 | 1814 - 262 pagina’s
...she been allowed, after the revolution, to enjoy an uninterrupted peace ! But war's a game, v^ich, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations would do weil * Tithes, however, were not the only grievance the cultivators of the soil had to eoijnvlain of.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pagina’s
...diversion in the tented field, And make the sorrows of mankind their sport. But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 364 pagina’s
...field, And make the forrows of mankind their fport. But war's a game, which, were their fubjefts wife, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well TO...extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whofe infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mifchief ; and who fpoil, Becaufe men fuffer it, their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1802 - 350 pagina’s
...diversion in the tented field, And make the sorrows of mankind thpr sport. But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well T' extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 386 pagina’s
...field, And make the forrows of mankind their fport. But war's a game, which, were their fubjects wife, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well To...extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whofe infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mifchief; and who fpoil, Becaufe men fufler it, their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pagina’s
...field, And make the forrows of mankind their fport. But war's a game, which, were their fubje£ls wife, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well To...extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whole infirm and baby minds Are gratified with milchief ; and who fpoil, gecaufe men fuffer it, their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pagina’s
...field, And make the forrows of mankind their fport. But war's a game, which, were their fubjefts wife, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well To...extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whofe infirm and baby minds Are gratified with milchiet ; and who fpoil, Becaufe men fuffer it, their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 234 pagina’s
...diversion in the tented field, And make the sorrows of mankind their sport. But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at....extort their truncheons from the puny hand.s Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief; and who spoil, Because men suffer it, their... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pagina’s
...diversion in the tented field, And make the sorrows of mankind their sport. But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at....would do well To extort their truncheons from the puny bauds Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief ; and who spoil, Because men... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 pagina’s
...field, And make the forrow, of mankind their fport But war's a game, which, were their lubjeSs wife, .Kings would not play at. Nations would do well, To...extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whofe infirm and baby minds, Are gratified with mifchief; and who fpoil, Eecaufe men fuffer if, their... | |
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But war's a game which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at. Nations would do well To extort their truncheons from the puny hands Of heroes, whose infirm and baby minds Are gratified with mischief, and who spoil, Because men suffer it, their... 
