Outside, firearms were discharged, cannons roared, and news of our betrothal spread away into every corner of the city.
The instant the cannons had roared forth, our great storming parties spurred across the plain to certain of the city gates, armed with engines for battering them in, and charges of dynamite for blowing them into air.
For the infantry and for the cavalry two swords crossed; for the artillery two cannons on the front of the chapeau crossed, with the letters of the company, and number of the regiment to which the soldier belonged.
But how, said the Empress, can the Fish-men do me service against an Enemy, without Cannonsand all sorts of Arms?
The cannons on the Brabant side of the Scheldt and the cannons on the Flemish side are ready to spit out death and destruction onto any venturesome vessel that dares to make its way upstream in the direction of Antwerp.
Towards one o'clock in the morning the wind died down and the cannons too fell silent.
The wounded below deck, the dead overboard, the black galley's cannons were in action once again before Fort Felipe.
It is now guarded by a handful of soldiers, two or three neglected cannons thrust their muzzles idly over the rampart, and shepherds with their flocks roam at will within.
During this whole century, my dear Mrs. Clandon, the progress of artillery has been a duel between the maker of cannons and the maker of armor plates to keep the cannon balls out.
Like the smoke from the big cannons Came the smoke out of my clay-pipe; And 'twas well so.
The cannons boomed and boomed incessantly until Lafayette had entered the house of George Read, 2nd, on Water St., where he was received, and where guards were placed at the front door to keep back the crowd.
There were two six pound cannons in the old arsenal at New Castle, that were named the “Wasp” and the “Hornet.
Failing to produce any impression by blustering, however, he caused a couple of cannons to be pointed at the house where the offender was supposed to be concealed, declaring at the same time that he would batter it down; but all to no purpose.
Pepusch before Handel at Cannons in 1710, so did Graupner retire before his great rival.
The Greeks also used cannons in defence, but the parapets of the walls were not wide enough to allow of the recoil of the guns, and where it was possible to use them the walls suffered from the concussion.
The cannonsopened a destructive fire, which was supported by the fire of the Janissaries, who were now armed with muskets.
They hastened upon the bridge with the cannoniers, but unable to take aim upon us at so short a distance, and from above down, they left the cannons alone and sent us through the darkness a shower of arquebus shots that struck several of us.
Captain Mirant's cannons have not lost their speech!
A pretext being necessary, he spread a rumour that the traveller was taking cannons and ammunition to Kouka.
They dragged the cannons into position, and brought bundles of wood, doors, furniture, everything they could lay hands on, to fill up the fosse.
These three several guns are called cannons of eight, cannons of seven and cannons of six.
Bert loved the old fort and its cannons none the less because of his adventure, and as he grew older he learned to drop down into it from the garden fence, and climb back again, with the agility of a monkey.
The cannons were an unfailing source of delight to him.
And, then, the coast is safe; the cannonsall covered with rust and grass; the ships moored, and no enemy apprehended.
Let cannons road loud, burst their sides let the bombs, Let the winds a dead hurricane rattle; The rough and the pleasant he takes as it comes, And laughs at the storm and the battle.
The cannonsare God’s preachers, when the time is ripe for war.
With cannons at our gates and shells driving us into cellars, guitars were tinkling, pianos were not dumb, tripping feet were not stayed by fear and sorrow.
All over the landcannons boomed, pistols cracked, rockets flared, bells pealed forth, and bands played for the marching of thousands.
If I get to be a chief gunner, I'll wear two crossed cannonsinstead of this shell.
It will be observed that this gun much resembles one of those small lead cannons with which patriotic boys, upon each return of our national anniversary, manifest their appreciation of the blessings of liberty.
Instantly all the firearms and cannonsof the innumerable regiments were discharged at the Rats, who, terrified by the strange noise, took to flight in all haste.
The procession was forthwith marshalled in due order; the Rat prisoners served as pioneers and guides; after these followed the cavalry, then the Prince with all his Court, and behind him the cannons and infantry.
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