 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...  Longinus on the sublime, tr. by T.R.R. Stebbing - Seite 83von Dionysius Cassius Longinus, Longinus - 1867Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Belsham - 1795 - 632 Seiten
...tongue 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,...temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered. Others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of... | |
 | 1795 - 432 Seiten
...tongue 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,...temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered; others; without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of... | |
 | William Belsham - 1805 - 470 Seiten
...tongue caft 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,...temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered. Others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 464 Seiten
...can adequately tell. All the horrours of war before known or heard of were mercy to that new havock. 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... | |
 | Nathaniel Chapman - 1807 - 458 Seiten
...can adequately tell. All the horrours of war before known or heard of were mercy to that new havock. 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1807 - 560 Seiten
...Madras to the court of directors, 27th June 1769. t M i. Duodai's committee, Report 1. Appendix No. 29. universal fire blasted every field, consumed every...temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their iaming villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of... | |
 | George Beaumont - 1808 - 218 Seiten
...consumed miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming every house, destroyed every temple. Xhje villages, in part were slaughtered ; others, with;out regard to sex, to age, to the respect ol rank, oy sacredness 6f function; fathers torn fromchildren, husbands from wives, enveloped in a... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 Seiten
...tongue can adequately tell. All the horrours of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of universal fire blasted every field,...in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives,... | |
 | 1813 - 458 Seiten
...can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havock. 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... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1814 - 932 Seiten
...the ravages of Ilyder Ally in that highly cultivated and populous quarter. At this period it is said a storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...temple, the miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages, in part were slaughtered, till one dead, uniform silence reigned over thr •whole... | |
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