 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 ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness...  The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke - Page 432by Edmund Burke - 1807Full view - About this book
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 632 pages
...consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered. Others, without...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
...field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered; 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
...consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered. Others, without...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... | |
 | 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;...the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pin-suing horses, were swept into captivity, in an unknown and hostile land. Those who were able to... | |
 | 1813 - 458 pages
...field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without...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... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - 1815 - 214 pages
...every temple The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered s others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect...; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enreloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears' of drivers, and the trampling of... | |
 | 1821 - 388 pages
...field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without...whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of^drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity, in an unknown and hostile... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1821 - 538 pages
...consumed every house, destroyed every " temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming " villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without...sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of func" tion ; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, en" veloped in a whirlwind of cavalry,... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1822 - 706 pages
...consumed every house, de" stroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying " from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; " others, without...sacredness of function ; fathers torn from children, hus" bands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and " amidst the goading spears of drivers,... | |
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