 To* extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief; and who spoil, Because men suffer it, their toy, the world.  Plutarch's Lives - Page 114by Plutarch - 1816Full view - About this book
 | 1814 - 262 pages
...chandroiis, des tambours, des sonncttes pour' ^carter les sangliers." — Rousseau, Co/fissions, liv. ii. To extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Arc gratified with mischief; and who spoil, Because men suffer it, their toy — the world. COWPER.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...sport. But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations 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 suffer it, their toy the world. When Babel was confounded, and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pages
...sport. But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations 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 suffer it, their toy the world. When Babel was confounded, and... | |
 | 1802 - 302 pages
...But war's a game, which, were their subjefts wise, Kings would not play at. Nations wouJd do well To extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds 190 Are gratified with mischief; and who spoil, Because men sufl'er it, their toy, the world. When... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pages
...But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well To extort their truncheons from the puny hand.s Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief; and who spoil, Because men suffer it, their toy the world. When Babel was confounded, and... | |
 | Plutarchus - 1810 - 746 pages
...men! War is a game which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well . - T' .extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of...Are gratified with mischiefs; and who spoil, Because m«n suffer it, their toy the world. Xenophon's expression occurs in his Hellenie. Si. 63 Pyth. ii.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 404 pages
...war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well, 'I" extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief; and who spoil, Because men suffer it, their toy the World. When Babel was confounded, and... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 212 pages
...sport. But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and buby minds Are gratified with mischief; and who spoil, Because men suffer it, their toy, the world.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1811 - 228 pages
...sport. But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations 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 suffer it, their toy the world. When Babel was confounded, and... | |
 | Plutarch - 1811 - 352 pages
...not play at. Nations would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny liamU Of heroes, w hose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischiefs; and who spoil, Because men sutler it, their toy the world. (Task v.) Xenpphon's expression occurs in his Hellenic, iii. 62 Pyth.... | |
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