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
| Royal Robbins - 1839 - 754 páginas
...destruction of those works, the remains of which the world has since been proud to own. ,'$ FRANCE. 143 They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assaults: what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave Peaceable nations.... | |
| John Milton - 1839 - 496 páginas
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. 70 They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, 56 disprais'd] Tickell and Fenton corruptly read ' despised,' after Tonson's editions of 1707, 1711... | |
| Royal Robbins - 1840 - 734 páginas
...instances, the destruction of those works, the remains of which the world has since been proud to own. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assaults : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave Peaceable nations.... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 páginas
...attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subduo I wis, a gentle youth, Endow'd with courage, sense,...height »gainst his head, And lift itself above: neighboring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors, who leave... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 páginas
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. that life inherits here ; Yet from the same we learn,...Those joys, those loves, those interests, to resign ; notions, neighboring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors,... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 830 páginas
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. company. IV. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of...faury'st such ; Say, here he gives too little, there to Hut rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighboring, or remote, Made captive,... | |
| Charles Mills - 1844 - 542 páginas
...the benevolent affections into furious passions. But They err, wlin count it glorious to subdue l!y conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries,...battles win, Great cities by assault: What do these wurthiee, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring or remote,... | |
| Robert Smith - 1846 - 434 páginas
...less known tVhere glory is false glory, attributed To tilings not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...overrun Large countries, and in field great battles won, 5reat cities by assault ; what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave... | |
| Royal Robbins - 1846 - 726 páginas
...remains of which the world has since been proud to own. They err, who count it glorious to subdue B v conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assaults : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave Peaceable nations.... | |
| John Milton - 1847 - 604 páginas
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. 70 They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave 75 Peaceable nations, neighbouring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those... | |
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