Prose and PoetryR. Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 139
... arms within the walls was seven thousand ; and the whole world could not have furnished seven thousand men better qualified to meet a terrible emergency with clear judgment , dauntless valour , and stubborn patience . They were all ...
... arms within the walls was seven thousand ; and the whole world could not have furnished seven thousand men better qualified to meet a terrible emergency with clear judgment , dauntless valour , and stubborn patience . They were all ...
Page 245
... arms . The commonwealths of Italy did not , like those of Greece , swarm with thousands of these household enemies . Lastly , the mode in which military operations were conducted during the prosperous times of Italy was peculiarly ...
... arms . The commonwealths of Italy did not , like those of Greece , swarm with thousands of these household enemies . Lastly , the mode in which military operations were conducted during the prosperous times of Italy was peculiarly ...
Page 246
... arms , and who might soon be brethren in arms once more . Their common profession was a bond of union not to be forgotten even when they were engaged in the service of contending parties . Hence it was that operations , languid and ...
... arms , and who might soon be brethren in arms once more . Their common profession was a bond of union not to be forgotten even when they were engaged in the service of contending parties . Hence it was that operations , languid and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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