 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
 | James Boswell - 1887 - 512 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 presented its evils to their minds, coneider it as little more than a splendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 356 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 a... | |
 | 1888 - 1004 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...a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triumph." { And in the following passage there is a true wisdom: "That such a settlement (ie the Falkland Islands)... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1896 - 242 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1896 - 248 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...splendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, arid a triumph. Some indeed must perish in the most successful field, but they die upon the bed of... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1897 - 266 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...and a triumph. Some indeed must perish in the most successfiil field, but they die upon the bed of honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest,... | |
 | George Eugène Fasnacht - 1897 - 216 strani
...on eut pu s'abstenir du bien de ses voisins, on avait pour toujours la paix et la liberte. of it at a distance or read of it in books, but have never...splendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a 5 triumph. Some, indeed, must perish in the successful field, but they die upon the bed of honour,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1898 - 266 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... | |
 | 1915 - 700 strani
...the defence of their respective empires. Ignorant of* the hardships of a campaign, we considered war as little more than a splendid game, a proclamation, an army, a battle, and a triiwRfth. Some, indeed, must perish in the most successful licltf, but they die upon the bed of honour;... | |
 | George Brown, Joanna Bull, Malcolm Pendlebury - 1997 - 340 strani
...better shewn than preventing such dreadful operations, while there is yet room for gentler methods? little more than a splendid game; a proclamation,...but they die upon the bed of honour, 'resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and rilled with England's glory, smile in death'. The life of a... | |
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