 | David Hume - 1789 - 536 pagina’s
...fuperfcriptipn. The barbarians, fay they, on the one hand, chaje us into thejea -, the Jea, on the other, throws us back upon the barbarians; and we have only the hard choice left us, offerijhing by thejwordor by the waves '. But ^Etius, prefled • by the arms of Attila, the moft terrible... | |
 | David Hume - 1789 - 452 pagina’s
...barbarians, fay they, on the one hand , chace us into the fea ; the fea , on the other, throws its back vpon the barbarians ,- and we have only the hard choice left us, of perishing by the fword or by the waves '*. But ./Etuis , prefTed by the arms of Attila, the moft terrible enemy that... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 468 pagina’s
...the one hand, drive us into the sea ; the sea, on trie, other, drives us back upon the Barbarians. We have only the hard choice left us, of perishing by the sword, or being drowned in the deep." Such, however, were the calamities of the Romans themselves, surrounded... | |
 | 1803 - 1050 pagina’s
...English on ihe one hand chase us into the sea ; the sen on the other chases ns back upon the English, and we have only the hard choice left us of perishing by the sword or by the waves." Edinburgt, 4i\it June, 1803. PUBLIC PAPERS. K*tt feuxtrJ ly GviKto/pir, Charge d'4f<i\ra tftte Frenca... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 412 pagina’s
...barbarians," say they, " on the one hand drive us into the sea ; the sea on the other throws us back on the barbarians ; and we have only the hard choice...left us of perishing by the sword or by the waves." The Romans, however, at this time pressed by Attila, were incapable of yielding them any assistance... | |
 | John Millar - 1818 - 396 pagina’s
...inscribed the groans of the Britons, and in which they say, the barbarians drive us into the sea, the sea throws us back upon the barbarians, and we have only the hard choice left wy of perishing by the sword, or by the waves ; these particulars, which are handed down by historians,... | |
 | David Hume - 1819 - 432 pagina’s
...superscription : " The barbarians," say they, " on the one hand, chase us into the sea ; the sea, on the other, throws us back upon the barbarians ; and we have only...left us, of perishing by the sword or by the waves." '9 But ./Etius, pressed by the arms of Attila, the most terrible enemy that ever assailed the empire,... | |
 | Daniel Macintosh - 1821 - 408 pagina’s
...hapless condition. " The Barbarians," said they, " chase us into the sea ; the sea throws us back on the Barbarians ; and we have only the hard choice...left us of perishing by the sword or by the waves." To these moving complaints, the Britons received a desponding answer : The Romans pitied their allies... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1823 - 470 pagina’s
...AD one hand, drive us into the sea; the sea, on the 446. other, drives us back upon the barbarians. We have only the hard choice left us, of perishing by the sword, or being drowned in the deep." Such, however, were the calamities of the Romans themselves, surrounded... | |
 | David Hume, John Robinson - 1824 - 568 pagina’s
...barbarians," say they, " on the one hand drive us into the sea , the sea, on the other, throws us back on the barbarians ; and we have only the hard choice...left us of perishing by the sword or by the waves." The Romans, however, at this time pressed by Attila, the most terrible enemy that ever assailed the... | |
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The barbarians chase us into the sea ; the sea throws us back upon the barbarians ; and we have only the hard choice left us of perishing by the sword, or perishing by the waves. 
