 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
 | John Milton, John Mitford - 1851 - 464 pages
...remember, He afk'd thee, haft thou feen my fervant Job ? Famous he was in Heaven, on Earth lefs known ; Where glory is falfe glory, attributed To things not...wide, to over-run Large Countries, and in field great Battels win, Great Cities by aflault: what do thefe Worthies, But rob and fpoil, burn, daughter, and... | |
 | English poetry - 1851 - 496 pages
...wise Are few, and glory scarce of few is rais'd. 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 •. -whafc io fliese •wotftn&ft, -But rob and spoil, burn, slavx^ntec ax\&. CTtfi^sCTe Peaceable... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...few, and glory scarce of few is raised. * * * * They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great cities2 by assault : what do these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...Host thou seen my servant Job )' Famous he was in Heaven, on Earth less known ; Where glory is false elf am Hell ; And, in the subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 424 pages
...Hast thou seen my servant Job ?' Famous he was in heaven, 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 By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great... | |
 | David Thomas - 456 pages
...fadeless laurels of higher and purer worlds. " 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." — Miltm. SUBJECT : — Phases of Redemptive Truth. "But whoso looketh into the perfect... | |
 | John Milton, George Gilfillan - 1853 - 376 pages
...Hast thou seen my servant Job ?" Famous he was in Heaven, 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 By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 372 pages
...Hast thou seen my servant Job V Famous he was in Heaven, 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 By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great... | |
 | John Milton - Milton, John, 1608-1674 - 1853 - 380 pages
...things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. They err, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to over-run 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,... | |
 | Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner Adams - 1854 - 762 pages
...his praises: thus He did to Job, Who famous was in heaven, 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 By conquest far and wide, to over-run Large countries, and in field great battles win, Great... | |
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