 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...Peaceable nations, neighb'ring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those thtir conquerors, who leave behind Nothing but ruin wheresoe'er they rove, And all the florishing works of peace destroy, go Then swell with pride, and must be titled Gods, Great benefaftors... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...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...enslave Peaceable nations ? neighbouring or remote, i" Made captive, yet deserving freedom more * Than these their conquerors, who leave behind Nothing... | |
 | Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807 - 602 pages
...discovered, at least he had reason to discover, that — " They err, who count it glorious to subdue Large countries, and in field great battles win Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbr'ing or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than these their conqu'rors, who leave... | |
 | Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807 - 230 pages
...discovered, at least he had reason to discover, that — " They err, who count it glorious to subdue Large countries, and in field great battles win Great...spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbr'ing or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than these their conqu'rors, who leave... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...worthy' of fame, They err who count it glorious to subdue 71 By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and inslave Peaceable nations, neigh'bring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than thosa... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...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...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 Hayley - 1810 - 418 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...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
...not worthy of fame. Fhey err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great...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... | |
 | Charles Caleb Colton - 1812 - 294 pages
...find me o Darius, •f " 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 iuslave Peaceable Nations, neighbouring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving freedom more Than those... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...worthy' of fame. 70 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...assault : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, born, slaughter, and enslave 75 Peaceable nations, neighboring, or remote, Made captive, yet deserving... | |
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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, neighbouring... 
