 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...  Paradise Regain'd: A Poem, in Four Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes ... - Page 110by John Milton - 1785Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 890 pages
...remember, He afk'd thee, Haft thou feen my fervant Job ? Famous he was in Heav'n, on Earth lefs known; Where glory is falfe glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy' of fame. 70 They err who count it glorious to fubdue By conqueft far and wide, to over-run Large countries,... | |
 | David Simpson - 1780 - 628 pages
...a dead Calm flops ev'ry failing Aim. HYMN HYMN CCCXLIV. err who count it glorious to fubdue •*• By conqueft far and wide, to over-run Large countries,...: what do thefe worthies But rob and fpoil, burn, flaughtei, and inflave Peaceable nations, neighb'ring, or remote, Made captive, yetdeferving freedom... | |
 | John Milton - 1784 - 278 pages
...men not worthy' of fame. 70 They err who count it glorious to fubdne By conqueft far and wide, t» over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities by iiflault: what do thefe worthies, But rob and fpoil, burn, flaughter, and enflave 75 Peaceable nations,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...thee, Hast thou seen my servant Job ? Famous he was Heav'n, 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 ji By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battels win, Great... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 258 pages
...remember, He afk'd thee, Haft thou feen my fervant Job ? Famous he was in Heav'n, on Earth lefs known; Where glory is falfe glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy' of fame. 70 They err who count it glorious to fubdue By conqucft far and wide, to over -run Large countries,... | |
 | Algernon Sidney - Political science - 1794 - 836 pages
...haft thou feen my fervant Job ? Famous he was in heaven, on earth lefs known; Where glory is falfc glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not...of fame. They err who count it glorious to fubdue By conquefl far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities... | |
 | Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...horror but to name 'em. ADDISON. Cato, act ii. 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... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...thce, Hall thou feen my fcrvant Job ? Famous he was in Heav'n, on Earth left known ; Where glory i» falfe glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err wl'io count it glorious to fubdue By conqucft far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field... | |
 | Joseph Wilcocks - Rome - 1797 - 672 pages
...fubjecT:, which I have copied from Valerias Maximus t. * Where glory is falfc glory, — to fubdue By conqueft far and wide ; to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win," Great cities by affault. What do thefe Worthies, But rob and fpoil, burn, flaughtcr, and inflavc Peaceable nations,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...? Famous he was in Heav'n, on Earth Icfs known; Whtre glory is falfe glory, attributed i To thinus not glorious, men not worthy' of fame. They err who count it glorious to fubriue 7 1 I By conquell far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battels win,... | |
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