 Put yourselves — oh! that you would put yourselves in the field of battle, and learn to judge of the sort of horrors that you excite! In former wars a man might, at least, have some feeling, some interest, that served to balance in his mind the impressions...  The Life and Times of Charles James Fox - Page 199by Earl John Russell Russell - 1866 - 1 pagesFull view - About this book
 | j debrett - 1800 - 784 pages
...carnage and of death nvjft inflift. If a man had been prcfcnt at the battle of Blenheim, for inftsncc, and had inquired the motive of the battle, there was not a foldier engaged who could not have fatisfied his curiofity, and even.i_pwhaps, allayed his feelings—they... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 484 pages
...have some feeling, some interest, that served to balance in his mind the impressions which a scene of carnage and of death must inflict. If a man had...perhaps, allayed his feelings. They were fighting, they knew, to repress the uncontrolled ambition of the Grand Monarque. — But if a man Avere present... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 492 pages
...have some feeling, some interest, that served to balance in his mind the impressions which a scene of carnage and of death must inflict. If a man had...perhaps, allayed his feelings. They were fighting, they knew, to repress the uncontrolled ambition of the Grand Monarque. — But if a man were present... | |
 | Europe - 1813 - 506 pages
...have some feeling, some interest, that served to balance in his mind the impressions which a scene of carnage and of death must inflict. If a man had...present at the battle of Blenheim, for instance, and had enquired the motive of the battle, there was not a soldier engaged who could not have satisfied his... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1813 - 512 pages
...have some feeling, some interest, that served to balance in his mind the impressions which a scene of carnage and of death must inflict. If a man had...present at the battle of Blenheim, for instance, and had enquired the motive of the battle, there was not a soldier en" gaged who could not have satisfied h»... | |
 | 1813 - 502 pages
...have some feeling, some interest, that served to balance in his mind the impressions which a scene of carnage and of death must inflict. If a man had been present at the battle of Blenheim, for Listance, and had enquired the motive of the battle, there was not a soldier engaged who could not... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1813 - 504 pages
...death must inflict. If a man had been present at the battle of Blenheim, for instance, and had enquired the motive of the battle, there was not a soldier engaged who could not have satisfied hia curiosity, and even, perhaps, allayed his feelings: — they were fighting to repress the uncontrouled... | |
 | Charles James Fox - Great Britain - 1815 - 688 pages
...have some feeling, some interest, that served to balance in his mind the impressions which a scene of carnage and of death must inflict. If a man had...his feelings — they were fighting to repress the uncontrouled ambition of the grand monarque. But, if a man were present now at a field of slaughter,... | |
 | 1815 - 930 pages
...must inflict. If a man hail been present at the battle of Blenheim, for instance, and had enquired the motive of the battle, there was not a soldier...curiosity, and even, perhaps, allayed his feelings. But if a man were present now at a field of slaughter, and were to enquire for what they were fighting... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...have some feeling, some interest, that served to balance in bis mind the impressions which a scene of carnage and of death must inflict. If a man had...Grand Monarque **). — But if a man were present new at a field of slaughter, and were to inquire for what they are fighting — „ Fighting, " would... | |
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