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... Prose extracts [&c.]. - Page 45edited by - 1885Full view - About this book
| William Belsham - Great Britain - 1795 - 632 pages
...no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of...regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, were swept into captivity in an unknown... | |
| Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of...others; without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of xank, or sacredness of function; fathers torn from children, husbands frcm wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
| William Belsham - 1805 - 470 pages
...no heart conceived, and which no tongue caft adequately tell. All the horrors of war before known or heard of were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of...regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of furiction, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, were swept into captivity in an unknown... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 464 pages
...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...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... | |
| Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 458 pages
...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...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... | |
| Edmund Burke - Political science - 1807 - 560 pages
...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 - War - 1808 - 218 pages
...no heart conceived, and which no 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, consumed miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming every house, destroyed every temple. Xhje villages,... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...no heart conceived, and which no tongue can adequately tell. All the horrours of war before known or heard of, were mercy to that new havoc. A storm of...temple. The miserable inhabitants, flying from their naming villages, in part were slaughtered; others, without regard to age, to the respect of rank, or... | |
| 1813 - 458 pages
...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...regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacrcclness of function ; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1814 - 924 pages
...the ravages of Hyder Ally in that highly cultivated and populous quarter. At this period it is said a storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed...their flaming villages, in part •were slaughtered, till one dead, uniform silence reigned over the whole region. In September 1780, Hyder Ally surrounded... | |
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