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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. When the Genoese felt these... "
The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart - Page 134
by Walter Scott - 1835
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The Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining ..., Volume 1

Jean Froissart - 1901 - 452 pages
...that it seemed as if it snowed. 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, and all turned about and retreated quite discomfited. The French had a large body of...
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 3, Part 2

1807 - 588 pages
...thatit seemed asifit snowed. ' When the Genoese felt these arrows, which pierced their arms, heads, aijd through their armour, some of them cut the strings...quite discomfited. The French had a large body of men at arms on horseback, richly dressed, to support the Genoese. ' The king of France, seeing them...
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Chevy Chase,: A Poem. Founded on the Ancient Ballad..

Robert Roscoe - 1813 - 128 pages
...step forward, and shot their arrows with such force and quickness, that it seemed as if it snowed. When the Genoese felt these arrows, which pierced...all turned about, and retreated quite discomfited." Johnes's Froissart, vol. ip 514, 325. Together twin'd, the wresflers gasp. P. 57. " There was much...
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Chevy Chase,: A Poem. Founded on the Ancient Ballad..

Robert Roscoe - 1813 - 156 pages
...step forward, and shot their arrows with such force and quickness, that it seemed as if it snowed. When the Genoese felt these arrows, which pierced...all turned about, and retreated quite discomfited." Johnes's Froissart, vol. ip 514, 325. M 2 Together twin'd, the wrestlers gasp. P. 57. " There was much...
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Miscellanea historica et critica, Volume 5

1823 - 380 pages
...step forward, and shot their arrows with such force and quickness, that it seemed as if it snowed. ' When the Genoese felt these arrows, which pierced...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...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 8

1836 - 282 pages
...Genoese could not withstand the force of these arrows, which pierced completely through their armour ; so some of them cut the strings of their cross-bows,...about and retreated quite discomfited. The French had drawn up a large body of men-atarms on horseback, richly dressed, to support the Genoese; and when...
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The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott: Biographical memoirs of ...

Walter Scott - 1838 - 1198 pages
...and began to shoot. The English archers then advanced one step forward, and shot their arrows nilh such force and quickness, that it seemed as if it...about, and retreated, quite discomfited. The French bad a large Di dy of men at-arm* on horseback, richly dressed, to support the Genoese. " The King of...
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Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining Countries: From the ...

Jean Froissart - 1839 - 830 pages
...dyspleascd, for he had rather they had been taken priand quickness, tliat it seemed as if it snowed. When the Genoese felt these arrows, which pierced...quite discomfited. The French had a large body of men at arms on horseback, richly dressed, to support the Genoese. The king of France, seeing them thus...
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Chronicles of England, France, Spain, and the Adjoining Countries: From the ...

Jean Froissart - 1839 - 830 pages
...for he had rather they had been taken prisoners." . and quickness, that it seemed as if it snowed. When the Genoese felt these arrows, which pierced...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....
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays ...

Walter Scott - 1841 - 456 pages
...the sun shone very bright; but the Frenchmen had it in their faces, and the English in their backs. " When the Genoese felt these arrows, which pierced...about, and retreated, quite discomfited. The French " The king of France, seeing them thus fall back, cried out, ' Kill me those scoundrels; for they stop...
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