 ... history of every wound, and grow themselves soldiers, before they find strength for the field. But this were nothing, did we not feel the alternate insolence of either army as it happens to advance or retreat, in pursuing the operations of the campaign.  The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select - Side 30av Reuben Percy - 1820Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Edmund Burke - 1762 - 666 sider
...fold iers themfelves, and help to ravage the foil they formerly occupied. The towns arc inhabited only by old men, women, and children ; perhaps here and there a warrior, by wounds or lofs of limbs, rendered unfit for fcrvice, left at his doer ; his little children hang round him, afk... | |
 | 1762 - 618 sider
...foldiers thernfelves, and help to ravage the foil they formerly occupied. The towns are inhabited only by old men, women, and children ; perhaps here and there a warrior, by wounds or lofs of limbs, rendered unfit for fervice, left at his door ; his little children hang round him, aflc... | |
 | 1807 - 542 sider
...to ravage the soil they formerly cultivated. The towns are inhabited only by old Wien1, uoii't'ii, and children ; perhaps here and there a warrior, 'by...wounds or loss of limbs rendered unfit for service, h-ft at liis door ; his little children hang round him, ask an history of every wound, and grow themselves... | |
 | Johann Stephan Pütter - 1790 - 478 sider
...foldiers themfelves, and help to ravage the foil they formerly cultivated. The towns are inhabited only by old men, women, and children. Perhaps here and there a warrior, by wounds or lols pf limbs rendered unfit for fervice, left at his door ; his little children hang around, alk the... | |
 | 1812 - 1020 sider
...become soldiers themselves, and help to ravage the soil they formerly occupied. The towns are only inhabited by old men, women, and children ; perhaps...his door; his little children hang round him, ask an history of every wound, and grow themselves soldiers before they find strength for the field. But... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1807 - 360 sider
...themselves, and help to " ravage the soil they formerly cultivated. " The towns are inhabited only by old men, " women, and children. Perhaps here and...service, left at " his door; his little children hang around, " ask the history of every wound, and " grow themselves soldiers before they find " strength... | |
 | 1814 - 642 sider
...soldiers themselves, and help to ravage the soil tlity formerly cultivated. The towns are inhabited only by old men, women, and children ; perhaps here and...left at his door; his little children hang round him — a»k the history of every wound — and £row themselves soldiers before they timl strength for... | |
 | John Brady - 1815 - 428 sider
...soldiers themselves, and help to ravage the soil they formerly occupied. The towns are inhabited only by old men, women, and children ; perhaps here and...wounds or loss of limbs rendered unfit for service, is left at his door; his little children hang round him, ask an history of every wound, and grow themselves... | |
 | John Brady - 1815 - 426 sider
...soldiers themselves, and help to ravage the soil they formerly occupied. The towns are inhabited only by old men, Women, and children ; perhaps here and...wounds or loss of limbs rendered unfit for service, is left at his door; his little children hang round him, ask an history of every wound, and grow themselves... | |
 | Noah Worcester - 1816 - 814 sider
...soldiers themselves, and help to ravage the soil they formerly occupied. The towns are inhabited only by old men, women, and children ; perhaps here and...his door ; his little children hang round him, ask a history of every wound, and grow themselves soldiers before they find strength for the field. But... | |
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