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...Austerlitz,” said he to me one day, “I saw every incident. The roar of the cannon, the cries of the fighting men rang in my ears, and made my inmost s... ... from the Huns to Charlemagne, from Charlemagne to Leo X., from Leo X., to Philip II., from Philip II. to Louis XIV.; from Venice to England, from Eng... ...poleon instinctively moving from a spot struck immediately afterwards by a cannon ball. XVII Between the sphere of Abstraction and that of Special- is...

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...ly that you took passage in this frigate? Was it unintentionally that your cannon-balls rebounded off the plating of my vessel? Was it unintentionally... ...ied, “dare you affirm that your frigate would not as soon have pursued and cannonaded a submarine boat as a monster?” This question embarrassed me, fo... ...fficulty. There exist guns, accord- ing to Fulton, perfected in England by Philip Coles and Burley, in France by Furcy, and in Italy by Landi, which a... ...ls of shipwrecked vessels that were rotting in the depths, and deeper down cannons, bullets, anchors, chains, and a thousand other iron materials eate... ... four fathoms of water, between the reefs of Pacou and Vanou, lay anchors, cannons, pigs of lead and iron, embedded in the limy concretions. The large... ...ention at the South Pole, which led to the discovery of Adelaide and Louis Philippe, and fixing the hydrographical bear- ings of the principal islands... ... multiply in these seas and make them very dangerous. They were “cestracio philippi” sharks, with brown backs and whitish bellies, armed with eleven r... ...on the Spaniards. This prince reigned more or less badly under the name of Philip V, and had a strong party against him abroad. Indeed, the preceding ... ... Hague, with the intention of plucking the crown of Spain from the head of Philip V, and placing it on that of an archduke to whom they prematurely ga...

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.... For this was the air once breathed by Adiante Adister, his elder brother Philip’s love and lost love: here she had been to Philip flame along the hi... ...ed in search of her, that he might plead with her on behalf of his brother Philip, after a four years’ division of the lovers. Could anything be simpl... ...and the liberal expenditure of his native eloquence for the furtherance of Philip’s love-suit was the principal cause of the misfortune, if misfortune... ...d gone off straight to the me- tropolis by appointment to meet his brother Philip, just re- turned from Canada a full captain, who heartily despatched... ...your elder brother, I understand.’ Patrick nodded assent. ‘But my purse is Philip’s, and my house, and my horses.’ ‘Not bequeathed by a member of your... ...id his hand on Patrick, asking him, ‘What does it mean?’ Patrick fired his cannon-shot: ‘She’s married!’ Consulting 58 Celt and Saxon his feelings im... ...ences of her sluggery. A country of compromise goes to pieces at the first cannon-shot of the advance, and while she’s fighting on it’s her poor busin... ...us a hint for packing five or six hundred rifles and a couple of pieces of cannon?’ Philip stared; he bent a lowering frown on his cousin, with a twit... ...Philip. ‘No, nor wink to it,’ said Con. ‘But it’s a question about packing cannon and small arms; and you might be useful in dropping a hint or two. T...

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...rag huge argosies, And from America the golden fleece That yearly stuffs old Philip’s treasury; If learned Faustus will be resolute. FAUSTUS. Valdes, ... ...sing strong, Where thou shalt see such store of ordnance, As that the double cannons, forg’d of brass, Do match the number of the days contain’d Withi...

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...eep back the tears. The words were hardly out of his mouth before a second cannon-shot, better aimed, came crashing through the hull of the Saint-Ferd... ...rcle a king, caught once and for ever by Velasquez in the sombre face of a Philip II., and so is it with some living human faces; they are tyrannous p...

