 | 1795 - 432 sider
...black With murder and crimes. That strike my soul with horror but to name 'em. Addison. Cato, 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 cities by assault: what do these worthies But rob, and spoil, burn,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1808 - 574 sider
...Majesty. 8vo. pp. 412. Paris.—Imported by DC lkiffe.. Price 7s. A CCORDING to our sublime Bard, " They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Qreat cities by assault:" MILTON, Paradise Regained. but the generality... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 sider
...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 far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assault : What do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 564 sider
...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 far and wide, to over-run I-irgc countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assault : what do these worthies,... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 sider
...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 countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assault: What do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 sider
...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 far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, <Jreat cities by assault: what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn,... | |
 | 1820 - 982 sider
...circle of science and civilization, and turned the benevolent affections into furious passions. But ' 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,... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1821 - 444 sider
...of science and civilization, and turned the benevolent affections into furious passions. But VIII. 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 cities by assault: What do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn,... | |
 | Charles Mills - 1821 - 756 sider
...circle of science and civilization, and turned the benevolent affections into 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 cities by assault: What do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 sider
...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 far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assault: what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn,... | |
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and that poet who drank deepest of the sacred stream, has the following lines:— ' They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and 
