 and received the weary, affrighted men. ;; They were so much exhausted with fatigue," says a British historian, "that they were obliged to lie down for rest on the ground, their tongues hanging out of their mouths like those of dogs after a chase.  Pamphlets. American History - Էջ 1341875Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | Abiel Holmes - 1805 - 556 էջ
...s'quare, in which he irictos^ cd colonel Smith's party,." who were so much exhausted with fatigue^ that they were obliged to lie down for rest on the ground, their tongncs hanging #ut of their mouths, like those of dogs aft:ra chase.' ' Stedir.u, '775'775The provincialcongress... | |
 | David Hume - 1811 - 536 էջ
...detachment to support the first. The corps which had been at Concord, was so overcome with fatigue, that they were obliged to lie down for rest on the ground, while lord Percy formed his fresh troops into a square, which enclosed colonel Smith's.party- < The... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 606 էջ
...into a square, in which he inclosed colonel Smith's party, " who were so much exhausted with fatigue, that they were obliged to lie down for rest on the...of their mouths, like those of dogs after a chase." Stedman. 2 In this excursion, 65 of the regulars were killed, 180 wounded, and 23 made prisoners; total... | |
 | Daniel MacKinnon - 1833 - 540 էջ
...into a square, in " which he enclosed Colonel Smith's party, who were so much ex" hausted with fatigue that they were obliged to lie down for rest " on the...their mouths like " those of dogs after a chase." — Siedman's History of the American War. 4to. vol. I. page 118. 2 Colonels Ward, Priddle, Heath,... | |
 | Daniel MacKinnon - 1833 - 534 էջ
...party, who were so much ex" hansted with fatigue that they were obliged to lie down for rest • • cm the ground, their tongues hanging out of their mouths like •• those of dogs after a chase." — Stedman'i Hiitory of the Ameriemn War. 4to. vol. I. page 118. Early in May the General Congress... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 էջ
...flung themselves at full length, utterly spent with fatigue, says one of their own Commissaries, and " their tongues " hanging out of their mouths like those of dogs " after a chase!" * After some brief interval for rest * Stedman's History of the American War, vol. ip 118. E 4 1775.... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1846 - 472 էջ
...were so exhausted with fatigue, that for the most part they threw themselves on the ground, " with their tongues hanging out of their mouths, like those of dogs after a chace." When they were somewhat refreshed Lord Percy slowly moved the whole body towards BOST ton.... | |
 | William Cutter - 1848 - 450 էջ
...he enclosed Colonel Smith's party, who, according to Stedman, " were so much exhausted with fatigue, that they were obliged to lie down for rest on the...of their mouths, like those of dogs after a chase." The enemy, now amounting to about seventeen hundred men, having halted an hour or two at Lexington,... | |
 | Robert Rantoul - 1850 - 144 էջ
...o'clock, within half a mile of Lexington meeting-house, " so much exhausted with fatigue," says Stedman, " that they were obliged to lie down for rest on the...of their mouths, like those of dogs after a chase." The field-pieces played from the high grounds below Munroe's tavern, and kept the Provincials at bay.... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1851 - 606 էջ
...the soldiers fell upon the ground, completely overcome. They " were so much exhausted with fatigue that they were obliged to lie down for rest on the...their mouths, like those of dogs after a chase.'" Percy dared not halt long, for the woods were swarming with minute men. After partaking of a little... | |
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