 | William Belsham - 1795 - 632 pages
...can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, were swept into captivity in an unknown and hostile laud. One... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...others; without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of xank, or sacredness of function; fathers torn from children, husbands frcm wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
 | William Belsham - 1805 - 470 pages
...caft adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of furiction, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, were swept into captivity in an unknown and hostile... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 pages
...Madras to the court of directors, 27th June 1769. t M i. Duodai's committee, Report 1. Appendix No. 29. universal fire blasted every field, consumed every...temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their iaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 pages
...consumed miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming every house, destroyed every temple. Xhje villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, with;out regard to sex, to age, to the respect ol rank, oy sacredness 6f function; fathers torn fromchildren, husbands from wives, enveloped in a... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...can adequately tell. All the horrours of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their naming villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to age, to the respect of rank, or... | |
 | 1813 - 458 pages
...while on the declivities of the mountains. Whilst the authors of all these evils were idly and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all...regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacrcclness of function ; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1814 - 924 pages
...the ravages of Hyder Ally in that highly cultivated and populous quarter. At this period it is said a storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...their flaming villages, in part •were slaughtered, till one dead, uniform silence reigned over the whole region. In September 1780, Hyder Ally surrounded... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1814 - 932 pages
...the ravages of Ilyder Ally in that highly cultivated and populous quarter. At this period it is said a storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered, till one dead, uniform silence reigned over thr •whole region. In September 17SO, Hyder Ally surrounded... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - 1814 - 936 pages
...cultivated and populous quarter. At this period it is said a storm of universal fire blasted eveiy field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple,...their flaming villages, in part •were slaughtered, till one dead, uniform sileuce reigned over tha •whole region. In September 1780, Hyder Ally surrounded... | |
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A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank or sacredness... 
