 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 rising sun, by Cervantes Hogg - Page 95by Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1873 - 390 pages
...scarce of few is raised. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors, who leave behind Nothing but ruin wheresoe'er they rove, And all the flourishing... | |
 | John Milton - 1873 - 678 pages
...not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring or remote, Made captive, vet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerours, who... | |
 | John Milton - 1873 - 606 pages
...men not worthy of fame. They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors, who leave... | |
 | John Milton - 1874 - 518 pages
...not worthy of fame. 7o They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors, who leave... | |
 | John Milton - 1874 - 758 pages
...worth}r of fame. T*• 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...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors, who... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Slavery - 1875 - 454 pages
...martial renown : — " They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighboring or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those, their conquerors, who leave... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Antislavery movements - 1875 - 464 pages
...martial renown : — " They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest fur and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighboring or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Thau those, their conquerors, who leave... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...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...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave, Peaceable nations, neighbouring or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their conquerors ? Who... | |
 | Robert Aitkin Bertram - 1877 - 766 pages
...not worthy of fame. They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run n's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man ; the...That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds neighbouring or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Thau those their conquerors, who leave... | |
 | John Milton - 1877 - 262 pages
...not worthy of fame. 70 They err who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave 75 Peaceable nations, neighbouring or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those their... | |
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