 | 1817 - 206 страници
...situation before the battle of Torgaw. The fate of himself and of his army was at stake. His great soul gave way to melancholy presentiments : he hesitated...inclined to charge them with in case of ill success 1 They kept profound silence ; Zieten alone thought proper to break it. " Every thing is possible,... | |
 | William Lennox Lascelles Fitzgerald De Ros (23d baron) - 1851 - 594 страници
...and he hesitated, for the first time, on the part he had to act. Undetermined whether he should incur this desperate risk, he held a conference with his...indeed should they have ventured to recommend what the King's own courage had not already suggested, or take upon themselves a responsibility which he... | |
 | William Lennox Lascelles Fitzgerald-de-Ros De Ros (23d baron) - 1857 - 458 страници
...whether he should incur the desperate risk of a general action, he held a conference with his Generals; he imparted his doubts and surmises, and in this manner...indeed should they have ventured to recommend what the King's own courage had not already suggested, or take upon themselves a responsibility which he... | |
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His great soul gave way to melancholy presentiments : he hesitated for the first time, on the part he had to act. Undetermined whether he should run this desperate risk, he held a conference with his generals, in Zieten's presence. Depressed by apprehension,... 