 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...filled with England's glory, smiL' in death. The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroick fiction. War has means of destruction more formidable...in our late contests with France and Spain, a very imail part ever felt the stroke of an enemy; the rest languished in teuts and ships, amidst damps and... | |
 | Military art and science - 1809 - 338 pages
...ill represented by heroic iiction. War has means of destruction more formidable than the cannon or the sword. Of the thousands and ten thousands that perished in our contest with France and Spain, a very small part ever felt the stroke of an enemy. The rest languished... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 428 pages
...Jilled with England'^ glory, smile in death. The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroick fiction. War has means of destruction more formidable...perished in our late contests with France and Spain, avery small part ever felt the stroke of an enemy ; the rest languished in tents and ships, amidst... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...lhe» amidst the joys of conquest, and filled with England's glory, smile in death. '•»,. ', •— The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by...that perished in our late contests with France and Sfiain, a very small part ever felt the stroke of an enemy ; the rest languished in tents and ships,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 386 pages
...honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and Jilted naitk England's glory, smile in death. The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by...that perished in our late contests with France and Sfiain, a very small part ever felt the stroke of an enemy ; the rest languished jn tents and ships,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1816 - 432 pages
...honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and jfilled with England's glory, smile in death. The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by...destruction more formidable than the cannon and the s\yord. Qf the thousands and ten thousands that perished in our late contests with France and Spain,... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1817 - 800 pages
...safety, the constitution and the freedom of his country ; but let us see the other side of the picture. The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroic fiction. War has means •f destruction more formidable than the cannon and the sword. Of the thousands and ten thousands... | |
 | International peace society - 232 pages
...resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and, filled with England's glory, smile in death 1 " The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by...than the cannon and the sword. Of the thousands and tens of thousands that perished in our lite contests with France and Spain, a very small part ever... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 572 pages
...filled with England's glory, smile in death. The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroick fiction. War has means of destruction more formidable...felt the stroke of an enemy ; the rest languished iu tents and ships, amidst damps and putrefaction ; pale, torpid, spiritless, and helpless ; gasping... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 510 pages
...honour, resign their lives amidst the joys of conquest, and filled with England's glory, smile in death. The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by...thousands and ten thousands that perished in our late contest with France and Spain, a very small part ever felt the stroke of an enemy ; the rest languished... | |
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The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroic fiction. War has means of destruction more formidable than the cannon and the sword. Of the thousands and ten thousands that perished in our late contests with... 
