 | Isaac Disraeli - 1841 - 426 Seiten
...the transactions of the AngloSaxon heptarchy, or octarchy, would be as worthless " to chronicle as the wars of kites or crows flocking and fighting in the air." Thus a poet-historian can veil by a brilliant metaphor the want of that knowledge which he contemns... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1842 - 366 Seiten
...the transaotiops of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, or Octarchy, would be as worthless "to chronicle as the wars of kites or crows, flocking and fighting in the air." Thus a poet-historian can veil by a brilliant metaphor the want of that knowledge which he contemns... | |
 | Mrs. Matthew Hall - 1843 - 480 Seiten
...pillars of unhewn stone; passes by the town, and from bickerings to recount, met often in these our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle the wars of kites and crows, flocking and fighting in the air?" " Nothing," however, observes the learned Lappenburg,... | |
 | Johann Martin Lappenberg - 1845 - 384 Seiten
...Wallici cum Anglicis passim sunt permixti." 3 " Such bickerings to recount, met often in these our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle the...of kites or crows, flocking and fighting in the air }" Milton, Hist. of England. — T. 4 Vita Offse II. made by one of his subjects to the abbey of St.... | |
 | 1847 - 640 Seiten
...may be applied with equal truth to the factions of Spanish America — " Such bickerings to recount, what more worth is it than to chronicle the wars of kites and crows flocking and fighting in the air?" This is the third time that Santa Anna has held in his... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 472 Seiten
...quarrel writ'n ; fuch bickerings to recount, met oft'n in thefe our Writers, what more worth is it then to Chronicle the Wars of Kites, or Crows, flocking and fighting in the Air ? The year following [AD 80 1], Eardulf the Northumbrian? leading forth an Army againft Kenulfthe Mercian,... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 544 Seiten
...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...kites or crows, flocking and fighting in the air? 'The year following, Eardulf the Northumbrian leading forth an army against Kenwulf the Mercian for harbouring... | |
 | John [prose] Milton - 1853 - 540 Seiten
...were slain, no reason of their quarrel written ; such bickerings to recount, met often in these our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle the...kites or crows, flocking and fighting in the air? 9The year following, Eardulf the Northumbrian leading forth an army against Kenwulf the Mercian for... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 540 Seiten
...were slain, no 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, nocking and fighting in the air? 9The year following, Eardulf the Northumbrian leading forth an array... | |
 | Mrs. Matthew Hall - 1854 - 468 Seiten
...chronicler Milton lost all patience, and exclaimed " Such bickerings to recount, met often in these our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle the wars of kites and crows, flocking and fighting in the air ?" " Nothing," however, observes the learned Lappenburg,... | |
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Wiltshire men overcame, but both dukes were slain, no 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? 
