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 France and Spain, a very small part... Works - Seite 114von Samuel Johnson - 1811Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Samuel Johnson - 1771 - 84 Seiten
...gafping and groan^ ing unpitied among men made obdurate by long continuance of hopelefs tnifery, and whelmed in pits, or heaved into the ocean, without...without remembrance. By incommodious encampments and unwholefome ftations, where courage is ufelefs, and enterprife impracticable, fleets are filently difpeopled,... | |
| Thomas Day - 1785 - 300 Seiten
...gafping and groan' ing, unpilied among men made obdurate by long con' tkiuance of hopelefs mifery, and whelmed in pits, or ' heaved into the ocean, without notice and without remem' brance. By incommodious encampments and unwholfome ' ftations, where courage is ufelefs, and... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 550 Seiten
...groaning, unpitied among men, made obdurate by long continuance of hopelefs mifery j and were at laft whelmed in pits, or heaved into the ocean, without...without remembrance. By incommodious encampments and unwholefome ftations, where courage is ufelefs, and enterprife impracticable, fleets are filently difpeopled,... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 Seiten
...groaning, unpitied among men, made obdurate by long continuance of hopelefs mifery; and were at laft whelmed in pits, or heaved into the ocean, without notice and without remem•r brance. By incommodious encampments and unwholefome ftations, where courage is ufelefs, and... | |
| 436 Seiten
...groaning, unpitied among men, made obdurate by long continuance of hopeIc'fs mifcry ; and were at laft whelmed in pits, or heaved into the ocean, without notice and without remembrance. By incommodious incampmerlts and unwholefome Rations where courage is ufikis, and emerpriie impracticable, fleets are... | |
| 1795 - 432 Seiten
...sword. Of the thousands and ten thousands that perished in our late contests with France and Spain, a very small part ever felt the stroke of an enemy...rest languished in tents and ships, amidst damps and putrefaclion ; pale, torpid, spiritless, and helpless ; gasping and groaning, unpitied among men, made... | |
| Helen Maria Williams - 1795 - 292 Seiten
...groaning, unpitied among men made obdurate by long continuance of helpiefs mifery, and were at laft. whelmed in pits or heaved into the ocean without notice...without remembrance. By incommodious encampments and unwholefome ftations, where courage is ufelefs and enterprife impracticable, fleets are filently difpeopled,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 Seiten
...groaning, unpitied among men, made obdurate by long continuance of hopelefs mifery ; and were at laft whelmed in pits, or heaved into the ocean, without...without remembrance. By incommodious encampments and unwholefome ftations, where courage is ufekfs, and enterprife impracticable, fleets are filently difpeopled,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 432 Seiten
...runpitied .among men, made obdurate by long continuance of hopelefs mifery ; and were at laft whelmed jn. pits, . or .heaved into the ocean, without notice....without remembrance. By incommodious encampments and unwholefome ftations, where courage is ufe-lefs,: and enterprife impracticable, fleets areiilently... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1804 - 594 Seiten
...sword. Of the thousands, and ten thousands that perished in our late contests with France and Spain, a very small part ever felt the stroke of an enemy;...rest languished in tents and ships, amidst damps and putrefactions, pale, torpid, spiritless, and helpless ; gasping and groaning, unpitied, among men made... | |
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