 | William Cobbett - 1817 - 800 pàgines
...the picture. The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroic fiction. War has means •f destruction more formidable than the cannon and the sword. Of the thousands and ten thousands that perished in our late contests with I- ranee and Spain, a very small part ever felt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 398 pàgines
...joys of conquest, and_filled with England's glory, smile in death. The life of a modern soldier is ifi represented by heroic fiction. War has means of destruction...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 ever felt... | |
 | International peace society - 232 pàgines
...joys of conquest, and, filled with England's glory, smile in death 1 " The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroic fiction. War has means...sword. Of the thousands and tens of thousands that perished in our lite contests with France and Spain, a very small part ever felt the stroke of an enemy;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 424 pàgines
...the joys of conquest, and filled with England's glory, smile in death." The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroic fiction. War has means...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 ever felt... | |
 | 1821 - 388 pàgines
...England's glory, smile in death. The b'fe of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroic fiction. Warhas 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 ever felt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 572 pàgines
...filled with England's glory, smile in death. The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroick 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 ever felt... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 542 pàgines
...filled with England's glory, smile in death." The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroick 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 ever felt... | |
 | William Ladd - 1827 - 298 pàgines
...Johnson, in his description of the Faulkland Islands, has these remarks : " The life of a modern soldier is ill represented by heroic fiction. War has means...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 ever felt... | |
 | William Ladd - 1827 - 316 pàgines
...half its number by sickness, and almost without a battle — so true is Dr. Johnson's remark, that, " War has means of destruction more formidable than the cannon and the sword." NO. 20. OPINIONS OF THE LATE PRESIDENT JEFFERSON ON ^KACE AND WAR. It has been frequently observed,... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - 1830 - 554 pàgines
...those of the persons who profited at home by the calamities of war. " The life of the modern soldier is ill represented by heroic fiction. War has means...sword. Of the thousands and tens of thousands that perished in our late contests with France and Spain, a very small part ever felt the stroke of an enemy;... | |
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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... 
