Then ensued a scene of woe, the like of which no eye had seen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed... Representative English Essays - Page 21by Warner Taylor - 1923 - 499 pagesFull view - About this book
| Europe - 1785 - 522 pages
...fcene of woe, be like of which no eye had fceo, no han conceived, and which no tongue ran adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy rc that nexv havock. A ftorm of univerfil ut blafted every field, confumed every hoof:, deftroyed every... | |
| Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1792 - 676 pages
...fcene of woe, the like of which no eye had feen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A ftorm of univerfal fire blafted every field, confumed every houfe, deftroyed every temple. The * Mr.... | |
| William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 632 pages
...ensued a scene of woe which no eye had seen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard...to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, were swept into captivity in an unknown and hostile laud. One... | |
| Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...scene of woe, the like of which no eye had seen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard...others; without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of xank, or sacredness of function; fathers torn from children, husbands frcm wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1798 - 330 pages
...fcene of woe, the like of which no eye had feen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havock. A ftorm of univerfal fire blafted every field, confumed every houfe, deftroyed every temple.... | |
| Edmund Burke - English literature - 1803 - 474 pages
...which no eye had feen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrours of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havock. A ftorm of univerfal fire blafted every field, confumed every houfe, deftroyed every temple.... | |
| Edmund Burke - France - 1803 - 464 pages
...which no eye had feen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrours of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havock. A ftorm of univerfal fire blafted every field, confumed every houfe, deftroyed every temple.... | |
| William Belsham - 1805 - 470 pages
...ensued a scene of woe which no eye had seen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue caft adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard...sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of furiction, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, were swept into captivity in an unknown and hostile... | |
| Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...Madras to the court of directors, 27th June 1769. t M i. Duodai's committee, Report 1. Appendix No. 29. universal fire blasted every field, consumed every...temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their iaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 458 pages
...which no eye had seen, no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrours of war before known or heard of were mercy to that new havock. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple.... | |
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