 Cannon and fortifications now form an impregnable barrier against the Tartar horse; and Europe is secure from any future irruption of barbarians, since, before they can conquer, they must cease to be barbarous.  The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart - Page 483by John Ayrton Paris - 1831 - 547 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1852 - 796 pages
...against the Tartar cavalry ; and all these different facts prove that Europe is secure from any further irruption of barbarians, since before they can conquer, they must cease to be barbarous.' Such was the conclusion to which Gibbon had arrived. Surely it is a very comfortable one ; and doubtless... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1852 - 782 pages
...against the Tartar cavalry ; and all these different facts prove that Europe is secure from any further irruption of barbarians, since before they can conquer, they must cease to be barbarous.1 Such was the conclusion to which Gibbon had arrived. Surely it is a very comfortable one... | |
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