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 Stranger: A Literary Paper ... - Page 1401813 - 424 pagesFull view - About this book
| Charles Butler - 1822 - 706 pages
...that new havock. A storm of uni-" versal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, de" stroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying " from...regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, " or sacredness of function ; fathers torn from children, hus" bands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1823 - 472 pages
...can adequately tell. 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...regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of... | |
| John Galt - 1824 - 462 pages
...the declivities of the mountains. Whilst the authors of all these evils were idly and stu1'. pidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all...without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank or sacredness of function, fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of... | |
| Charles Butler - 1824 - 476 pages
...ade" quately tell. 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...regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness " of function ; fathers torn from children, husbands from " wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
| Charles Butler - 1824 - 368 pages
...can adequately tell. 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...regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function ; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
| George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...can adequately tell. 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...regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function, fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of... | |
| Charles Butler - 1825 - 378 pages
...can adequalely tell. 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...temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming-villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of... | |
| Samuel Putnam - 1828 - 314 pages
...which no tongue can tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to -that havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...part were slaughtered — others, without regard to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function — fathers torn from children, husbands from... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 pages
...adequately tell. All 30 the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...flaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, with35 out regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function ; fathers torn... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 pages
...were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, and destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants,...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... | |
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