 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 Belfast Monthly Magazine - Side 4621811Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | David Thomas - 456 sider
...and around whose brow there shall bloom the fadeless laurels of higher and purer worlds. " 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." — Miltm. SUBJECT : — Phases of Redemptive Truth.... | |
 | 1852 - 874 sider
...; Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err, cessor none appear'd, Atuch less that durst upon his own head draw The deadly forfeiture, and field great battles win, Great cities by assault: what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn,... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 380 sider
...; 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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 372 sider
...; 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,... | |
 | Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner Adams - 1854 - 762 sider
...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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 564 sider
...; Where glory is fslse glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and...fields great battles win, Great cities by assault : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring... | |
 | Christian year - 1855 - 364 sider
...known, Whose glory is false glory; attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy fame. There are, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and...fields great battles win, Great cities by assault: what do these worthies But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave. But, if there be in glory aught... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 644 sider
...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...Large countries, and in fields great battles win, But rob and -spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Great cities by assault: what do these worthies, Peaceable... | |
 | Joseph Middleton (barrister.) - 1855 - 298 sider
...truth in his few words than in all the loud plaudits of the reckless, rejoicing multitude— " 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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1857 - 664 sider
...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...fields great battles win, Great cities by assault : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighbouring,... | |
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