 | Jean Froissart - 1901 - 452 pages
...they hooted a third time, advancing with their cross-bows presented, and began to shoot. The English archers then advanced one step forward, and shot their...When the Genoese felt these arrows, which pierced through their armor, some of them cut the strings of their cross-bows, others flung them to the ground,... | |
 | 1807 - 588 pages
...They hooted a third time, advancing with their cross-bows presented, and began to shoot. The English archers then advanced one step forward and shot their arrows with such force and quickness, thatit seemed asifit snowed. ' When the Genoese felt these arrows, which pierced their arms, heads,... | |
 | 1823 - 380 pages
...They hooted a third time, advancing with their cross-bows presented, and began to shoot. The English archers then advanced one step forward, and shot their...some of them cut the strings of their cross-bows, otliers flung them on the ground, and all turned about, and retreated, quite discomfited. The French... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 394 pages
...They hooted a third time, advancing with their crossbows presented, and began to shoot. The English archers then advanced one step forward, and shot their...force and quickness, that it seemed as if it snowed. u When the Genoese felt these arrows, which pierced their arms, heads, and through their armour, some... | |
 | 1836 - 282 pages
...they hooted a third time, advancing with their crossbows presented, and began to shoot. The English archers then advanced one step forward, and " shot...force and quickness, that it seemed as if it snowed." The Genoese could not withstand the force of these arrows, which pierced completely through their armour... | |
 | Edward Smedley - 1836 - 536 pages
...undauntedly up, and fell into their ranks J," without moving till they had received the first volley. " The archers then advanced one step forward, and shot their...force and quickness, that it seemed as if it snowed." The Genoese, smarting under their wounds, instantly gave way; they had attacked with little good will,... | |
 | Jean Froissart - 1839 - 830 pages
...whereof the kyng of Euglande was after dysplcascd, for he had rather they had been taken prisoners." . and quickness, that it seemed as if it snowed. When...their armour, some of them cut the strings of their cross-hows, others flung them on the groimd, and all turned about and retreated quite discomfited.... | |
 | 1839 - 882 pages
...the effect of the two weapons : — " The Genoese, with their cross-bows, began to shoot. The English archers then advanced one step forward, and shot their...force and quickness that it seemed as if it snowed." — Froissart's Chron. by Johnes, vol. ii. p. 163. GENT. MAO. VOL. XII. 3 D REVIEW. — Mrs. Postans'... | |
 | Jean Froissart - 1839 - 830 pages
...They hooted a third time, advancing with their cross-bows presented, and began to shoot. The English archers then advanced one step forward, and shot their arrows with such force * Lord BcrnciV account of the advnnce of the Genoese is somewhat different from this; ho describes... | |
 | Jean Froissart - 1839 - 836 pages
...They hooted a third time, advancing with their cross-bows presented, and began to shoot. The English archers then advanced one step forward, and shot their arrows with such forcu * Lord Berncrs' account of the advance of the Genoese is somewhat different from this; he describes... | |
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They hooted a third time, advancing with their cross-bows presented, and began to shoot. The English archers then advanced one step forward, and shot their arrows with such force and quickness, that it seemed as if it snowed. 
