 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1760 - 498 pages
...(Hot had ' taken place on the body of the Indian ; he accordingly turned him up, and, ftrippingofFhis blanket, perceived that the ball had penetrated quite through the cavity of the breaft. Having thus obtained a dear bought victory, he ftarted up or. one leg, and faw capt. Ochterlony... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1793 - 356 pages
...his fhot had taken place on the body of the Indian ; he accordingly turned him up , and, ftripping off his blanket, perceived that the ball had penetrated quite through the cavity of. the breaft. Having thus obtained a dear-bought victory , he flatted up on one leg , and law Captain Ochterlony... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1800 - 536 pages
...not his (hot had taken place on the body of the Indian : he accordingly turned him up ; and, dripping off his blanket, perceived that the ball had penetrated quite through the cavity of the breaft. Having thus obtained a dear-bought victory, he darted up on one leg; and fa w Captain Ochterlony... | |
 | William Granger - Characters and characteristics - 1802 - 672 pages
...not his mot had taken place on the body of the Indian : he accordingly turned him up ; and, ftripping off his blanket, perceived that the ball had penetrated quite through the cavity of the breaft. Having thus obtained a dear-bought victory, he ftarted up on one lep, and faw Captain Ochterlony... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1804 - 544 pages
...with an unaccountable emotion of curiosity, to know whether or not .his shot had taken place on the body of the Indian : he accordingly turned him up...obtained a dear-bought victory, he started up on one Jeg ; and saw Captain Ochterlony standing at the distance of sixty yards, close by the enemy's breastwork,... | |
 | William Smith - Canada - 1815 - 520 pages
...unaccountable emotion of curiosity, to know whether or not his shot had taken place on the body •f the Indian: he accordingly turned him up, and, stripping...through the cavity of the breast. Having thus obtained a dear bought victory, he stained up on one leg, and saw Captain Ochterkmy standing at the distance of... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - New England - 1820 - 458 pages
...with an unaccountable emotion of curiosity, to know whether or not his shot had taken place on the body of the Indian ; he accordingly turned him up,...through the cavity of the breast. Having thus obtained a dear bought victory, he started up on one leg,, and saw Captain Ochterlony standing at the distance... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - Connecticut - 1820 - 464 pages
...with an unaccountable emotion of curiosity, to know whether or not his shot had taken place on the body of the Indian ; he accordingly turned him up, and stripping off his blanket, perceived that the ballhad penetrated quite through the cavity of the breast. Having thus obtained a dear bought victory,... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1824 - 434 pages
...with an unaccountable emotion of curiosity, to know whether or not his shot had taken effect on the body of the Indian ; he accordingly turned him up,...through the cavity of the breast. Having thus obtained a dear bought victory, he started up on one leg, and saw captain Ochterlony standing at the distance... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Explorers - 1823 - 428 pages
...curiosity, to know whether or not his shot had taken effect on the body of the Indian ; he accor, dingly turned him up, and stripping off his blanket, perceived...the cavity of ( the breast. Having thus obtained a dear bought victory, he sta;ted up on one leg, and saw Captain Ochterlony standing at the distance... | |
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... plunged it in the barbarian's side. A violent struggle ensued; but at length Mr. Peyton was uppermost ; and with repeated strokes of his dagger, killed his antagonist outright. Here he was seized with an unaccountable emotion of curiosity, to know... 
