 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
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1855 - 552 páginas
...and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field i-reat batlles win. Great cities by assault ; whai do these worthies But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter,...remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than thase their conquerors; who leave behind Nothing but ruin, whereso'eer thryrove, And all ihe flourishing... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 644 páginas
...earth less known; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in fields great battles win, But rob and -spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Great cities by assault:... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 564 páginas
...less known ; Where glory is fslse glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in fields great battles win, Great cities by assault : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn,... | |
 | Christian year - 1855 - 364 páginas
...known, Whose glory is false glory; attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy fame. There are, 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: what do these worthies But rob and spoil, burn,... | |
 | Algernon Percy Duke of Northumberland, William Henry Smyth - 1856 - 372 páginas
...treats such devastating inroads less speciously, and gives the warring conquerors no quarter: — " what do these worthies But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter,...enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring, or remote, Made captives, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors." 35 and 36. JULIA. (B — Absque... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 páginas
...drawn with much more force, and deserved the poet's care. But Milton supplies what is here wanting Great cities by assault. What do these worthies, But...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighb'ring or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conqu'rors; who leave... | |
 | 1903 - 360 páginas
...matters. If wisdom's ways you'd wisely seek, Five things observe with care : TRUE GLORY JOHN MILTON THEY err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighboring or remote ? Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those, their conquerors, who... | |
 | D.C. Heath and Company - 1903 - 360 páginas
...matters. If wisdom's ways you'd wisely seek, Five things observe with care : TRUE GLORY JOHN MILTON THEY err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighboring or remote ? Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those, their conquerors, who... | |
 | John Milton - 1905 - 648 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...or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more 318 PARADISE REGAINED. [BOOK III. Than those their conquerors, who leave behind Nothing but ruin wheresoe'er... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1905 - 524 páginas
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in fields great battles win, Great cities by assault : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn,... | |
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