It is wonderful with what coolness and indifference the greater part of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance or read of it in books, but have never presented its evils to their minds, consider it as little more than a splendid... The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 311by Samuel Johnson - 1825Full view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 pages
...books, but have never prelented its evils to their minds, confider it as little more than a fplendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some indeed muft perifh in tnc the moft fuccefsful field, but they die upon the bed of honour, reftgn their lives... | |
| Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - 1796 - 462 pages
...the polluted fpots where thofe evils have juft happened) " confider it as little more than a fplendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some, indeed, they allow mufl pcriili, perhaps, fome of their deareft friends, in the moft fuccefsful field j but... | |
| Samuel Jackson Pratt - 1802 - 444 pages
...polluted fpots where thofe evils have juft happened) " confider it as -little more than a fplendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some, indeed, they allow muft perifli, perhaps, fome of their deareft friends, in the mod fuccefsful field; but then... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pages
...of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance, or read of it in books, but have never presented its evils to their minds, consider...bed of honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of con-- quest, and, filled with England's glory, smiL' in death. The life of a modern soldier is ill... | |
| George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 pages
...of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance,-or read of it in books, but have never presented its evils to their minds, consider...most successful field but THEY DIE UPON THE BED OF HONOUH, TCSign fheiT lives amidst the joys of conquest, and, filled with England's glory, smile in... | |
| 1809 - 720 pages
...books, but have never prefented its evils to their minds, contider it as little more than a fplendÍ£ game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some indeed, muft perifh in the fuccefsful field ; but they die upon the bed of honour, rtßgn their livet amuijl... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance or read of it in books, but have never presented its evils to their minds, consider...resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and Jilled with England'^ glory, smile in death. The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroick... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 424 pages
...hear of it at a distance or read of it in books, but have never presented its evils, to their jninds, consider it as little more than a splendid game, a...indeed must perish in the most successful field, but hut they die upon the bed of honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and Jilled with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance, or read of it in books, but have never presented its evils to their minds, consider...resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and Jilted naitk England's glory, smile in death. The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroic... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of iHat a distance, or read of it in books, but have never presented its evils to their minds, consider...but they die upon the bed of honour, resign their lhe» amidst the joys of conquest, and filled with England's glory, smile in death. '•»,. ', •—... | |
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