Wiltshire men overcame, but both dukes were slain, 110 reason of their quarrel written ; such bickerings to recount, met often in these our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle the wars of kites or crows, flocking and fighting in the air? From earliest times to 800 - Seite 231von Johann Martin Lappenberg - 1845Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1788 - 588 Seiten
...dukes were flain, no reafon of thir quarrel writ'n ; fuch bickerings to recount, met oft'n in thefe our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle...of kites or crows, flocking and fighting in the air ?" The faft is, that the fmalleft of the heptarchic kingdoms was fuperior in fize and power to any... | |
| 1788 - 642 Seiten
...were fla.n, no re;ifon of thir quarrel writ'n ; fuch bickerings to recount, met oft'n in thefe «ur writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle the...kites, or crows, flocking and fighting in the air ?" The faft is, that the fmalleft of the hept.irchic kingdoms was fuperior in fize and power to any... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1789 - 518 Seiten
...the words of Milton, applied to the Saxon heptarchy : " Such bicker" ings to recount, fo often met in our writers, what " more worth is it than to chronicle the wars of " kites and crows, flocking and fighting in the " air?" Having now, for general fatisfa&ion, and, I truft,... | |
| John Charnock - 1801 - 956 Seiten
...depredations. Well might Milton, fatigued with registering such trifles, exclaim, " These bickerings to record, what more worth is it than to chronicle the wars of...kites or crows, flocking and fighting in the air." Such, however, must be, occasionally, the painful task of the historian. . Alfred, the fourth son to... | |
| 1804 - 624 Seiten
...•wonls of Milton, applied to the Saxon heptarchy : " such bicker, ings to recount, so often met in our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle the wars of kites and crows, flocking and fighting in the air?'' It is very probable the Irish muse would have sunk into... | |
| John Milton - 1806 - 482 Seiten
...dukes were flain, no reafon of their quarrel written; fuch bickerings to recount, met often in thcfe our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle...kites or crows, flocking and fighting in the air? * The year following, Eardulf the Northumbrian leading forth an army againft Kenwulfthe Mercian for... | |
| John Milton - 1806 - 482 Seiten
...dukes were flain, no reafon of their quarrel written ; fuch bickerings to recount, met often in thefe our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle the wars of kites or crows, flocking and righting in the air ? * The year following, Eardulf the Northumbrian leading forth an army againft... | |
| 1805 - 554 Seiten
...the words of Milton, applied to the Saxon Heptarchy, " fuch bickerings to recount, fo often met in our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle the wars of kites and crows nocking and fighting in the air?'" It is very probable that the Irifli Mnfe would have (unk... | |
| Johann Martin Lappenberg - 1834 - 738 Seiten
...iritbcvtjoiten, bem ©tfdjidjteflubium fci< nee Satcrtanbcö oft nadjtfjcilig geworbenen JCufferung oeranlafTte : Such bickerings to recount, met often in these our...kites 'or crows flocking and fighting in the air? History of England ad a. 800. gen. ©ne feb.t genaue Übereínfiimmung mit tcm jebod) ou5= fúCrlidiern... | |
| Johann Martin Lappenberg - 1834 - 752 Seiten
...lîodjtijciitg geœorbenen Ü'ufffi-ung eeranlafTte: Such bickerings to recount, met often in theie our writers; what more worth is it than to chronicle...of kites or crows flocking and fighting in the air? History of England ad a. 800. gen. Sine fcï;r genaue Übereinfltmmung mit bem icbecb aufc fut>tlid)em... | |
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