 English archers stept forth one pace and let fly their arrows so 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...  English Trees & Tree Planting - Page 149by William H. Ablett - 1880Full view - About this book
 | John Galt - 1824 - 462 pages
...and cried, and went forth till they came within shot ; then they shot fiercely with their cross-bows. Then the English archers stepped 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,... | |
 | John Galt - 1824 - 468 pages
...cross-bows. Then the English archers stepped 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, many of them cast down their cross-bows, and did cut their strings, and returned... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1825 - 404 pages
...the Genoese cross-bow men. The English archers then stepped forth one pace, and, as Froissart says, let fly their arrows so wholly, and so thick, that it seemed snow was piercing through heads, arms, and breasts. The French cavaliers rushed in to slay the Genoese for... | |
 | 1829 - 392 pages
...they came within shot. Then they shot fiercely with their cross bows. Then the English archers stept forth one pace, and let fly their arrows so wholly,...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... | |
 | 1829 - 446 pages
...they came within shot. Then they shot fiercely with their cross-bows. Then the English archers stept forth one pace, and let fly their arrows so wholly,...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... | |
 | 1830 - 438 pages
...they came within shot. Then they shot fiercely with their cross-bows. Then the English archers slept forth one pace, and let fly their arrows so wholly,...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,... | |
 | Jefferys Taylor - 1832 - 244 pages
...coming within bow-shot, shot fiercely with their cross-bows. Then slipt forth the English archers, and let fly their arrows, so wholly and so thick, that it seemed like snow.' The Genoese, in fact, and the French, whom they were hired to serve, had vastly the worst... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 394 pages
...crossbows. Then the English archers stepped forth one pace, and lette fly their arrows so wholly and thick that it seemed snow. When the Genoese felt the arrows piercing through heads and arms and breasts, many of them cast down their crossbows, and did cut their strings, and returned... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1835 - 386 pages
...crossbows. Then the English archers stepped forth one pace, and lette fly their arrows so wholly and thick that it seemed snow. When the Genoese felt the arrows piercing through heads and arms and breasts, many of them cast down their crossbows, and did cut their strings, and returned... | |
 | Jefferys TAYLOR - 1835 - 324 pages
...and, coming within bow-shot, shot fiercely with their crossbows. Then slipt forth the English archers, and let fly their arrows, so wholly and so thick, that it seemed like snow.' The Genoese, in fact, and the French, whom they were hired to serve, had the worst of it,... | |
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