 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...  The Belfast Monthly Magazine - Page 4621811Full view - About this book
 | CHARLES C JONES - 1867 - 252 pages
...tears of sorrow and the homage of devotion at the grave of the pure patriot, the true hero. " 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,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1867 - 540 pages
...action. 35 CHAMBERS. CXC. — SELECT PASSAGES IN VERSE. 1. TRUE GLORY. — Miltort. THEY err who coilnt 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,... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Phillips - English poetry - 1868 - 632 pages
...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...fields great battles win, Great cities by assault : what do these worthies, 74 But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter, and enslave Peaceable nations, neighboring... | |
 | Joseph Mullens - Kolkata (India) - 1868 - 296 pages
...Till, nation after nation taught the strain, Earth rolls the rapturous hosanna round." " THEY ERR, who count it glorious to subdue By conquest far and...fields great battles win, Great cities by assault. But if there be in glory aught of good, It may by means far different be attained, Without ambition,... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 352 pages
...Where glory is false glory, attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. 70 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,... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Slavery - 1870 - 462 pages
...not a few who will join with Milton in his admirable judgment of martial renown : — • " 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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1871 - 312 pages
...Where glory is false glory, — attributed To things not glorious, men not worthy of fame. 70 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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1871 - 530 pages
...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 \vin, Great cities by assault : what do these worthies, But rob, and spoil, burn,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1871 - 544 pages
...with greater force ; and deserved the poet's care. But Milton supplies what is here wanting. 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,... | |
 | Robert Pollok, James Robert Boyd - English poetry - 1871 - 426 pages
...oaths profane. 518-19. The warrior, Ac.: Read*vvhat Milton says on this topic: They err who count 1t glorious to subdue By conquest far and wide, to overrun Large countries, and in fteldgrent battles win. Great cities by n-Kinlt What tio these worthies, But rob and spoil, burn, slaughter,... | |
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