... little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that... The British orator - Strana 52podľa Thomas King Greenbank - 1849Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| George Croly - 1840 - Počet stránok 300
...see such disasters fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, — in a nation of men of honour and cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have...chivalry is gone ; that of sophisters, economists, and VOL. II. D calculators, has succeeded, and the glory of Europe is extinguished for ever. Never, never... | |
| John Adolphus - 1841 - Počet stránok 738
...to see such disasters " fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a " nation of men of honour and of cavaliers. I thought " ten thousand swords..." of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has suc" ceeded ; and the glory of Europe is extinguished for " ever. Never, never more, shall we behold... | |
| John Adolphus - 1841 - Počet stránok 702
...to see such disasters " fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a " nation of men of honour and of cavaliers. I thought " ten thousand swords..." of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has suc" ceeded ; and the glory of Europe is extinguished for " ever. Never, never more, shall we behold... | |
| Andrew Comstock - 1841 - Počet stránok 410
...thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a looA' | that threatened /ier with insult. | But the age of chivalry is gone,. |...calculators, | has succeeded; | and the glory of Europe n | is extinguished for ev,er. Never, never more, | shall we behold that generous loyalty to rank and... | |
| Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett, Samuel Laman Blanchard - 1842 - Počet stránok 366
...from Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, which we will suppose to be thus printed : — But the " age of chivalry " is gone ; that of sophisters,...the " glory of Europe " is extinguished for ever. The unbought grace of life, the "cheap defence of nations*," the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic... | |
| George Cruikshank - 1841 - Počet stránok 390
...from Burke's .Reflections on the Revolution in France, which we will suppose to be thus printed : — But the " age of chivalry " is gone ; that of sophisters,...the " glory of Europe " is extinguished for ever. The untaught grace of life, the " cheap defence of nations *," the nurse of manly sentiment and heroic... | |
| Thomas Campbell, Thomas Carlyle - 1843 - Počet stránok 468
...nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honour and cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords would have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a...threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone ! " The food with which the royal family were supplied, was frequently so bad that they could not touch... | |
| William Draper Swan - 1845 - Počet stránok 494
...disgrace concealed in that bosom ; little did I dream that I should live to see such disasters fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men ; in a nation...succeeded ; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever. Never, never more shall we behold that generous loyalty to rank and sex, that proud submission,... | |
| Noble Butler - 1846 - Počet stránok 272
...pair. Time and labor overeome the greatest obstacles. John, Jumes, and William have read the book. But the age of chivalry is gone. That" of sophisters,...and the glory of Europe is extinguished for ever. a See Note, p. 40. Never, never more shall we behold that generous loyalty to rank and sex, that proud... | |
| Erasmus Darwin North - 1846 - Počet stránok 454
...|| in that bosom ; little || did I dream that I should have lived || to see such disasters |j fallen upon her in a nation || of gallant men;\ in a nation...honor, and of cavaliers. I thought || ten thousand sword a must have leaped || from their scabbards, to avenge || even a look that threatened her || with... | |
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