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...e of Jenkin, claiming to come from York, and bearing the arms of Jenkin ap Philip of St. Melans, are found reputably settled in the county of Kent. Pe... ... of York, Receiver General of the County,’ and thence, by way of Jenkin ap Philip, to the proper summit of any Cambrian pedigree – a prince; ‘Guaith V... ...e people were firing blank cartridges to testify their joy, and they had a cannon on the top of the palace. It was a sight to see a palace sacked and ... ... being run over by the people; they only broke two things, a bust of Louis Philippe and one of Marshal Bugeaud, 27 Robert Louis Stevenson who fired o... ..., to the profound effect produced. At the sound of these songs and shot of cannon, the boy’s mind awoke. He dated his own appreciation of the art of a... ...heard the sound of musketry, and the next morning they were wakened by the cannonade. The French who had be- haved so ‘splendidly,’ pausing, at the vo... ...ites) walking together. As we reached the Rue de Clichy, the report of the cannon sounded close to our ears and made our hearts sick, I assure you. Th... ...ce of sentinels on the ramparts, and how the 32 Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin cannons were left in solitary state; and I had just remarked “How quiet eve...

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...w through the wheat? O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip’s fleet! See you our little mill that clacks, So busy by the brook? ... ... the King’s 122 Puck of Pook’s Hill ships—and for others. Serpentines and cannon mostly. When the guns were cast, down would come the King’s Officers... ... King’s Order on Master John Collins for twenty serpentines (wicked little cannon they be!) to fur- nish a venture of ships. I drafted him thus sittin... ...- melted. Then John Collins would shake his head, and vow he could pass no cannon for the King’s service that were not perfect. Saints! How Sebastian ... ...They’d sure never dare to do it,” I said; “and, for another thing, selling cannon to the King’s enemies is black trea- son—hanging and fine.” “‘It is ... ...serpentines laid out on pease straw. No conceal at all! “‘There’s two demi-cannon my end,” says Sebastian, slap- ping metal. “They’ll be for Andrew Ba...

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...ir children, for every one.” “The old fellow makes a lot of smoke with his cannon,” thought Maitre Solonet, giving his client a look, which meant, “Ke... ...ieur le comte, you are in love—” “Yes.” “A lover is about as discreet as a cannon-ball; therefore, I shall not explain. If you repeated what I should ... ...t that sum. My poor husband was so lavish! Then my family diamond, the one Philip the Second gave to the Duke of Alba, and which my aunt bequeathed to... ...iscreto’ seems to me a disaster. To sell a diamond which bears the name of Philip the Second and once adorned his royal hand, an historic stone which ...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. My father?s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip....

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...ens Chapter 1 M Y FATHER’S FAMILY name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more ex... ... that this bleak place overgrown with nettles was the churchyard; and that Philip Pirrip, late of this parish, and also Georgiana wife of the above, w... ...d with – the same reason for wanting to borrow a file. Didn’t you hear the cannon last night?” “Then, there was firing!” he said to himself. “I wonder... ...mp – I see a hundred. And as to firing! Why, I see the mist shake with the cannon, arter it was broad day – But this man;” he had said all the rest, a... ... “ All right,” said the sergeant. “March.” W e had not gone far when three cannon were fired ahead of us with a sound that seemed to burst something i... ...ery muddy, and so we splashed along. Now and then, the sound of the signal cannon broke upon us again, and again rolled sulkily along the course of th... ... and said I would. I informed him in ex- change that my Christian name was Philip. “I don’t take to Philip,” said he, smiling, “for it sounds like a m... ... we went into the churchyard, close to the graves of my unknown par- ents, Philip Pirrip, late of this parish, and Also Georgiana, Wife of the Above. ... ...ern?” Much surprised by the request, I took the note. It was di- rected to Philip Pip, Esquire, and on the top of the super- scription were the words,...

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...nd Richard went away in a rage, got his friends to- gether, and, with King Philip of France to help him, began to make war. His father was feeble, and... ...t his fierce, passionate temper did him a great deal of harm. He, and King Philip of France, and several other great princes, all met in the island of... ...onors of a king. Leopold was sullen, and brooded over the insult, and King Philip thought Richard so overbearing, that he could not bear to be in the ... ... he could not bear to be in the army with him any longer. In truth, though Philip had pre- tended to be his friend, and had taken his part against his... ...me first in order to do him as much harm as he could while he was away. So Philip said it was too hot for him in the Holy Land, and made him ill. He s... ...body used it much until, in the reign of Edward III., it was found out how cannon might be fired with it; and some say it was first used in the battle... ... gentleman at court. There was great grief when Sir Philip was struck by a cannon ball in the thigh, and died after nine days pain. It was as he was b... ...as a great victory; but in the midst of it Sir John Moore was wounded by a cannon shot, and only live long enough to hear that the battle was won. He ... ... him; but, to their horror, he forgot all this, and joined the Sepoys. The cannon were turned against them, and the Sepoys watched all day the barrack...

