 It is wonderful with what coolness and indifference the greater part of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance or read of it in books, but have never presented its evils to their minds, consider it as little more than a splendid...  Works - Stran 114avtor: Samuel Johnson - 1811Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 strani
...books, but have never prelented its evils to their minds, confider it as little more than a fplendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some indeed muft perifh in tnc the moft fuccefsful field, but they die upon the bed of honour, reftgn their lives... | |
 | 1795 - 432 strani
...what coolness and indifference the greater part of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance, or read of it in books, but have never...but they die upon the bed of honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and * filled with England's glory, smile in .death. The life of... | |
 | Mr. Pratt (Samuel Jackson) - 1796 - 462 strani
...the polluted fpots where thofe evils have juft happened) " confider it as little more than a fplendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some, indeed, they allow mufl pcriili, perhaps, fome of their deareft friends, in the moft fuccefsful field j but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 strani
...books, but have never prefented its evils to their minds, confider it as little more than a fplendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some indeed muft perim in the moft fuccefsfu] field, bat lit F:A3L<KX AN D'S ISLANDS tut they die upon the bed... | |
 | Samuel Jackson Pratt - 1802 - 444 strani
...polluted fpots where thofe evils have juft happened) " confider it as -little more than a fplendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some, indeed, they allow muft perifli, perhaps, fome of their deareft friends, in the mod fuccefsful field; but then... | |
 | 1803 - 400 strani
...reports, vague rumours, gazettes, and bonfires. Hence, as Dr. Johnson says, " Those that hear of war at a distance, or read of it in books, but have never presented its evils to their minds, consider it little more than a splendid game, i proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph." At such a distance,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 strani
...what coolness and indifference the greater part of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance, or read of it in books, but have never...but they die upon the bed of honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of con-- quest, and, filled with England's glory, smiL' in death. The life of... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 strani
...indif-- ference the greater part of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance,-or read of it in books, but have never presented its...most successful field but THEY DIE UPON THE BED OF HONOUH, TCSign fheiT lives amidst the joys of conquest, and, filled with England's glory, smile in... | |
 | 1809 - 720 strani
...books, but have never prefented its evils to their minds, contider it as little more than a fplendÍ£ game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph. Some indeed, muft perifh in the fuccefsful field ; but they die upon the bed of honour, rtßgn their livet amuijl... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 strani
...what coolness and indifference the greater part of mankind see war commenced. Those that hear of it at a distance or read of it in books, but have never...but they die upon the bed of honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and Jilled with England'^ glory, smile in death. The life of a modern... | |
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