| John Milton - 1839 - 496 pages
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. 70 They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, 56 disprais'd] Tickell and Fenton corruptly read ' despised,' after Tonson's editions of 1707, 1711... | |
| Royal Robbins - 1840 - 734 pages
...instances, the destruction of those works, the remains of which the world has since been proud to own. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assaults : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave Peaceable nations.... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subduo I wis, a gentle youth, Endow'd with courage, sense,...height »gainst his head, And lift itself above: neighboring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors, who leave... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pages
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. that life inherits here ; Yet from the same we learn,...Those joys, those loves, those interests, to resign ; notions, neighboring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors,... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 830 pages
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. company. IV. Go, wiser thou ! and in thy scale of...faury'st such ; Say, here he gives too little, there to Hut rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighboring, or remote, Made captive,... | |
| Charles Mills - 1844 - 542 pages
...the benevolent affections into furious passions. But They err, wlin count it glorious to subdue l!y conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries,...battles win, Great cities by assault: What do these wurthiee, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring or remote,... | |
| Robert Smith - 1846 - 434 pages
...less known tVhere glory is false glory, attributed To tilings not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...overrun Large countries, and in field great battles won, 5reat cities by assault ; what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave... | |
| Royal Robbins - 1846 - 726 pages
...remains of which the world has since been proud to own. They err, who count it glorious to subdue B v conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assaults : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave Peaceable nations.... | |
| John Milton - 1847 - 604 pages
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. 70 They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave 75 Peaceable nations, neighbouring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those... | |
| Royal Robbins - 1848 - 728 pages
...instances, the destruction of those works, the remains of which the world has since been proud to own They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in Held great battles win, Great cities by assaults : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn,... | |
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