 The whole action was so miraculous, that all men who knew the place, wondered that any sober men, with what courage soever endued, would ever have undertaken it; and they could hardly persuade themselves to believe what they had done; whilst the Spaniards...  The Boy's Book of Famous Warships - Page 62by William Oliver Stevens - 1916 - 248 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Hardie - Biography - 1801 - 530 pages
...whoknew the place, wondered, that any sober man, with what courage soever endowed, would have undertaken it; and they could hardly persuade themselves to believe,...had done, whilst the Spaniards comforted themselves with the belief, that they were devils, and not men, who had destroyed them in such a manner." This... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 400 pages
...place, wondered that any sober man, with " what courage soever endowed, would ever have " undertaken it, and they could hardly persuade " themselves to believe what they had done: " while the Spaniards comforted themselves " with the belief, that they were devils and not " men who... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1808 - 896 pages
...the place, wonderw how any man, with what courage soever endowed, could ln'e undertaken it: indeed, they could hardly persuade themselves to believe what...had done ; whilst the Spaniards comforted themselves with the belief that they were devils, and not men, who W destroyed their ships." Sir Richard died... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1808 - 882 pages
...the place, wondered how any man, with what courage soever endowed, could hwe undertaken it : indeed, they could hardly persuade themselves to believe what they had done; whilst the Spaniards comforted thenselves with the belief that they were devils, and not men, who bad destroyed their ships." Sir... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1812 - 402 pages
...the place, wondered that any sober man, with what courage soever endowed, would ever have undertaken it; and they could hardly persuade themselves to believe what they had done: while the Spaniards comforted themselves with the belief, that they were devils, and not men, who had... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 522 pages
...the place wondered how any men, with what courage soever endued, could have undertaken it; indeed, they could hardly persuade themselves to believe what...had done; whilst the Spaniards comforted themselves with the belief that they were devils, and not men, who had destroyed their ships." For his share in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 516 pages
...the place wondered how any men, with what courage soever endued, could have undertaken it; indeed, they could hardly persuade themselves to believe what...had done; whilst the Spaniards comforted themselves with the belief that they were devils, and not men, who had destroyed their ships." For his share in... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 512 pages
...the place wondered how any men, with what courage soever endued, could have undertaken it; indeed, they could hardly persuade themselves to believe what...had done; whilst the Spaniards comforted themselves with the belief that they were devils, and not men, who had destroyed their ships." For his share in... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 pages
...wondered how any sober man, with what courage soever endowed, would ever have undertaken it, and thoy could hardly persuade themselves to believe what they...had done; whilst the Spaniards comforted themselves with the reflection, that they were devils, and not men, who had accomplished such things." abroad,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 872 pages
...place, won. " dered that any sober man, with what courage so" ever endowed, would ever have undertaken it, and " they could hardly persuade themselves to believe what they had done: while the Spaniards " comforted themselves with the belief, that they " were devils and not men who... | |
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