 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 Westminster Review - Page 4761901Full view - About this book
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...less known; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerours, who leave behind Npthjng but ruin wheresoe'er they rove, And all the flourishing works... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...known; Where glory is false glory, attributed 1*0 things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. Fhey err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far...or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Fhin those their conquerors, who leave behind Nothing but ruin wheresoe 'er they rove, And all the... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame, They err, who count it glprious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large...captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerours, who leave behind Nothing but ruin wheresoe'er they rove, And all the nourishing works... | |
 | William Butler - 1811 - 548 pages
...infirm parent \. According to our fublime bard, " They err who count it glorious to fubdae " By conquell far and wide ; to over-run " Large countries, and in field great battles win, " Great cities by afiault^ :" GENERAL WASHINGTON, it has been well obferved, is not the idol of a day, buf the hero of... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1812 - 294 pages
...say, " My Brother of Swede* fancies himself an Alexander ; but ke shall not find me o Darius, •f " They err who count it glorious to subdue By Conquest...Worthies ? But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and iuslave Peaceable Nations, neighbouring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...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...assault : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, born, slaughter, and enslave 75 Peaceable nations, neighboring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pages
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy' of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, <Jreat cities by assault : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. is * wise 058+ wheresoe'cr they rove, And all the flourishing works of peace destroy ; Then swell with pride, and... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 356 pages
...less known ; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...their conquerors, who leave behind Nothing but ruin wheresoe'cr they rove, And all the flourishing works of peace destroy ; Then swell with pride, and... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1821 - 756 pages
...circle of science and civilization, and turned the benevolent affections into furious passions. But They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest...nations, neighbouring or remote, Made captive, yet dcserviug freedom more Than , Than those their conquerors, who leave behind CHAP. Nothing but ruin... | |
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