 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 every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages in part were slaughtered...  Edmund Burke, Apostle of Justice and Liberty - Page 82by T. Dundas Pillans - 1905 - 199 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 632 pages
...havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming villages,...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... | |
 | 1795 - 432 pages
...havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages,...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... | |
 | William Belsham - 1805 - 470 pages
...havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming villages,...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... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 464 pages
...havock. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages,...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 458 pages
...havock. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages,...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 pages
...field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their iaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 pages
...consumed miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming every house, destroyed every temple. Xhje villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, with;out regard to sex, to age, to the respect ol rank, oy sacredness 6f function; fathers torn fromchildren, husbands from wives, enveloped in a... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...miserable inhabitants, flying from their naming villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function;...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pin-suing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
 | 1813 - 458 pages
...havock. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages,...regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacrcclness of function ; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1815 - 746 pages
...havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages,...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
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