 ... mercenary aid on which you rely, for it irritates, to an incurable resentment, the minds of your enemies, to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine and plunder, devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty. If I...  Histoire de la littérature anglaise - Pagina 326door Hippolyte Taine - 1866Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1782 - 434 pagina’s
...fubjects to the (hambles of a foreign potentate ; your efforts are for ever vain and impotent; doubly fo, from this mercenary aid on which you rely, for it irritates to an incurable refentment, the. minds of your enemies, by over-running them with the mercenary fons of rapine and... | |
 | John Almon - 1792 - 458 pagina’s
...fubje&s to'the ihambles of a foreign prince; your efforts are for ever vain and impotent-r-cjoubly fo from this mercenary aid on which you rely; for it irritates, to an incurable refentincnt, the minds of your enemies—to over-run them with the mercenary fonsof rapine and plunder;... | |
 | John Almon - 1793 - 542 pagina’s
...to ' the fhambles of a foreign prince; your ' efforts are for ever vain and impotent — * doubly fo from this mercenary aid on ' which you rely; for it irritates, to an in' curable refentment, the minds of your ene' mies — to over-run them with the merce' naryfons of... | |
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 374 pagina’s
...Jbambles of every German defpot, your attempts will be for ever vain and impotent—doubly fo, indeed, from this mercenary aid, on which you rely; for it irritates to an incurable refentment the minds of your adverfaries to overrun them with the mercenary fons of rapine and plunder,... | |
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 496 pagina’s
...shamblet of every German despot, your attempts will be for ever vain and impotent — doubly so, indeed, from this mercenary .aid, on which you rely; for it irritates to an in- BOOK curable resentment the minds of your ad versa- s^^ ries to overrun them with the mercenary... | |
 | 1797 - 332 pagina’s
...fubjc£h to the fhambles of a foreign power : your efforts are for ever vain and impotent; doubly fo from this mercenary aid on which you rely : for it irritates to an incurable refentment the minds of your enemies. To overrun them with the mercenary fons of rapine and plunder,... | |
 | Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pagina’s
...Jhambles of every German dc."pot, your attempts will be for ever vain and impotent — doubly fo, indeed, from this mercenary aid, on which you rely {for it irritates to HA incurable refentment the minds of your adverfkrics, to over- run them with the mercenary fons of... | |
 | Robert John Thornton - 1799 - 560 pagina’s
...fubjects to the fhambles of a foreign power: your efforts are for ever vain and impotent ; doubiy fo from this mercenary aid on which you rely: for it irritates to an incurable refentment the nunds of your enemies. To overTim them with the mercenary fons of rapine and plunder,... | |
 | Hugh Boyd - 1800 - 638 pagina’s
...fubje&s to the fhambles of a foreign prince; — your efforts are for ever vain and impotent; doubly fo from this mercenary aid on which you rely ; for it irritates to an incurable * General Burgoyne's army. The hiftory of it is (hort. Moft of its braveft officers fell ; and above... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - 1807 - 312 pagina’s
...subjects to the shambles of a foreign power; your efforts are forever vain and impotent ; doubly so irom this mercenary aid on which you rely. For it irritates,...their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty i If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop remained in my country, I NEVER... | |
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