 Genoways felt the arrows piercing through heads, arms, and breasts, many of them cast down their cross-bows, and did cut their strings and returned discomfited. When the French King saw them fly away, he said, "Slay these rascals, for they shall let and...  Miscellanea historica et critica - Page 3581823Full view - About this book
 | John Galt - 1824 - 462 pages
...forth one pace, and let fly their arrows so wholly and thick that it seemed snow. When the Genoese felt the arrows piercing through heads and arms and breasts,...and did cut their strings, and returned discomfited. WhentheFrench king saw them flee away, he said, ' Slay these rascals, for they shall let and trouble... | |
 | 1829 - 446 pages
...wholly, and so thick, that it seemed snow. When the Genoese felt the arrows piercing through heads, arms, and breasts, many of them cast down their cross-bows,...returned discomfited. When the French king saw them fly away, he said, ' Slay these rascals, for they shall lett and trouble us without reason.' Then ye... | |
 | 1829 - 392 pages
...wholly, and so thick, that it seemed snow. When the Genoese felt the arrows piercing through heads, arms, and breasts, many of them cast down their cross-bows,...returned discomfited. When the French king saw them fly away, he said, • Slay these rascals, for they shall lett and trouble us without reason.' Then... | |
 | 1830 - 440 pages
...wholly, and so thick, that it seemed snow. When the Genoese felt the arrows piercing through heads, arms, and breasts, many of them cast down their cross-bows, and did cut their strings, and return discomfited. When the French king saw them fly away, he said, ' Slay these rascals, for they... | |
 | 1830 - 438 pages
...wholly, and so thick, that it seemed snow. When the Genoese felt the arrows piercing through heads, arms, and breasts, many of them cast down their cross-bows, and did cut their strings, and return discomfited. When the French king saw them fly away, he said, ' Slay these rascals, for they... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1838 - 1198 pages
...pace, and lette fly their arrows so wholly and thick that it seemed snow. When Ihe ( :•>noese. felt the arrows piercing through heads and arms and breasts, many of them cast down their crossbows, and did cat their stringi, and returned discomfited. When the French king saw them flee away, he said, ' Slay... | |
 | William Rhind - 1841 - 756 pages
...wholly, and so thick, that it seemed snow. When the Genoese felt the arrows piercing through heads, arms, and breasts, many of them cast down their cross-bows, and did cut their strings, and returned discomfitted. When the French king saw them fly away, he said, 'Slay these rascals, for they shall... | |
 | 1842 - 606 pages
...hotly and so thick, that it seemed like snow. When the Genoese felt the arrows piercing through heads, arms, and breasts, many of them cast down their cross-bows...returned discomfited * * When the French King saw them fly away, he said, " Slay these rascals, for they shall let and trouble us without reason ;" then you... | |
 | 1842 - 528 pages
...wholly, and so thick, that it seemed snow. When the Genoese felt the arrows pressing through heads, arms, and breasts, many of them cast down their crossbows, and did cut their strings, and returned discomforted. When the French king saw them flee away, he said, 'Slay these rascals; for they shall... | |
 | Ely Hargrove, Alfred E. Hargrove - 1845 - 368 pages
...speaking of this action, says, " When the Genoese felt the arrows of the English piercing through heads, arms, and breasts, many of them cast down their cross-bows, and did cut their strings, and retired discomfitted.'' According to the custom of the age, the English Archers, at the battle of Cressey,... | |
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