 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 590 pagine
...one great field of If * " battle} battle; where the weak ftruggled for freedom, and the ftrosg fop dominion. The king was without power, and the nobles...review. The people, the mod numerous as well as the molt ufdful clafs in the community, were either aftual (laves, orexpofed to fo many mifcries, ariliog... | |
 | William Russell - 1802 - 550 pagine
...things. Europewas one great field of battle ; where the weak struggled for freedom, and the strong for dominion. The king was without power, and the...were tyrants at home, and robbers abroad. Nothing remainedto be a check upon ferocity and violence. The Scythians in their deserts could not be less... | |
 | John Adams - 1813 - 324 pagine
...things. Kurope was one great field of battle ; where the \veak struggled for freedom, and the strong for dominion. The king was without power, and the nobles without principle. They were tyrants :it home, and robbers abroad. Nothing remaintd to be a check upon ferocity and violence. The Scythians,... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pagine
...things. Europe was one great field of battle, where the weak struggled for freedom', and the strong for dominion. The king was without power', and the...remained to be a check upon ferocity and violence. 5. Between fame and true honour a distinction is to be made. The former is a blind and noisy' applause... | |
 | William Russell - 1822 - 446 pagine
...without 6 Du Cinge, ad voc. Fenum. 7 Hint. LiteYnire de Franco » Letter 11. 0 Da Csng»,al voc. Fendim: power, and the nobles without principle : they were...remained to be a check upon ferocity and violence. The Tartars in their deserts could not be less indebted to the laws of society than the Europeans during... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 pagine
...things. Europe was one great field of battle, where the weak struggled for freedom, and the strong for dominion. The king was without power, and the...remained to be a check upon ferocity and violence. Homer was the greater genius ; Virgil the better artist : in the one, we most admire the man ; in the... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 414 pagine
...things. Europe was one great field of battle, where the weak struggled for freedom, and the strong for dominion. The king was without power, and the...remained to be a check upon ferocity and violence. 5. These two qualities, delicacy and correctness, mutually imply each other. No taste can be exquisitely... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1830 - 420 pagine
...things; Europe was one great field of battle, where the weak struggled for freedom, and the strong for dominion. The king was without power, and the...and robbers abroad.. Nothing remained to be a check npon ferocity and violence. 5. These two qualities, delicacy" and correctness, mutually imply each... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pagine
...things. Europe was one great field of battle, where the weak struggled for freedom', and the strong for dominion. The king was without power', and the...remained to be a check upon ferocity and violence. 2. Between fame and true honour a distinction is to be made. The former is a blind and noisy' applause... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 pagine
...was one great field of battle, where the weak struggled for freedom, and the strong for dominion. Tho king was without power, and the nobles without principle....remained to be a check upon ferocity and violence. 4. The power of delicacy, is chiefly seen in discerning the true merit of a work; the power of correctness,... | |
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The most frightful disorders arose from the state of feudal anarchy. Force decided all things. Europe was one great field of battle, where the weak struggled for freedom', and the strong for dominion. The king was without power', and the nobles without... 
