 | William (of Malmesbury.) - 1854 - 482 pages
...inured to war, and can hardly live without it, fierce in rushing against the enemy, and, where force fails of success, ready to use stratagem, or to corrupt by bribery. As I have said,' they live in large edifices with economy, envy their equals, wish to excel their superiors,... | |
 | 1854 - 448 pages
...inured to war, and can hardly live without it, fierce in rushing against the enemy, and, where force fails of success, ready to use stratagem, or to corrupt by bribery. As I have said,3 they live in large edifices with economy, envy their equals, wish to excel their superiors,... | |
 | Henry Duff Traill - 1894 - 568 pages
...bat not excessive. They are a nice inured to war. and can hardly live without it ; fierce iu rushing against the enemy, and, where strength fails of success,...they live in large edifices with economy ; envy their superiors, wish to excel their equals, and plunder their subjects, though they defend them from others... | |
 | Katharine Coman, Elizabeth Kimball Kendall - 1894 - 328 pages
...but not excessive. They are a race inured to war, and can hardly live without it ; fierce in rushing against the enemy ; and, where strength fails of success, ready to use strategem or to corrupt by bribery." A worthy descendant of Bollo was William the Bastard, son of Duke... | |
 | William (of Malmesbury) - 1895 - 604 pages
...but not excessive. They are a race inured to war, and can hardly live without it ; fierce in rushing against the enemy ; and where strength fails of success,...equals ; wish to excel their superiors ; and plunder theft subjects, though they defend them from others ; they are faithful to their lords, though a slight... | |
 | Charles William Colby - 1899 - 398 pages
...but not excessive. They are a race inured to war, and can hardly live without it ; fierce in rushing against the enemy ; and where strength fails of success,...subjects, though they defend them from others ; they are faithful to their lords, though a slight offence renders them perfidious. They weigh treachery by its... | |
 | Charles William Colby - 1899 - 378 pages
...but not excessive. They are a race inured to war, and can hardly live without it ; fierce in rushing against the enemy ; and where strength fails of success,...subjects, though they defend them from others ; they are faithful to their lords, though a slight offence renders them perfidious. They weigh treachery by its... | |
 | Elizabeth Kimball Kendall - 1900 - 538 pages
...but not excessive. They are a race inured to war, and can hardly live without it ; fierce in rushing against the enemy ; and where strength fails of success,...subjects, though they defend them from others ; they are faithful to their lords, though a slight offence renders them perfidious. They weigh treachery by its... | |
 | Elizabeth Kimball Kendall - 1900 - 540 pages
...but not excessive. They are a race inured to war, and can hardly live without it ; fierce in rushing against the enemy ; and where strength fails of success,...use stratagem, or to corrupt by bribery. As I have rekted, they live in large edifices with economy ; envy their equals, wish to excel their superiors... | |
 | James Harvey Robinson - 1904 - 592 pages
...inured to war, and can hardly live without it ; fierce in rushing against the enemy, and, where force fails of success, ready to use stratagem or to corrupt by bribery. As I have said, they live in spacious houses with economy, envy their superiors, wish to excel their equals,... | |
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I have related, they live in large edifices with economy ; envy their equals ; wish to excel their superiors ; and plunder their subjects, though they defend them from others ; they are faithful to their lords, though a slight offence renders them perfidious.... 
