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" A garrison we had, composed of a number of poor people frightened from their own homes, who seemed more fit to hide themselves than to face an enemy. When we considered that we had no persons of any experience in war among us, and those very persons that... "
The History of Ireland from the Invasion of Henry II.: With a Preliminary ... - Page 527
by Thomas Leland - 1814
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Derriana: A Collection of Papers Relative to the Siege of Derry, and ...

Derry (Northern Ireland) - 1794 - 438 pages
...doing, our enemies all about us, and our friends running away from us. A garrifon we had, compofed of a number of poor people frightened from their own homes, and feemed more fit to hide themfelves than to face an enemy. When we confidered, that we had no perfons...
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Derriana: A Collection of Papers Relative to the Siege of Derry, and ...

Derry (Northern Ireland) - 1794 - 438 pages
...were doing; our enemies all about us, dnd our friends running away from us; a garrifon we had compofed of a number of poor people, frightened from' t'heir Own homes,' and feemed more fit to hide themfelves, 'than to face an enemy ; when we confidered we had no perfons of...
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A Concise View of the Origin, Constitution and Proceedings of the Honorable ...

Irish Society (London, England) - Ireland - 1822 - 464 pages
...about us and saw what we were doing, our enemies all about us, and our friends running away from us. A garrison we had, composed of a number of poor people frightened from their own homes, and who seemed more fit to hide themselves than to face an enemy When we considered, that we had no persons...
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The History of Ireland, Volume 2

John O'Driscol - Ireland - 1827 - 418 pages
...us, and saw what we were- doing ; our enemies all about us, and our friends running away from us. A garrison we had composed of a number of poor people frightened from their own homes, and seemed more n't to hide themselves than to face an enemy. When we considered that we had no persons of any experience...
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A Concise View of the Origin, Constitution and Proceedings of the Honorable ...

Irish Society (London, England) - Ireland - 1832 - 378 pages
...what we were doing, our enemies all about us, and our friends running away from us. A garrison we tad, composed of a number of poor people frightened from their own homes, and who seemed more fit to hide themselves than to face an enemy. When we considered that we had no persons...
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The Saturday Magazine, Volume 8

1836 - 282 pages
...says Walker in his Diary, " composed of a number of poorpeople, frightened from theirown homes, and more fit to hide themselves than to face an enemy....we had no persons of any experience in war among us j that we had but few horse to sally out with, and no forage ; no engineers to instruct us in our works...
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Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages

Percy Society - English literature - 1840 - 526 pages
...7,000 died.— what we were doing ; our enemies all about us, and our friends running away from us. A garrison we had, composed of a number of poor people frightened from their own homes, who seemed more fit to hide themselves than to face an enemy. When we considered that we had no persons...
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Old Ballads, from Early Printed Copies of the Utmost Rarity: Now for the ...

John Payne Collier - Ballads, English - 1840 - 532 pages
...about us, and saw what we were doing; our enemies all about us, and our friends running away from us. A garrison we had, composed of a number of poor people frightened from their own homes, who seemed more fit to hide themselves than to face an enemy. When we considered that we had no persons...
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The church scholar's reading-book, selected from the Saturday magazine

Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...spirit of devotion suited to their circumstances. " A garrison we had,"says Walker in his Diary, " composed of a number of poor people, frightened from their own homes, and more fit to hide themselves than to face an enemy. When we considered that we had no persons of any...
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The Historical Songs of Ireland, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 1, Issue 3

Thomas Crofton Croker - Ireland - 1841 - 156 pages
...about us, and saw what we were doing; our enemies all about us, and our friends running away from us. A garrison we had, composed of a number of poor people frightened from their own homes, who seemed more fit to hide themselves than to face an enemy. When we considered that we had no persons...
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