| William Coxe - 1807 - 804 páginas
...gallant commander, Chevert, rejected such an humiliating condition, and replied to the officer who bore the summons, " Tell the prince, that if he will not grant me the honours of • PelzeJ, p. 882. war, I will set fire to the four corners of Prague, and bury myself... | |
| William Coxe - 1847 - 616 páginas
...gallant commander, Chevert, rejected such an humiliating condition, and replied to the officer who bore the summons, " Tell the prince, that if he will not grant me the honours of war, I will set fire to the four corners of Prague, and bury myself under its ruins." From... | |
| Henri Martin - 1866 - 580 páginas
...discretion. " Tell your general," he replied to the bearer of the Austrian flag of truce, " that, if he does not grant me the honors of war, I will set fire to the four corners of Prague, and bury myself beneath its ruins." The capitulation was granted, to the great displeasure of the implacable Maria... | |
| Henri Martin - 1866 - 488 páginas
...discretion. " Tell your general," he replied to the bearer of the Austrian flag of truce, " that, if he docs not grant me the honors of war, I will set fire to the four corners of Prague, and bury myself beneath its ruins." The capitulation was granted, to the great displeasure of the implacable Maria... | |
| William Coxe - 1882 - 618 páginas
...Theresa herself, with her sister, entered the lists. ating condition, and replied to the officer who bore the summons, " Tell the prince, that if he will not grant me the honours of war, I will set fire to the four corners ot Prague, and bury myself under its ruins." From... | |
| Joseph H. Beale - 1884 - 1180 páginas
...to surrender at discretion. " Tell your general," replied Chevert to the Austrian sent to parley, " that, if he will not grant me the honors of war, I will fire the four corners of Prague, and bury myself under its ruins." He obtained what he asked for, and... | |
| Guizot (M., François), Madame de Witt (Henriette Elizabeth) - 1885 - 470 páginas
...surrender at discretion. ' ' Tell your general, " replied Chevert to the Austrian sent to parley, ' ' that, if he will not grant me the honors of war, I will fire the four corners of Prague and bury myself under its ruins." He obtained what he asked for and... | |
| William Coxe - 1889 - 616 páginas
...gallant commander, Chevert, rejected such an humili ating condition, and replied to the officer who bore the summons, " Tell the prince, that if he will not grant me the honours of war, I will set fire to the four corners ot Prague, and bury myself under its ruins." From... | |
| François Guizot, Madame de Witt - 1898 - 416 páginas
...to surrender at discretion. "Tell your general," replied Chevert to the Austrian sent to parley, ' ' that, if he will not grant me the honors of war, I will fire the four corners of Prague and bury myself under its ruins." He obtained what he asked for and... | |
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