State-paper too remarka...

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...ou to say a word to the Em- peror, and then he would be transferred to the Guards at once?” said she. “Believe me, Princess, I am ready to do all I ca... ...nnections. She had now come to Petersburg to procure an appointment in the Guards for her only son. It was, in fact, solely to meet Prince V asili tha... ...er’s memory, I will do the impossible—your son shall be transferred to the Guards. Here is my hand on it. Are you satisfied?” “My dear benefactor! Thi... ...- tion. Our infantry were stationed there, and at the far- thest point the dragoons. In the center, where Tushin’s battery stood and from which Prince... ...old their position till reserves from the center come up. In that case the dragoons could successfully make a flank counterattack. If they attack our ... ... crackling of musketry was heard, and much farther to the right beyond the dragoons, the officer of the suite pointed out to Bagration a French column... ... is a fluid, volatile, spiritual essence. Christ, the Holy Spirit, Him!... 3rd December A woke late, read the Scriptures but was apathetic. Af- terwar... ...ix’s divisions — in all 62 guns. The commander of the artillery of the 3rd Corps, Gen- eral Fouche, will place the howitzers of the 3rd and 8th Co... ...“The neighborhood of my ward continues to be pil- laged by soldiers of the 3rd Corps who, not satisfied with taking from the unfortunate inhabitants h...

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...inexorable! Yes, poor Louis, Death has found thee. No palace walls or life-guards, gorgeous tapestries or gilt buckram of stiffest ceremonial could ke... ... wards him in floods, with such hissing vehemence, that the Captain of the Guards has to give order, “Haut les armes (Handle arms)!”—at which thunder-... ... it. Chapter 1.3.VIII. Lomenie’s Death-throes. On the morrow, which is the 3rd of May, 1788, an aston- ished Parlement sits convoked; listens speechle... ...nate overfallen by Brennus; some to that of a nest of coiners surprised by officers of the Police. (Besenval, iii. 355.) Messieurs, said D’Agoust, De ... ...as adjusted. Ever new strangers ar- rive; loungers, miscellaneous persons, officers on fur- lough,—as the worthy Captain Dampmartin, whom we hope to b... ...ion: orders out the Gardes Suisses with two pieces of artillery. The Swiss Guards shall proceed thither; sum- mon that rabble to depart, in the King’s... ... with drawn sabre: but the people gently ‘laid hold of their bridles;’ the dragoons sheathed their swords; lifted their caps by way of salute, and sat... ...r swords; lifted their caps by way of salute, and sat like mere statues of dragoons,—except indeed that a drop of liquor being brought them, they ‘dra... ...lacards of enormous size’? Above all, what means this clatter of military; dragoons, hussars, rattling in from all points of the compass towards the P...

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...ossible to prevent it. Three regiments have been here and spent the night, dragoons mostly. I took down the name and rank of their commanding officer,... ...arevo-Zaymishche he rode his light bay bobtailed ambler accompanied by his Guards, his bodyguard, his pages, and aides-de-camp. Berthier, his chief of... ... smiling, staggering, and singing some incoherent song, and approached the officers. “Fine fellows!” said Rostov laughing. “Is there any hay here?” “A... ... big house, two women and a man in a white hat were seen coming toward the officers. “The one in pink is mine, so keep off!” said Ilyin on seeing Duny... ... the peculiar contempt with which a commander in chief’s orderly speaks to officers, replied: “What? His Serene Highness? I expect he’ll be here soon.... ...wo valets rapidly dressed His Majesty, and wearing the blue uniform of the Guards he went with firm quick steps to the reception room. De Beausset’s h... ...usset had to mount. When Napoleon came out of the tent the shouting of the Guards before his son’s portrait grew still louder. Napo- leon frowned. “Ta... ...ssaix’s divisions — in all 62 guns. The commander of the artillery of the 3rd Corps, General Fouche, will place the howitzers of the 3rd and 8th Corp...