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...he whole play was spoilt. Arthur was very touchy, and Billy Pillins—really Philips—was worse. Then Paul had to side with Arthur, and on Paul’s side we... ...rush, she went from person to person. At last they sent her underground to Cannon Street. It was six o’clock when she arrived at William’s lodging. Th...

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...e had a feeling heart, all who served with him knew, and none more so than Philip Fogarty, the humble writer of this tale of war. Our embrasure was lu... ...ay by your impertinence? Donna Anna? Where am I?” “Y ou are in good hands, Philip,” said the Colonel; “you are at my house in the Place V endome, at P... ...overnor. Y ou and Lanty were knocked down by the 32 Thackeray wind of the cannon-ball at Burgos. Do not be ashamed: ’twas the Emperor pointed the gun... ...n you returned to life; but, unwilling to desert the son of my old friend, Philip Fogarty, who saved my life in ’98, I brought you in my carriage to P... ...ot lost, I flatter myself, on a young fellow with the accom- plishments of Philip Fogarty, Esq.) of mixing with the elite of French society, and meeti... ... you have prin- ciples; my rogues from the camp have none. And I like you, Philip my boy,” he added, “for being so attentive to my poor wife—the Empre... ... levelled at me in an instant. But as the muskets were not loaded, and the cannon had only wadding in them, these facts, I pre- sume, saved the life o... ...e various harticles with no more ceremony than if each package had been of cannonball. “At last—bang goes a package marked ‘Glass,’ and con- taining t... ...e’s better luck to you next time, O’Gawler!” As I spoke the words—whish!—a cannon-ball cut the tum- bler clean out of my hand, and plumped into poor O...

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...This court had been the most magnificent of the two, until the Protector’s cannon tore down one side of it be- fore the place was taken and stormed. T... ...ar Father Holt’s church these things take place every day. Y ou know Saint Philip of the Willows appeared to Lord Castlewood, and caused him to turn t... ... both his legs, which was cured through the king’s intercession. There was Philip Pitet, of the Benedictines, who had a suffocating cough, which welln... ...lf against the French King, and for the Austrian in the war be- tween King Philip and King Charles. But his Excellency, Don Scipio, prepared a reply, ... ...xhibit the same loyalty and devotion towards his present sov- ereign, King Philip V .; and by the time this letter was ready, the two officers had bee... ... shall marry early—Trix will be a duchess by that time, most likely; for a cannon ball may knock over his grace any day, you know.” 212 Henry Esmond ... ... Maestricht; the civil authori- ties coming to meet his coaches: salvos of cannon saluting him, canopies of state being erected for him where he stopp... ... Elector’s coaches, carried to his Highness’s palace amidst the thunder of cannon, and then once more magnificently enter- tained. Gidlingen, in Bavar... ...hought that, by bringing his wife to his ancestral home, by prayers to St. Philip of Castlewood, and what not, heaven might be induced to bless him wi...

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...re is more than the Latinity that will surprise an English reader: HIC JACET PHILIPPUS ZAEHDARM, COGNOMINE MAGNUS, ZAEHDARMI COMES, EX IMPERII CONCILI... ...his Sorrows of Napoleon Opera, in an all too stupendous style; with music of cannon volleys, and murder shrieks of a world; his stage lights are the fi... ... follows:— “Horrible enough! A whole Marchfeld strewed with shell splinters, cannon shot, ruined tumbrils, and dead men and horses; stragglers still ... ...was a Divine Missionary, though unconscious of it; and preached, through the cannon’s throat, that great doctrine, La carri` ere ouverte aux talens (T... ...t nickname of Beggars, heroically rallied and prevailed, though against King Philip himself? Intrinsic significance these had none: only extrinsic; as ...