The summit of the mountain on which the defenders had sought refuge was dark; on the other hand the Samburus burnt a multitude of camp-fires.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
It was a charge of heavy cavalry endeavoring to force the barricade; and now, vigorously repulsed by the defenders, men and horses were rolling on the ground in terrible confusion, while on the barricade itself a hand-to-hand conflict was raging.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
The only open defenders I ever heard for Mr. Packard, came from the Church influence, and the pulpit.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard