| William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...the forrows of mankind their fport. But war's a game, which were their fubjects *ife, Kings fhould not play at. Nations would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whofe infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mifchief, and who fpoil Becaufe men... | |
| William Cowper - 1787 - 230 pages
...make the forrows of mankind their fport. But war's a game, which were their fubjec\s wife, Kings mould not play at. Nations would do well ' T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whofe infirm and baby minds Ar; gratify'd with mifchief, and who fpoil, Be.caufe men... | |
| William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...field, And make the forrows of mankind their fport. But war's a game, which, were their fubje&s wife, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whofe infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mifchief; and who fpoil, Becaufe men... | |
| 1791 - 612 pages
...firft to recover from it, and to renounce thefe deliberate outrages;'—and well lings the poet too, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whofe infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mifchief ; and who fpoil, Becaufe men... | |
| Charlotte Smith - 1793 - 358 pages
...VOLUMES. By CHARLOTTE SMITH. THE SECOND EDITION. War is a game, which, were their fublet Kings fhould not play at. Nations would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whofe infirim and baby mindi Are gratified with mifchief, and who fpoil, Becaufe men... | |
| William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pages
...field, And make the forrows of mankind their Iport. But war's a game, which, were their fubjeds wife, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whofe infirm and baby minds . , Are gratified wuh mifchief; and who fpoil, • Becaufe... | |
| 1814 - 262 pages
...she been allowed, after the revolution, to enjoy an uninterrupted peace ! But war's a game, v^ich, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations would do weil * Tithes, however, were not the only grievance the cultivators of the soil had to eoijnvlain of.... | |
| William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...bones. , Some seek diversion in the tented field, And make the sorrows of mankind their sport. But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would...would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief; and who spoil, Because men... | |
| William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pages
...field, And make the forrows of mankind their fport. But war's a game, which, were their fubjects wife, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whofe infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mifchief ; and who fpoil, Becaufe men... | |
| William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...bones. Some seek diversion in the tented field, And make the sorrows of mankind thpr sport. But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would...would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief; and who spoil, Because men... | |
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