 | David Oliver Allen - 1856 - Страниц: 642
...parents torn from children, and husbands from their wives enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, amid the goading spears of drivers and the trampling of...sword, and exile, they fell into the jaws of famine. For 18 months without intermission this destruction raged from the gates of Madras to the walls of... | |
 | DAVID O.. ALLEN, D. D. - 1856 - Страниц: 636
...parents torn from children, and husbands from their wives enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, amid the goading spears of drivers and the trampling of...sword, and exile, they fell into the jaws of famine. For 18 months without intermission this destruction raged from the gates of Madras to the walls of... | |
 | David Oliver Allen - 1856 - Страниц: 646
...parents torn from children, and husbands from their wives enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, amid the goading spears of drivers and the trampling of...cities ; but escaping from fire, sword, and exile, they into the jaws of famine. For 18 months without intermission this destrucion raged from the gates of... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1856 - Страниц: 466
...whirlwind of cavalryT and! amidst the goading spears of drivers! and the trampliug of pursuing horsesT were swept into captivity! in an unknown! and hostile...were able to evade this tempest! fled to the walled citiobf but r escaping from fire! sword! and exile T they fell into the jaws of famine I So completely!... | |
 | Chauncey Allen Goodrich - 1856 - Страниц: 962
...part were slaughtered ; others, 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 cavalry, and, amid the goading spears of drivers and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - 1857 - Страниц: 416
...part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function, fathers torn from children, husbands...cities. But, escaping from fire, sword, and exile, *hey fell into the jaws of famine. 17. From Gibbon's " Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire:" — 1787.1... | |
 | David Addison Harsha - 1857 - Страниц: 544
...part were slaughtered; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function; fathers torn from children, husband.s...from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and, amid the goading spears of drivers and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity,... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1885 - Страниц: 530
...part were slaughtered-, others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function — fathers torn from children, husbands...drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept 11 into captivity, in an unknown aud hostile loud. Those who were able to evade this tempest, fled... | |
 | John Swett - 1886 - Страниц: 416
...villages, in part | were slaughtered; others, without regard to sex, to age, to rank, or sacreduess of function — fathers \ torn from children, husbands...an unknown and hostile land. Those who were able to na.de this tempest, fled to the walled cities. But, escaping from fire, sw6rd, and exile, they fell... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay - 1886 - Страниц: 246
...respect of rank or sacredness of function, fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, envelcped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading...swept into captivity in an unknown and hostile land." P. 18, 1. 7. ]Hirza|>ha .1 mi;; survivou, &c. He was slain in January 1751 while fighting against three... | |
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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... 
