 | John Cordy Jeaffreson - 1857 - 468 sider
...immediately proceeded to spout the passages of Gildas's Latin which Dr. Giles has translated : " ' Britain has kings, but they are tyrants ; she has judges,...engaged in plunder and rapine, but always preying upon the innocent ; whenever they exert themselves to avenge or protect, it is sure to be in favor... | |
 | John Cordy Jeaffreson - 1857 - 468 sider
...has judges, but unrighteous ones ; generally engaged in plunder and rapine, but always preying upon the innocent ; whenever they exert themselves" to avenge or protect, it is sure to be in favor of robbers and criminals ; they have an abundance of wives, yet are they addicted to fornication... | |
 | 1860 - 394 sider
...raising civil war." And, in another place, he makes out a sad catalogue of vices, saying,— "Britain has kings, but they are tyrants; she has judges, but...unrighteous ones ; generally engaged in plunder and rapine. They have abundance of wives, yet are addicted to fornication and adultery ; they are ever ready to... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1867 - 456 sider
...assailant, " in following the standard of peace and truth, but bold in wickedness and falsehood Britain has kings, but they are tyrants ; she has judges,...be in favour of robbers and criminals ; . . . they are ever ready to take oaths, and as often perjure themselves ; they make a vow, and almost immediately... | |
 | 1868 - 720 sider
...and the native princes scarcely felt grateful for his epistle, which thus commenced : — " Britain has kings, but they are tyrants. She has judges, but...generally engaged in plunder and rapine, but always preymg on the innocent. Whenever they exert themselves to avenge or protect, it is sure to be in favour... | |
 | Brother Azarias - 1879 - 226 sider
...torrent of indignation that fills his soul as he contemplates the moral evils of his people : " Britain has kings, but they are tyrants ; she has judges,...themselves to avenge or protect, it is sure to be in favor of robbers and criminals ; they have an abundance of wives, yet are they addicted to fornication... | |
 | Louis Nedelec - 1879 - 700 sider
...Gildas, we copy the «.iidas. f0uowing passage of his "Epistle to the Chieftains " :— ' " Britain has kings, but they are tyrants. She has judges, but...ones, generally engaged in plunder and rapine, but who always prey upon the innocent. Whenever they exert themselves to avenge or to protect, it is sure... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1887 - 388 sider
..." in following the standard of peace and truth, but bold in wickedness and falsehood. . . . Britain has kings, but they are tyrants ; she has judges,...be in favour of robbers and criminals ; . . . they are ever ready to take oaths, and as often perjure themselves ; they make a vow, and almost immediately... | |
 | William Henry Babcock - 1890 - 252 sider
...the present prosperity, all the laws of truth and justice were shaken and subverted." ..." Britain has kings, but they are tyrants ; she has judges,...themselves to avenge or protect, it is sure to be in favor of robbers and criminals ; they have abundance of wives, yet are they addicted to fornication... | |
 | John Allen Giles - 1901 - 586 sider
...but they are tyrants ; she has I" judges, but unrighteous ones ; generally engaged in plunder JTxJ\ and rapine, but always preying on the innocent; whenever...of robbers and criminals ; they have an abundance |^ij^rf wives, yet are they addicted to fornication and adultery ; * A 1 t ne y are ever rea dy to... | |
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... on the innocent ; whenever they exert themselves to avenge or protect, it is sure to be in favour of robbers and criminals ; they have an abundance of wives, yet are they addicted to fornication and adultery ; they are ever ready to take oaths, and... 