At nine o'clock that evening Captain Smith, brigade officer of the day, advanced the entire skirmish line, under a sharp fire of musketry and artillery.
The brigade then "changed front forward," which brought the Thirty-sixth and Eighth Michigan out into an open field, when the enemy opened a sharp fire of musketry from behind a fence that bordered the strip of wood.
The enemy's heavy skirmish line was posted in the edge of the forest, and, as we approached the woods, opened a sharp fire.
Put them upon the gridiron, over a sharp fire, at a proper distance; they will require from five to eight minutes doing, according to size.
Toss the whole over a sharp fire for 10 minutes, but do not let them brown, or you will spoil the flavour of the soup.
Cover the stewpan, and place it on a sharp fire, occasionally stirring its contents.
The first battery was taken possession of without opposition; but on the troops entering the plantation, the enemy treacherously opened a sharp fire of musketry on them.
A few daring Scots musketeers, however, passed the river in small boats on the 5th of October, and, leaping on shore in the face of a sharp fire, were soon warmly engaged.
Prepare the eels as for broiling, and, instead of placing on the gridiron, envelop them in oiled paper and roast before a sharp fire.
Set the saucepan on a sharp fire, and, as soon as it boils, throw into it a glass of French brandy, set it on fire, and let it burn.
Put a gill of sweet-oil in a tin saucepan and set it on a sharp fire; when hot, add two onions and two cloves of garlic sliced; stir so as to partly fry them, and then take from the fire.
Take an old tin ladle and place it over a sharp fire, with two ounces of loaf sugar in it; stir with a stick or skewer till it is thoroughly black and burnt.
In a word, that I had fully made up my mind to ask her hand in marriage.
Don't think of death; think of life, and that will help to sustain you.
Now dip them into clarified butter, sprinkle over a few more bread-crumbs, and fry them over a sharp fire, turning them when required.
When no browning is at hand, and you wish to heighten the colour of your gravy, dissolve a lump of sugar in an iron spoon close to a sharp fire; when it is in a liquid state, drop it into the sauce or gravy quite hot.
If, on the contrary, it be too thin, it must be stirred over a sharp fire till it thickens.
Keep stirring it one way over a sharp fire; let it boil quickly for a minute or two, and it is ready to serve.
As the boats advanced, a sharp fire of musketry was opened on them from the Pegu side.
For a few minutes, also, she exchanged with them a sharp fire of musketry.
Animated by the show of resistance, each boat now emulated the other in reaching the enemy, the pirate continuing a sharp fire as they steadily advanced, the marines as briskly using their muskets.
The regiment was moved at a shoulder arms, pieces loaded and bayonets fixed, under a sharp fire, to within forty paces of the rebel lines, without firing a shot.
General Granger ordered me to retire inside of the works, and the regiment, although exposed to a sharp fire, came off in splendid order.
On one of these occasions, while my men were advancing in face of a sharp fire, a rabbit started up in front of them.
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