 | William Belsham - 1795 - 632 pagine
...can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, were swept into captivity in an unknown and hostile laud. One... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pagine
...can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...others; without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of xank, or sacredness of function; fathers torn from children, husbands frcm wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
 | William Belsham - 1805 - 470 pagine
...caft adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of furiction, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, were swept into captivity in an unknown and hostile... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 pagine
...Madras to the court of directors, 27th June 1769. t M i. Duodai's committee, Report 1. Appendix No. 29. universal fire blasted every field, consumed every...temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their iaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 pagine
...consumed miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming every house, destroyed every temple. Xhje villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, with;out regard to sex, to age, to the respect ol rank, oy sacredness 6f function; fathers torn fromchildren, husbands from wives, enveloped in a... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pagine
...can adequately tell. All the horrours of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their naming villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to age, to the respect of rank, or... | |
 | 1813 - 458 pagine
...range of modern eloquence.) WHEN at length Hyder All found that he had to do with men who would either sign no convention, or whom no treaty, and no signature...regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacrcclness of function ; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1814 - 932 pagine
...the ravages of Ilyder Ally in that highly cultivated and populous quarter. At this period it is said a storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered, till one dead, uniform silence reigned over thr •whole region. In September 17SO, Hyder Ally surrounded... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1814 - 924 pagine
...the ravages of Hyder Ally in that highly cultivated and populous quarter. At this period it is said a storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...their flaming villages, in part •were slaughtered, till one dead, uniform silence reigned over the whole region. In September 1780, Hyder Ally surrounded... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - 1814 - 936 pagine
...cultivated and populous quarter. At this period it is said a storm of universal fire blasted eveiy field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple,...their flaming villages, in part •were slaughtered, till one dead, uniform sileuce reigned over tha •whole region. In September 1780, Hyder Ally surrounded... | |
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A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank or sacredness... 
