 | Jelinger Cookson Symons - Great Britain - 1859 - 194 pages
...exertion of my abilities to preserve the perishable infamy of his name, and make it immortal." — " The Praetorian bands, enervated and debauched as they were, had still strength enough to awe the Eoman populace ; but when the distant legions took the alarm, they marched to Eome, and gave away the... | |
 | English prose literature - 1872 - 556 pages
...garrisons abroad, or pine in quarters at home, neglected and forgotten. If they had no sense of the great original duty they owe their country, their resentment...patriotism, and leave your cause to be defended by those on whom you have lavished the rewards and honours of their profession. The pnetorian bands, enervated... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - Great Britain - 1875 - 968 pages
...garrisons abroad, or pine in quarters at borne, neglected and forgotten.7 If they had no sense of the great d by his Majesty and the two houses of Parliament, and honors of their profession. The Pretorian bands, enervated and debauched as they were, had still strength... | |
 | Junius - Great Britain - 1882 - 438 pages
...soldiers or subjects. They feel, and resent, as they ought to do, that invariable, undistinguishing favor with which the guards are treated;* while those gallant...by those to whom you have lavished the rewards and honors of their profession. The Praetorian bands, enervated, and debauched as they were, had still... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 pages
...garrisons abroad, or pine in quarters at home, neglected and forgotten. If they had no sense of the great s brother? It was not now to be hoped that the genius...reach maturity, or accomplish aught worthy of itself. on whom you have lavished the rewards and honours of their profession. The Praetorian bands, enervated... | |
 | Literature - 1886 - 562 pages
...garrisons abroad or pine in quarters at home neglected and forgotten. If they had no sense of the great original duty they owe their country, their resentment...patriotism and leave your cause to be defended by those on whom you have lavished the rewards and honors of their profession. The Prtetorian bands, enervated... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Literature - 1896 - 546 pages
...garrisons abroad or pine in quarters at home neglected and forgotten. If they had no sense of the great original duty they owe their country, their resentment...patriotism and leave your cause to be defended by those on whom you have lavished the rewards and honors of their profession. The Prœtorian bands, enervated... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - Great Britain - 1897 - 424 pages
...yours. A propos, I forgot the compliments of the season, &c. &c. to the king. " The pnetorian bandp, enervated and debauched as they were had still strength enough to awe the Roman populace ; 1ml when the distant legions took the alarm, they marched to Rome and gave away the empire.' The... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...garrisons abroad, or pine in quarters at home, neglected and forgotten. If they had no sense of the great original duty they owe their country, their resentment...by those to whom you have lavished the rewards and honors of their profession. The pretorian bands, enervated and debauched as they were, had still strength... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Literature - 1899 - 544 pages
...garrisons abroad or pine in quarters at home neglected and forgotten. If they had no sense of the great original duty they owe their country, their resentment...would operate like patriotism and leave your cause to 1* defended by those on whom you have lavished the rewards and honors of their profession. The Prgetorian... | |
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... with which the guards are treated*; while those gallant troops, by whom every hazardous, every laborious service is performed, are left to perish in garrisons abroad, or pine in quarters at home, neglected and forgotten. 
