They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assault: what do these worthies, But rob, and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations... The Westminster Review - Página 4761901Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1795 - 432 páginas
...black With murder and crimes. That strike my soul with horror but to name 'em. ADDISON. Cato, act ii. THEY err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...enslave Peaceable nations ? neighbouring or remote, i" Made captive, yet deserving freedom more * Than these their conquerors, who leave behind Nothing... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 páginas
...things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err wl'io count it glorious to fubdue By conqucft far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by aflault : what do thcfe worthies, But rob and fpoil, burn, daughter, and inflave Peaceable nations,... | |
| Joseph Wilcocks - 1797 - 672 páginas
...which I have copied from Valerias Maximus t. * Where glory is falfc glory, — to fubdue By conqueft far and wide ; to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win," Great cities by affault. What do thefe Worthies, But rob and fpoil, burn, flaughtcr, and inflavc Peaceable nations,... | |
| 1803 - 250 páginas
...a fguirrej, and a king—Chnrfbill» CONQUEST. THEY err who count it glorious to fubdue By conqueft far and wide; to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Gre.R cities by aiTnult: what do thefe worthies But rob, and fpoi], burn, flaughter, and enflave Peaceable... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 páginas
...attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy' of fame, They err who count it glorious to subdue 71 By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries,...worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and inslave Peaceable nations, neigh'bring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than thosa... | |
| Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807 - 230 páginas
...discovered, at least he had reason to discover, that — " They err, who count it glorious to subdue Large countries, and in field great battles win Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbr'ing or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than these their conqu'rors, who leave... | |
| Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807 - 602 páginas
...discovered, at least he had reason to discover, that — " They err, who count it glorious to subdue Large countries, and in field great battles win Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbr'ing or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than these their conqu'rors, who leave... | |
| 1811 - 538 páginas
...expend our marble on war-ministers, and their military muiliinei, " worthies," according 10 tlie poet, Who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in fields great battles win, Great cities by assault ; while we have little to bestow on renown acquired,... | |
| George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 páginas
...fame in filence hid. Paradfi Loft 1. xl. I. 638. THEY err who count it glorious to fubdue By conqueft far and wide ; to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles wia, Great cities by aflault: what do thefe worthies 1 But rob, and fjpoil, burn, flaughter, and enflave... | |
| John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 544 páginas
...things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to fubdue 71 By conqueft far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by aflault : What do thefe worthies, But rob and fpoil, burn, {laughter, and enflave 75 Ver. 69. Where... | |
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