 While victory attended their eflorts, the hosts of warriors who clustered round the imperial eagles were faithful to their sovereign, brave in arms, indefatigable in exertion: but it is not while "fanned by conquest's crimson wing," that the real motives...  History of Europe (from 1789 to 1815). - Seite 103von sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1835Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1843 - 632 Seiten
...transferred the ventilation from the banners to the minds of the conquerors, and assures us, that ' it is not while " fanned by conquest's crimson ' wing," that the real motives of human conduct can be made ap' parent.' — (ix. 104.) A similar and still more painful example of bad taste is to be found in... | |
 | 1841 - 862 Seiten
...imperial eagles were faithful to their sovereign, brave in arms, indefatigable in exertion ; but it is not while ' fanned by conquest's crimson wing,' that the...real motives of human conduct can be made apparent. Amhition then often produce* the same effects on external conduct as devotion, selfishness as patriotism,... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1841 - 1006 Seiten
...imperial eagles were faithful to their sovereign, brave in arms, indefatigable in exertion: but it is not while "fanned by conquest's crimson wing," that the...patriotism, the passion for distinction as the heroism of duly. It is adversity which is the real touchstone of mortality ; it is the breath of affliction which... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1841 - 948 Seiten
...imperial eagles were faithful to their sovereign, brave in arms, indefatigable in exertion ; but it is not while " fanned by conquest's crimson wing," that the...be made apparent. Ambition then often produces the CHAP. same effects on external conduct as devotion, selfish- LXYI1L ness as patriotism, the passion... | |
 | 1841 - 888 Seiten
...eagles were faithful to their sovereign, brave in arms, indefatigable in exertion ; but it ¡e not while ' fanned by conquest's crimson wing,' that the real motives of human conduct can bo made apparent. Ambition then often produces the same effects on external conduct as devotion, selfishness... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - 1843 - 606 Seiten
...transferred the ventilation from the banners to the minds of the conquerors, and assures us, that ' it is not while " fanned by conquest's crimson wing," that the...real motives of human conduct can be made apparent.' — (ix. 104.) A similar and still more painful example of bad taste is to be found in the very next... | |
 | THE EDINBURGH REVIEW OR CRITICAL JOURNAL - 1843 - 672 Seiten
...transferred the ventilation from the banners to the minds of the conquerors, and assurer us, that ' it is not while " fanned by conquest's crimson ' wing," that the real motives of human conduct can be made ap' parent.' — (ix. 104.) A similar and still more painful example of bad taste is to be found in... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - 1855 - 384 Seiten
...imperial eagles were faithful to their sovereign, brave in arms, indefatigable in exertion ; but it is not while " fanned by conquest's crimson wing," that the...distinction as the heroism of duty. It is adversity that is the real touchstone of virtue; it is the breath of affliction that lays bare the human heart.... | |
 | 1883 - 866 Seiten
...misapplication of borrowed images, as when (laying Gray under contribution) he tells us that "it is not while fanned by conquest's crimson wing that the real motives of human conduct can be made apparent : " or when (subjecting Milton to a similar process) he likens Goethe to " a cloud which turns up its... | |
 | 1883 - 606 Seiten
...misapplication of borrowed images, as when (laying Gray under contribution) he tells us that ' it is not while fanned by conquest's crimson wing that the real motives of human conduct can be made apparent : ' or when (subjecting Milton to a similar process) he likens Goethe to ' a cloud which turns up its... | |
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