 ... valour : that, on the contrary, if they remitted in the least their wonted prowess, an enraged enemy hung upon their rear, the sea met them in their retreat, and an ignominious death was the certain punishment of their imprudent cowardice...  Catalogue - Harvard University - Page 206by Harvard University - 1874Full view - About this book
 | David Hume - 1775 - 424 pages
...difcomfiture : That if their martial and veteran bands could once break thofe raw foldiers, who had rafhly dared to approach them, they conquered a kingdom at one blow, and were juftly entitled to all its pofleflions as the reward of their prefperous valour : That, on the contrary,... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 452 pages
...difcomfiture : That if their martial "and veteran bands could once break thofe rawfoldiers, who had rafhly dared to approach them , they conquered a kingdom at one blow , and were juftly entitled to all its pofleffions as the reward of their profperous valour : That, on the contrary,... | |
 | James Stell - 1797 - 164 pages
...upon their defeat. That if their martial and veteran bands could once break thofe raw foldiers who had dared to approach them, they conquered a kingdom at one blow, and were juftly entitled to all its poffefsions as the reward of their profperous valour : ,that on the contrary,... | |
 | I. Stell - Hastings (England) - 1804 - 164 pages
...their defeat ; that if their martial and veteran bands could once break thofe raw foldiers who had dared to approach them, they conquered a kingdom at one blow, and were jultly entitled to all its pofleffions as the reward of their profperous valour; that on the contrary,... | |
 | Military art and science - 1809 - 306 pages
...inevitable destruction which must ensue upon their discomfiture : that if their martial and veteran bands could once break those raw soldiers, who had...they conquered a kingdom at one blow, and were justly intitled to all its possessions as the reward of their prosperous valour: .that, on the contrary, if... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1819 - 432 pages
...one blow, and were justly entitled to all its possessions as the reward of their prosperous valour : that, on the contrary, if they remitted in the least...met them in their retreat, and an ignominious death wax the certain punishment of their imprudent cowardice: that, by collecting so numerous and brave... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett - England - 1825 - 480 pages
...p. 286. ' W. Malm. p. 201. De Gest. Angl. p. 332. 'CENTRAL COLLECTION if their martial and veteran bands could once break those raw soldiers, who had...its possessions as the reward of their prosperous valour ; that, on the contrary, if they remitted in the least their wonted prowess, an enraged enemy... | |
 | University of Cambridge - Classical education - 1830 - 636 pages
...inevitable destruction which must ensue upon their discomfiture: that if their martial and veteran bands could once break those raw soldiers, who had...its possessions as the reward of their prosperous valour : that, on the contrary, if they remitted in the least their wonted prowess, an enraged enemy... | |
 | 1836 - 884 pages
...inevitable destruction which must ensue upon their discomfiture; that, il their martial and veteran bands could once break those raw soldiers, who had...its possessions as the reward of their prosperous valour ; that, on the contrary, if they remitted in the least their wonted prowess, au enraged enemy... | |
 | Visitor - 1841 - 278 pages
...upon their defeat; that if their martial and veteran bands could once break those raw soldiers who had dared to approach them, they conquered a kingdom at...its possessions, as the reward of their prosperous valour; that, on the contrary, if they remitted in the least, their wonted prowess, an enraged enemy... | |
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