 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
 | Charles Butler - 1824 - 368 pages
...field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without...the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into cap tivity, in an unknown and hostile land. Those, who were able to erade this tempest, fled to the... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1824 - 372 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 sar redness of function ; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1825 - 368 pages
...enveloped in a " whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the " goading spears of drivers, and the tram" pling of pursuing horses, were swept into " captivity in...hostile land. " Those, who were able to evade this tem" pest, fled to the walled cities. But es" caping from fire, sword, and exile, they " fell into... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1825 - 378 pages
...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 sa>*redness of function; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 414 pages
...miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, with35 out regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or...pursuing horses, were swept into captivity, in an 40 unknown and hostile land. Those, who were able to evade this tempest, fled to the walled cities.... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 pages
...consumed every house, and destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to sex to -age, to rank, or sacredness of function, fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
 | John Barber - 1828 - 310 pages
...every house, and destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming milages, in part, were slaughtered, others, without regard to sex, to age, to rank, or sacredness of function, fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1830 - 360 pages
...junction, fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amid the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of...swept into captivity, in an unknown and hostile land. Repetition requires shade. He said unto THEM, he put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1830 - 360 pages
...again into Galilee." St. John, ch. iv.,v. 1. The miserable inhabitants, (flying from their flaming villages,} in part were slaughtered. Others, (without regard to sex, to age, to rank, or sacredness of junction, fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants Hying from [he flaming all the advantage prosperous vice attains, 'Tie but what virtue flies from LO the respect of rank, or sacrediiess of function ; fathers torn from children, husbaude from wives,... | |
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