 Armies neither fly, nor run post," saith a marshal of France. And I know it to be true, that a fleet of ships may be seen at sunset, and after it, at the Lizard; yet by the next morning they may recover Portland; whereas an army of foot shall not be able...  Military Expeditions Beyond the Seas - Page 364by George Armand Furse - 1897Full view - About this book
 | Sir Walter Raleigh - Guiana - 1820 - 618 pages
...neither fly, nor run post, saith a marshal of France. And I know it to be true, that a fleet of ships may be seen at sun-set, and, after it, at the Lizard,...morning, they may recover Portland ; whereas an army of foot shall not be able to march it in six days. Again, when these troops, lodged on the sea-shores,... | |
 | 1833 - 618 pages
...neither fly nor run post,' said a marshal of France ; and I know it to be true, that a fleet of ships may be seen at sunset and after it at the Lizard ; yet...army on foot shall not be able to march it in six days. Again, when those troops lodged on the sea-shore shall be forced to march from place to place... | |
 | Periodicals - 1839 - 272 pages
...themselves out of breath, will easily outrun the soldiers that coast them." " A fleet of ships may be seen at sunset, and after it, at the Lizard ; yet...army on foot shall not be able to march it in six days." A spirit of discovery, and a hope of gain through commerce, was certainly the real and avowed... | |
 | Patrick Fraser Tytler - Biography & Autobiography - 1844 - 430 pages
...neither fly nor run post,' saith a marshal of France. And I know it to be true, that a fleet of ships may be seen at sunset, and after it, at the Lizard ; yet...morning they may recover Portland ; whereas an army of foot shall not be able to march it in six days. Again, when those troops, lodged on the seashores,... | |
 | Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1851 - 376 pages
...flye nor run post,' saith a marshal of France. And I know it to be true, that a fleet of ships may be seen at sunset, and after it at the Lizard, yet...morning they may recover Portland, whereas an army of foot shall not be able to march it in six dayes. Again, when those troops lodged on the sea-shores... | |
 | Parliamentary and political miscellany - 1851 - 714 pages
...post,"-a very famous marshal of France hath well said, and I know it to be true, that a fleet of ships may be seen at sunset and after it at the Lizard, yet...morning they may recover Portland ; whereas an army of foot shall not be able to march it in six days. Again, when those troops lodged on the sea-shores... | |
 | Patrick Fraser Tytler - Explorers - 1853 - 454 pages
...saith a marshal of Celerity of France. And I know it to be true, that a fleet of ships monm'"'<may be seen at sunset, and after it, at the Lizard ; yet...morning they may recover Portland ; whereas an army of foot shall not be able to march it in six days. Again, when those troops, lodged on the seashores,... | |
 | Charles Whitehead - Great Britain - 1854 - 346 pages
...neither fly nor run post, saith a Marshal of France. And I know it to be true, that a fleet of ships may be seen at sunset, and after it, at the Lizard, yet,...morning, they may recover* Portland, whereas an army of foot should not be able to march it in six days. Again, when those troops lodged on the sea- shores... | |
 | Military art and science - 1878 - 554 pages
...putting themselves out of breath, will easily outrun the soldiers that coast them." "A fleet of ships may be seen at sunset, and after it, at the Lizard, yet...army on foot shall not be able to march it in six days." A spirit of discovery, and a hope of gain through commerce was certainly the real and avowed... | |
 | Edward Shepherd Creasy - Battles - 1879 - 434 pages
...France. And I know it to bo true, that a fleet of ships may be seen at sunset, and after it at tho Lizard, yet by the next morning they may recover Portland, whereas an army of foot shall not be able to march it in six dayes. Again, when those troops lodged on the sea-shores,... | |
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