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...e. King T om knew every inch of the Mediterranean, and was a terror to the officers of the watch. He would come on deck at night; and with his broad S... ...de la Madeleine, near where we live’ [in the Rue Caumartin] ‘a squadron of dragoons came up, formed, and charged at a hand-gallop. This was a very pre... ...retty sight; the crowd was not too thick, so they easily got away; and the dragoons only gave blows with the back of the sword, which hurt but did not... ... a man, and difficulty enough we had to keep him from joining the National Guards – his pride and spirit were both fired. You cannot picture to yourse... ...ere both fired. You cannot picture to yourself the multitudes of soldiers, guards, and armed men of all sorts we watched – not close to the window, ho... ...the city. But they had friends and interests; even the captain had English officers to keep him company, for Lord Hardwicke’s ship, the vengeance, lay... ... pense.’ With the end of that time, peace was restored. On Tuesday morning officers with white flags appeared on the bastions; then, regiment by regim... ...ones hold [our electric] batteries capitally. A handsome young Bashibazouk guards it, and a still hand- somer mountaineer is the servant; so I draw th... ...out of the sea, and got it joined to the telegraph station, and on October 3rd telegraphed to Lowestoft first and then to London. Miss Clara Volkman, ...

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...octor, as he ladled out the drink. We all roared with laughing, except the guardsman, who was as savage as a Turk at a christening. “Buvez-en,” said o... ...an, and his Majesty’s attention was taken off from my impudence. Milhaud’s Dragoons, their bands playing “Vive Henri Quatre,” their cuirasses gleaming... ...le. He was laughing in his quiet way. He had shot the Colonel of the Swiss Guards through his cockade. Three days afterwards, as the gallant frigate, ... ...m time to time. At first the entries are insignificant: as, for instance:—”3rd January—Our beer in the Suvnts’ hall so precious small at this Christma... ...ilver spurs and tassels, set off to admiration the handsome persons of the officers of our corps. We wore powder in those days; and a regulation pigta... ...diality, and I speedily became a prime favorite with himself and the other officers of the corps. Jowler was the most hospitable of men; and gratifyin... ... miles in advance of the column, I had been on a foraging-party with a few dragoons, and was returning peaceably to camp, when of a sudden a troop of ... ..., when I, who was on the advanced piquet along with O’Gawler of the King’s Dragoons, was made aware of the enemy’s neighborhood in a very sin- gular m... ... at this time making his ap- pearance in the heavens, and with it came the guards, who were appointed to conduct me to the torture. I woke, rose, was ...

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...ction of Affairs. — Death of the Elector Palatine. — Revolt of the Swedish Officers. — Duke Bernhard takes Ratisbon. — Wallenstein enters Silesia. — F... ...lf of these to fly by night from the capital, with his wife, and the chief officers of his army. This flight was so hurried, that the Prince of Anhalt... ...tructed by the ablest masters. His antichamber was protected by fifty life guards. His table never consisted of less than 100 covers, and his senescha... ...self on the opposite bank, when he was attacked by 14 squadrons of Spanish dragoons and cuirassiers. Superior as the en- emy was in number, Count Brah... ...nstein. Not content with sparing his es- tates on his march, he now placed guards over his palace, in Prague, to prevent the plunder of any of his eff... ...f the day, when Pappenheim appeared on the field, with his cuirassiers and dragoons; all the advantages already gained were lost, and the battle was t... ...nd death! To seize such a man, like a common criminal, in the midst of the guards by whom he was surrounded, and in a city ap- parently devoted to him... ... the Castle, all the avenues leading from it guarded, and six of Buttler’s dragoons concealed in an apartment close to the banqueting-room, who, on a ... ...ly, brought to the assistance of the Duke of Enghien, they appeared on the 3rd of August, 1644, before Friburg, which Mercy had lately taken, and now ...

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...e effects of the climate, but, owing to sickness and death among the other officers, he had suffered much fatigue and pressure of mind and body. Immed... ...s. He has been twice married, and the first wife left a son, who is in the Dragoons, I believe. This girl’s mother was Lord Cosham’s daughter.” So the... ...hool-fellow, and shook hands with him, as if able, in the plenitude of his officership, to afford plenty of good-humoured superiority. T om had mean- ... ...boys were eager to admire his uniform, and wish themselves already men and officers like Mr. May. He had his long-desired three cheers for “May senior... ...ess dismay, that caused Mr. George Rivers to ask what was the matter. “The guards! the guards!” cried Blanche; whereupon he fell into a fit of laughte... ...he quantity than the quality. Then came a revival of her anxieties for the guards, and while Mary was simply desirous of the fun of being a shopwoman,... ...at way. And there were many other gentlemen—what could they want but watch-guards, and of them—what—save this paragon? Poor Blanche; what did she not ... ... my opin- ion? It is not fit for me, a girl of twenty, to go disputing and dragooning as you would have me; but a little savoir faire, a grain of comm... ...e said, “if you will have me. The college holds a court at Fordholm on the 3rd, and on the last of this month, I hope to return.” “College! Court! Wha...