 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...  The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors. To which ... - Strana 157autor/autoři: John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829
...gracefully, or employ all more virtuously. Sidney. 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. Milton' i Paradise Loit. The nine Their fainting foes to shameful flight compelled, And with... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1831
...which the world lias since been proud to own. 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 assaults : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave Peaceable nations.... | |
 | John Towill Rutt - 1831
...famam exteiidere factis Hoc virtutis opus. VIRGIL. They err, who count it glory to subdue By conquest, far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win. It may by means far different be attaiu'd Without ambition, war, or violence, By deeds of peace, by... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1833
...convincing the mind of some lover of war. — " 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 inslave Peaceable nations,... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1833
...which the world has since been proud to own. 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 assaults: what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave Peaceable nations.... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1837
...committed. The path of the fanatical warriors They err, who count it glorioua to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assaults : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave Peaceable nations.... | |
 | 1838 - 320 str.
...Hast thou seen my servant JobJ Famous he was in heaven, on earth less 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 overrun • Large countries, and in field great battles win. Great... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1838
...world has since been proud to own. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and widr, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by assaults : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave Peaceable nations.... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1839
...has since been proud to own. ,'$ FRANCE. 143 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 assaults: what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter and enslave Peaceable nations.... | |
 | John Milton - 1839
...things not glorious, men 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, 56 disprais'd] Tickell and Fenton corruptly read ' despised,' after Tonson's editions of 1707, 1711... | |
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