 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 rising sun, by Cervantes Hogg - Seite 95von Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1795 - 432 Seiten
...act ii. THEY err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide ; to overrun . .. ». .*, Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations ? neighbouring or remote, i" Made captive, yet deserving freedom more * Than these their conquerors,... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 Seiten
...worthy' of fame, They err who count it glorious to subdue 71 By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and inslave Peaceable nations, neigh'bring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than thosa... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 Seiten
...not worthy of fame. Fhey err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Fhin those their conquerors, who... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 Seiten
...not worthy of fame, They err, who count it glprious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerours, who... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 Seiten
...not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerours, who... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1812 - 294 Seiten
...find me o Darius, •f " They err who count it glorious to subdue By Conquest far and wide, to overrun Large Countries, and in Field great battles win, Great...Worthies ? But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and iuslave Peaceable Nations, neighbouring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those... | |
 | Noah Worcester - 1816 - 814 Seiten
...Recount his praises. — They err who count it glorious, to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors, who... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 Seiten
...subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, <Jreat cities by assault : what do these worthies, But rob...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors, who leave... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1821 - 756 Seiten
...furious passions. But They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring or remote, Made captive, yet dcserviug freedom more Than , Than those their conquerors,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 356 Seiten
...not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring, or remote Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors, who leave... | |
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